Jennie Garth is staying true to her Midwestern roots. Before the 50-year-old actress rose to fame starring as the wealthy and popular Kelly Taylor on the hit 1990s series "Beverly Hills, 90210," she was raised on a horse farm in rural Illinois.
The "What I Like About You" alum opened up about her upbringing and the importance of passing down her values and traditions to her three daughters in an interview with Fox News Digital. "I think a lot of people definitely don't associate me with a Midwestern lifestyle," she said. "They think Beverly Hills, which is not me at all." Garth continued, "That's a character I played and it was a lot of fun, don't get me wrong.
But I grew up on a family farm where we gardened and we mowed our yard and we cleaned up after the horses." "We rode horses," she recalled. "You know, we did all the work.
And my parents were educators and they did so much. And I think one of the most important things they taught me is that there's nothing I can't do." "If the toilet breaks, I'm going to try to fix it before I call the plumber.
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