The “Love Ship” star learned to “never settle” after getting married three times

For Jill Whelan, the third time is a charm.

The actress, who played Vicki Stuping on the hit Sitcom “The Love Boat”, said “I until” 2017 Jeff Knapple after walking down the aisle twice before.

“We really get along so well and enjoy the company of each other so much and respect each other so much. And we laugh, so we are really, really happy,” said Whelan People magazine.

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“This is not the first marriage for any of us,” the 58-year-old explained. “It took us a minute to find the right person, but in the end we were able to. We could spend every moment together and not see another person and be completely fine.”

According to the socket, Whena was married twice ago And there are three children from previous relationships. She said that passing through two divorce taught her that she “never settled” when it came to love.

Whelan said he was one of the lessons she had learned from her past that “you will never process someone.”

“This is not the first marriage for any of us. It took us a minute to find the right person, but in the end we could spend every moment together and not see the other person and be completely fine.”

– Jill Whelan

“You better love them exactly as they are when they come to you,” she shared. “And you have to be alone when you meet someone, because if they don’t like you as you are, then it’s a constant game of behavior like someone else. You can’t stand it.

“I used to tell people when I was free, I would rather be free and happy than connected and lonely,” she added.

Whelan said these lessons became crucial when she started to go out with Knapple, 68.

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“When we started Exit after both of our divorce, We both left, ‘You know what? I will just be me and if they don’t like this, then it’s okay. No harm, no offense, but it won’t be a person for me. Either he takes me on his face or doesn’t take me at all, “whelan said.

“Because at some point the chickens will come to Roost, and it will become sticky and ugly and complicated. It is much easier [to be yourself]. “

However, the journey was not smooth sailing. The star admitted that “she made some mistakes in my life” that led her to the questioning “What kind of way I leave my children” when it comes to love?

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“Maybe it was a little later than I thought, but I finally feel like that the plan can look for them,” said the co -organizer of the “empty nest”.

“They love my husband, and he loves them, and the same is for his children. And it is important that we be alone in front of them to see that it is the best way to be.”

Whelan told Fox News Digital earlier that she deserved her mother Carol Garrett to help her Find yourself on glory as a children’s star.

“My mom was amazing,” whelan said. “She never forgot that she was a parent first before she was” Minkager “. And I pretty much attribute the fact that I was not arrested to my mom.”

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“I’m still afraid of her 84 years,” Whelan laughed. “It still has a big stick. [But] I think that in terms of any child in the industry … A lot of parental responsibility is why they are or unable to move a slightly normal life. “

Looking back, whelan pointed out that she found fame at a time when social media did not exist. This meant less pressure on the shoulders of the young star.

“Puberty in front of millions of people is super fun,” she joked. “But I would say in terms of navigation [fame]Thank God there was no internet or social media at the time … Although we didn’t think then, we had our own privacy in relation to what people have today.

“We are in the industry [today] Where people are interested in what … [celebrities] do in their private life. So navigation [fame] It was much easier for me. “

Whelan has also deserved Actors “love ship” It is on the road to lead.

Sitcom, which was aired from 1977 to 1987, he said to the romantic and often comic stories of passengers and crews of Princess Pacific Ocean. Although the critics originally despised, the series proved to be immensely popular, lasted nine seasons and taking several TV films.

“My greatest joy is that I can talk about the relationship we all had together,” whelan thought. “And part of that was the way I was educated … Gavin MacLeod and Bernie Kopell … They have been in the industry for a long time.

“And so, at the time when the” love ship “appeared, they were older members … and they had a lot of experience. And they set the tone for us to others in the sense of how we act as actors, and what we were happy to do the actors. “

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“They never forget that,” whelan continued. “I think it was one of the biggest lessons that taught us, except for the classic,” “appear early, know your lines and hit your mark.” These are some of the most basic rules, but many people forget or do not think it is necessary.

“The industry has changed so much … because of the unwritten TV shows. Many people want to be in the industry so they can be known, and forget that it is really a craft, like everything else … It’s an art form. And that’s what We, as actors, have to remember more than anything.