Sylvester Stallone recently received the esteemed 2025 Kennedy Center Honors. So, as the world lauds his professional career, let's take a look at his marital life with his wife, Jennifer Falvin.
Sylvester Stallone has had an extremely successful career, including roles in the Rambo series and The Expendables. And now, he has been honoured with the esteemed 2025 Kennedy Center Honors for his contribution to the performing arts. However, did you know that throughout his journey, there has been one person who has been a constant pillar of support, love, and unmovable motivation behind the star?
Yes! We are talking about his wife, Jennifer Flavin, a former model and businesswoman who has supported Sylvester Stallone through every up and down he has faced in his life. So, as the world lauds his accomplishments under the limelight, let us take a look at his relationship and history with Jennifer. And how a chance meeting at a restaurant in 1988 changed their lives forever.
Jennifer Lee Flavin Stallone is an American businesswoman and former model. She was born on August 14, 1986, in Los Angeles. She grew up in West Hills and was one of the seven children in the family. She graduated from El Camino Real High School and began modelling for the Elite Modeling Agency at the age of 19. While most of her life before becoming Sylvester Stallone's wife might appear to be without hitches, there was an incident that changed her life forever.
During an interview with Haute Living in December 2007, Jennifer Falvin opened up about her childhood and a chapter that shaped her as an adult. Jennifer shared that she was 12 years old when she lost her father, and her mother had to step in as the caregiver for her and her six siblings. She added that seeing her mom struggle to make ends meet changed something in her. She was quoted as saying:
"I knew that if-God forbid-anything ever happened in my life, I needed to know how to take care of myself. I had to work, I had to make money, I had to support myself."
According to Jennifer Falvin's Apple TV bio, she began modelling at the age of 19. However, after dealing with acne as a young model, she discovered an effective treatment at a small California shop called Serious Skin Care, which led her to start her own business. She partnered with the brand's original creator to help bring it to national prominence and support others dealing with skin issues.
Jennifer and Sylvester had an instant connection after they met at a West Hollywood restaurant in 1988. During an episode of their TV show, The Family Stallone, the actor detailed that night and revealed that the second his eyes met Jennifer's, he felt 'a minor earthquake' in his bones. According to Jennifer, "We just hit it off, it was crazy. We were inseparable all night." And there has been no looking back for them ever since. While they briefly split in 1994, they eventually reconciled and got married on May 17, 1997.
However, it hasn't always been easy for Jennifer and Sylvester, the former even filed for divorce in 2022, following their 25th marriage anniversary, claiming that her husband was "engaging in the intentional dissipation, depletion and/or waste of marital assets", which he denied. A month later, they called off the divorce. Shortly after, a rep for Stallone told Page Six that he and Jennifer "decided to meet back up at home, where they talked and were able to work out their differences."
Jennifer and Sylvester welcomed three children together: daughters Sophia, Sistine, and Scarlet. Their eldest, Sophia, was born on August 27, 1996, in Miami. Sophia graduated from the University of Southern California in May 2019 and now hosts the Unwaxed podcast with Sistine. The latter was born on June 27, 1998, and is following in her mother’s footsteps, pursuing modeling. She signed with IMG Models in 2016 and has since walked in a Chanel fashion show and appeared on magazine covers like Elle Bulgaria.
Their youngest daughter, Scarlet, was born on May 25, 2002, in L.A. She made her New York Fashion Week debut in February 2024, walking in the Tommy Hilfiger show, and graduated from the University of Miami in May 2025. Jennifer shares a close relationship with her daughters and often supports them on social media.
In addition to her business, Jennifer also works on a reality show with her husband and daughters, The Family Stallone. The Paramount+ series premiered in May 2023 and offers a behind-the-scenes look at the Stallone clan as they navigate their family dynamic and careers. Before The Family Stallone, Jennifer had appeared in Rocky V (1990) and Bar Girls (1990), and worked as a producer on the Tulsa King series (2022-present), per her IMDb page. In November 2022, Stallone told The Hollywood Reporter that his and Flavin's marital bumps would "of course" be part of the show. He was quoted as saying:
"It's the John Lennon thing: Life is what happens when you're making other plans. Hopefully you're involved with people who understand the foibles of life and the fragility of it and how rare a real good relationship is."
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