{"id":2437690,"date":"2026-05-29T22:58:51","date_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:58:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2437690"},"modified":"2026-05-29T22:58:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T22:58:51","slug":"jenny-mollen-felt-like-the-spare-in-jason-biggs-marriage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/jenny-mollen-felt-like-the-spare-in-jason-biggs-marriage\/","title":{"rendered":"Jenny Mollen Felt Like the \u2018Spare\u2019 in Jason Biggs Marriage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\">Before news broke of <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jenny-mollen\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Jenny Mollen<\/span><\/a><\/strong>\u2019s split from <strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jason-biggs\/\"><span class=\"s1\">Jason Biggs<\/span><\/a><\/strong>, the actress recalled feeling like the \u201cspare\u201d in her own marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen I got together with Jason, I always had a chip on my shoulder in the beginning because I felt like suddenly I went from being the oldest daughter and I felt like I had my s*** together and then suddenly, I married this guy who in a lot of ways \u2014 career wise \u2014 totally eclipsed me,\u201d Mollen, 46, shared on the Wednesday, May 27, episode of the \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SLiloxwHANU?si=JgMvRdaKHdQzMZij\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">What Matters With Liz<\/span><\/a>\u201d podcast. \u201cEverybody was like, \u2018Oh my God, Jason Biggs,\u2019 and I became the guest. And it drove me crazy to always just be, like, brushed to the side. To be the spare and not the heir.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">While chatting with <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.womansworld.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/jenny-mollen-opens-up-about-living-in-jason-biggs-shadow-as-spare\"><span class=\"s1\"><i>Woman\u2019s World<\/i><\/span><\/a> Editor-in-Chief <strong>Liz Vaccariello<\/strong>, Mollen joked that she could relate to <strong>Prince Harry<\/strong>. The royal family member previously wrote a book titled <i>Spare<\/i>, where he detailed his complicated relationship with <strong>Prince William<\/strong> and his extended family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cTo be the spare and not the heir,\u201d Mollen continued. \u201cIt was like, \u2018What is happening?\u2019 I was the spare. I was the <i>American Pie<\/i> spare. I relate to Harry. That drove me mad and I always had this feeling.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><i>Us Weekly<\/i> confirmed on May 14 that Mollen and Biggs, 48, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jason-biggs-jenny-mollen-split-after-18-years-of-marriage\/\"><span class=\"s1\">had separated after<\/span><\/a> 18 years of marriage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">At the time, a rep for the pair said both parties remain on \u201cgreat terms\u201d and are committed to coparenting their sons, Sid, 12, and Lazlo, 8.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DY7btD0AScd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width:658px; min-width:326px; padding:0; width:99.375%; width:-webkit-calc(100% - 2px); width:calc(100% - 2px);\">\n<\/blockquote>\n<p class=\"p1\">Although Mollen\u2019s appearance on the \u201cWhat Matters With Liz\u201d podcast was recorded before her split from Biggs was made public, the comments could raise some eyebrows for fans trying to figure out <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/signs-that-jason-biggs-jenny-mollen-were-headed-for-a-split\/\"><span class=\"s1\">what went wrong in the relationship<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/american-pie-cast-where-are-they-now-jason-biggs-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=55&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1600%2C900&amp;quality=40&amp;strip=all 1600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1800%2C1012&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/American-Pie-WATN.jpg?crop=0px%2C0px%2C2000px%2C1131px&amp;resize=1920%2C1080&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"'American Pie' Cast: Where Are They Now? Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, Jennifer Coolidge and More\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/american-pie-cast-where-are-they-now-jason-biggs-and-more\/\" target=\"\" data-source=\"00\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">\u2018American Pie\u2018 Cast: Where Are They Now? Jason Biggs, Alyson Hannigan, More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tFrom band camp to forever friends!\u00a0American Pie\u00a0became an instant classic upon its July 1999 release, in which viewers watched a quartet of high school seniors plot to lose their respective virginities before graduation day. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. Subscribe to newsletters Enter your email Please enter a valid email. Subscribe By signing up, [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cFirst growing up with two narcissist parents and then marrying somebody that was wildly more famous than I was, [I felt] that nobody was listening to what I was doing anyway. I could get away with saying whatever the f*** I wanted,\u201d she said. \u201cNobody cares so I just said whatever I wanted. Especially before kids, I didn\u2019t feel like there were rules or boundaries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Although Biggs has yet to publicly comment on the split, Mollen seemingly <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/jenny-mollen-breaks-silence-after-jason-biggs-split\/\"><span class=\"s1\">addressed her new reality<\/span><\/a> in an essay on \u201c<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/jennymollenbiggs.substack.com\/p\/dont-tell-me-what-it-is\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"s1\">The Best Friend Experience\u201d substack<\/span><\/a>. In her personal writing, the actress expressed the importance of living in the present.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\u201cWhen you\u2019re young and ambitious, or maybe just middle-aged with ADHD, it feels impossible to appreciate anything while you\u2019re in it,\u201d she wrote on Monday, May 25. \u201cThe highest highs of my life have all hit like pennies disappearing into a bottomless well. I\u2019d wait \u2014 maybe a moment or two for the sound of something landing, but before it ever did, I was on to the next. Hoping that the next thing would finally be the one that cured me \u2014 the one that made me feel worthy and validated in a way that has always evaded me.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.usmagazine.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Before news broke of Jenny Mollen\u2019s split from Jason Biggs, the actress recalled feeling like the \u201cspare\u201d in her own marriage. \u201cWhen I got together with Jason, I always had a chip on my shoulder in the beginning because I felt like suddenly I went from being the oldest daughter and I felt like I [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2354101,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25177],"tags":[24003,37741,62543,23522],"class_list":["post-2437690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrities","tag-celebrity-news","tag-celebrity-splits","tag-exes","tag-podcasts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/The-Valleys-Zack-Warns-Theres-More-Amanda-West-Drama.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437690","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2437690"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437690\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2437691,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2437690\/revisions\/2437691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2354101"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2437690"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2437690"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2437690"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}