Justin Hartley Opens Up About Daughter Isabella, 18, Leaving for College: ‘You Get More Time to Party’

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Time flies! Justin Hartley opened up about adjusting to life as an empty-nester as daughter Isabella heads to college.“It’s tough when they leave,” the This Is Us alum, 45, confessed during his Thursday, November 17, appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show. “You think you’re ready for it because as they get older they gain independence and they’re gone a lot anyway.

They have their own friends and their own interests. You can always, I guess, go see them.”Hartley continued: “But when they’re [really] gone, it really is a text or a phone call.

And you know, she’s 18, so let’s be honest, it’s a text. I’m not getting phone calls, which is normal, but I hate it.”Host Jennifer Hudson, who shares 13-year-old David with David Otunga, added that she’s “not ready” for when her son leaves the house. “I’m bracing myself for it,” she said.Despite the challenges of parenting a college student, Hartley is looking on the bright side. “But you know what does happen … is you do get more time to party,” he teased.The former soap opera star welcomed his daughter in July 2004 with ex-wife Lindsay Korman.

The duo tied the knot two months prior. After eight years of marriage, the Passions alums called it quits in May 2012.Hartley moved on with Chrishell Stause two years later, and the pair announced their engagement in July 2016.