As we speak, Alexa is 33, married and the mom of three lovely youngsters.
The previous actress married ex-popstar Carlos PenaVega in 2014, after ex-husband Sean Covel in 2012.
Carlos himself was additionally a baby star, coming to fame for his position in music group ‘Massive Time Rusk’, and for his portrayal of himself within the Nickelodeon collection of the identical title.
Whereas Alexa did tackle just a few moderately profitable roles as an grownup, together with From Prada to Nada, and quite a lot of Hallmark Christmas movies, she ended up quitting performing and metropolis life totally.
Only recently, she revealed why.
Talking to Fox, Alexa revealed that she and her husband had felt “trapped” within the trade whereas dwelling in Los Angeles, and after some time, simply could not stand the trajectory of their lives.
“We might at all times talked about transferring to Hawaii, however in a while in life, like a retirement plan,” she stated. “However we additionally knew that we did not wish to elevate our children in Los Angeles.”
She admitted that on the time, her accomplice was having a tricky time career-wise.
“Carlos was actually scuffling with the trade,’ she shared. ‘Each audition he went on, it might get down between him and one different man and the opposite man would at all times get it.
“The rejection was simply turning into an excessive amount of for him. This went on for a full yr. On the time, I used to be pregnant.”
Fully caught, the pair took months to rethink the place they have been, and at last landed on a call. They have been going to pack up their lives and transfer to rural Hawaii.
Alexa says whereas at first it had felt like a superb transfer for Carlos, she rapidly realised how a lot it was a superb transfer for her, too.
“I used to be the one trapped within the leisure world and wanted to take a step again. My job turned my identification,” she admitted.
The pair at the moment are fortunately elevating their three youngsters, Ocean King, 5, Kingston James, 3, and Rio Rey, 1, in a secluded a part of the island.
