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Joey Lawrence and Samantha Cope
Courtesy of Joey Lawrence/InstagramJoey Lawrence and wife Samantha Cope seemed happier than ever after a rocky few months.
The actor, 48, guhed over his wife through Instagram Story was posted on Thursday, December 26.
“I’m the luckiest man alive,” Lawrence wrote as he shared a fan’s Instagram Story which featured an image of Cope starring in it Marry Christmas. (Lawrence costars with Cope in the newly released Christmas movie.)
Lawrence added the hashtag, “Mywifeisbeautiful.”
On the same day, Lawrence and Cope, 37, shared a series of photos of themselves looking adorable on a beach via joint Instagram post.
“‘Keep a place in your heart for the unimaginable.’ – Mary Oliver,” the post was captioned.
Lawrence doubled down on his earlier sentiment, commenting on the post, “I’m the luckiest man alive 🤍✨”
The pair confirm that they have reconciled through posts shared via social media in December 2024 – five months after Cope file for divorce from Lawrence. Us it was confirmed earlier this month that Cope has since filed to dismiss her divorce petition.
Lawrence shared two romantic photos of himself and his estranged wife promoting their film Marry Christmas via Instagram on Wednesday, December 4. One photo showed the two kissing.
“I am beyond grateful 🤍I am beyond blessed 🤍I am galaxies beyond thankful 🤍 My heart is so full ❤️,” Lawrence wrote alongside the images.
Samantha Cope and Joey Lawrence
Courtesy of Joey Lawrence/InstagramIt comes after Lawrence and Cope called it quits earlier this year. Us Weekly confirmed that Cope filed to end her marriage to Lawrence on Wednesday, August 21, two months after their listed separation date. According to court documents obtained by Us at the time, Cope asked for physical custody of their daughter Dylan, who turns 2 in January, and said she would approve Lawrence staying with Dylan for up to two nights a week after she turns 3 .Cope also hindered the court’s ability to award spousal support.
However, on October 8, Cope amended her divorce petition to ask the court for joint legal custody, although she is still only seeking physical custody of Dylan.
As well as Dylan, Lawrence also shares daughters Charleston, 18, and Liberty, 14, with ex-wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson. Lawrence and Yawn-Nelson were married between 2002 and 2020.
Lawrence moved on with Cope, whom she met on the set of Lifetime’s My Husband’s Secret Brother and they eventually tied the knot in Temecula, California in 2022. Their split was made public in August, when Cope filed for divorce.
UPDATE: 12/5/24 at 7:11pm ET. Lawrence’s Socked in for Christmas costar Melina Alves – who previously denied having an affair with Lawrence during his marriage to Cope – weighed in on the couple’s reconciliation. “Although these situations are always multifaceted, I would like to keep the details about him and my friendship with Joey private,” (…)
Lawrence accused him of infidelity with his Socio in for Christmas costar Melina Alveswhich is they both denied.
In an Instagram statement shared via Instagram, Joey referenced the breakdown of his marriage to Cope who allegedly refused to accept Charleston and Liberty. Cope has refute the allegations.
Lawrence also shared during the August episode of his “Brotherly Love” podcast that he believes he may have moved on too quickly from Yawn-Nelson to Cope, and may have contributed to the split.
“I loved the idea of relationships so much that, even in a weakened state, I fell into a committed relationship (but) I wasn’t ready for that,” Joey explained. “The ideologies there did not match and, therefore, I gave in and compromised my own personal beliefs that I had lived by throughout my life.”
