His marriage to Flavin almost didn\u2019t happen: after dating for six years, Stallone\u00a0briefly broke up their relationship after his affair\u00a0with another woman came to light. But the couple patched things up, had their first kid and were married in 1997.<\/p>\n
For Stallone, their romance was life-changing. \u201cI\u2019ve never had more fun,\u201d he said in 2010, according to\u00a0The Sun<\/a>. \u201cI learnt that from my wife\u2026 It took me 19 years to realize she\u2019s always right.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI realized that women have a knack, at least Jennifer, for making incredibly erudite, wise, smart decisions. I always leap without looking.\u201d<\/p>\n The couple has three daughters Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet and the family is incredibly close-knit.<\/p>\n \u201cIn terms of what to say if we don\u2019t know how to answer a guy\u2019s text. Or if we\u2019re trying to break up with a guy he\u2019ll give us really good advice\u2026 on how to cut them off,\u201d Sistine told\u00a0HollywoodLife<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are guys that have been broken up with via my dad, and they have no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n According to\u00a0The Sun<\/a>, oldest daughter Sophia, studied communications at the University of Southern California. While his second child Sistine has taken after her mother with a successful modeling career and has now also dabbled in acting with a role in\u00a0Midnight in the Switchgrass<\/em>, starring Bruce Willis and Megan Fox.<\/p>\n His youngest daughter Scarlet celebrated her high school graduation last year. The three daughters were also honored as Miss Golden Globe in 2017.<\/p>\n Their famous dad isn\u2019t shy about bragging about his daughters\u2019 accomplishments, and many of his social media posts are of him with his beautiful family.<\/p>\n Posing for a pic with his glamorous, grown-up daughters, Sly beamed with pride: \u201cI am a very very lucky man to have such wonderful, loving children who brought me nothing but joy,\u201d he wrote in an Instagram caption. Adding in a humorous line saying, \u201cNow I wish they would stop growing so tall!\u201d<\/p>\n As a child himself, Stallone was raised by a single mother after his parents divorced. His mother,\u00a0Jackie Stallone<\/a>\u00a0met his father Frank Stallone Sr. in 1945 when he was a met hairdresser and part-time actor. One year later, she gave birth to\u00a0Sylvester Stallone<\/a>\u00a0in the Hell\u2019s Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan, New York City.<\/p>\n Sly\u2019s birth was quite dramatic, something Jackie opened up on in an interview with Female First. \u201cDuring the delivery to speed things up, they grabbed these ice-picks [forceps] and yanked the baby out paralyzing his whole head and face and part of his body. His body was so deformed it was pathetic,\u201d Jackie said.<\/p>\n The accident left Sly with a partially paralyzed face. It also affected his lip, tongue, and chin, giving Stallone his signature, mumbling speech.<\/p>\n \u201cThe doctors told me \u2018He\u2019s so crippled you ought to put him away.\u2019 But I decided he was going to walk, he was going to talk,\u201d Jackie said.<\/p>\n Jackie would have another son with Frankie Stallone before they got divorced in 1957. After the break-up, the matriarch of the Stallone family lived a pretty quiet life, but her two son\u2019s kept her busy.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was always my children and I against the world. All through life, I was the saviour in the family. I was the mouthy one, and I had the type of children that were always in trouble,\u201d she told Sun Herald in 1988.<\/p>\n After his marriage to Flavin, things seemed to have settled down in his life. After the couple hit their silver anniversary, it was not just his longest-lasting relationship but one many assumed would be his final. However, the truth behind the curtain is not always what is portrayed to the world. While the couple seemed to have a perfect life, with the perfect home and three beautiful daughters the reality might have been very different.<\/p>\n In 2022, Sylvester Stallone celebrated 25 years of marriage with his wife Jennifer Flavin. The\u00a0Rocky\u00a0<\/em>star celebrated his silver anniversary by posting a sweet photo of him and his wife, with a heartfelt caption.<\/p>\n \u201cHappy 25th anniversary to my amazing wife. There is not enough words to describe what this incredibly selfless dedicated , patient, woman has meant to our lives and I only wish they could be another 25! Thank you sweetheart!\u201d the caption read.<\/p>\n So news of their split, announced a year ago, really shocked everyone. Sources say that even Stallone was \u201cblindsided\u201d by the divorce filing, and was on location in Oklahoma when his wife filed the paperwork.<\/p>\n \u201cSylvester\u2019s intent was to work things out with Jennifer. Now I don\u2019t know [what will happen] because she decided to go public with everything,\u201d the source told\u00a0OK! News<\/a>.<\/p>\n Flavin filed for a \u201cdissolution of marriage\u201d at a court in Palm Beach County, according to the information available on the online docket.<\/p>\n \u201cI love my family. We are amicably and privately addressing these personal issues,\u201d Stallone said in a statement to\u00a0The Times.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jennifer Flavin is actually Stallone\u2019s third wife. His first marriage was to Sasha Czack in 1974, which lasted until 1985. The couple had two sons, Sage and Seargeoh. 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