Melissa Gilbert Had Failed Love & Miscarriage before Leaving Glam Life for a Mountain Cabin with Her Husband
Melissa Gilbert | Melissa Gilbert and Timothy Busfield | Source: Instagram.com/melissagilbertofficial
Melissa Gilbert found love at last with Timothy Busfield after two failed marriages and, with a fast-growing family, now opts for a tranquil lifestyle.
Melissa Gilbert started her career early and was famous for her Louise Ingalls character in the series “Little House on The Prairie.”
Gilbert was so immersed in the Hollywood fast life that at the age of 17, she started seeing Robert Lowe, a fellow actor, and was head over heels in love with him.
Actor Rob Lowe and actress Melissa Gilbert attend the “Ghostbusters” Westwood Premiere on June 7, 1984 at the Avco Center Cinemas in Westwood, California | Source: Getty Images
She said, “I fell instantly, hopelessly, and stupidly in love.” The intensity of this love could not be contained by either of them and shortly after their first meeting, they got married. However, there was a dark cloud overcast in this marriage, infidelity. The young couple reportedly cheated on one another.
Lowe purportedly had affairs with Princess Stephanie and Nastassja Kinski, while Gilbert also had dalliances with Tom Cruise and Scott Baio. Soon after, the actress found out a baby was on the way and was about to get the shocker of her life.
Lowe, who fathered the child, vehemently disagreed and clarified that he was unprepared for fatherhood or, worse still, to be a husband. The couple had to split, and it was a painful experience for Gilbert, who later suffered a miscarriage. Recollecting the incident, the actress said:
Melissa Gilbert and Rob Lowe at the “A Shayna Maidel” Off Broadway Opening Night on October 28, 1987 | Source: Getty Images
Moving on with her life after a broken marriage and lost baby, Gilbert was soon to fall in love again. She met Bo Brinkman while on the set of a movie, and they started a relationship that was fueled not by passion but by alcohol.
This relationship quickly resulted in pregnancy, and they got married. This time she gave birth to her son, Dakota, but sadly got divorced from her husband in 1992 after he allegedly cheated on her a couple of times.