Jennifer Flavin Opens Up About ‘Really Difficult’ Time as an Empty Nester Before Brief Sylvester Stallone Split
24.05.2023 - 19:17
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The family that Stallones together, stays together — even if there are bumps along the way. Jennifer Flavin opened up about getting to know herself as an “empty nester” prior to her brief split from husband Sylvester Stallone.
On the Wednesday, May 24, episode of the family’s new reality show, The Family Stallone, Flavin, 54, reflected on how difficult it was for her to see her youngest daughter, Scarlet, 20, moving out of the house.
“My greatest joy in life is being a mom and her being the last to move out, it’s really, really difficult for me and I’m having a really hard time,” the former model — who also shares daughters Sophia, 26, and Sistine, 24, with the Rocky star, 76 — told her two eldest children in the episode. (The Creed actor is also father of late son Sage, who died at age 36 in 2012, and son Seargeoh, 44, with ex-wife Sasha Czack.)
“I just have to figure out who I am now because I don’t really know what I like to do because all I like to do is be your mom,” Flavin added, sharing in a confessional that it was “the first time I’ve had to really look deep into my heart and figure out what I like doing.”
Stallone, for his part, couldn’t join his family for his youngest’s milestone because he was in Oklahoma filming Tulsa King. To make up for it, the Rambo star surprised his youngest daughter at her new digs.
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“I think it’s important to really cherish these days,” he explained to Scarlet. “You want to spend your time currency where it matters, which is here.”
After Scarlet left home, Flavin filed for divorce from Stallone in August 2022 after 25 years of marriage. (The duo previously split once before, in 1994, when The Expendables star admitted to an affair with