Sadly, her personal life was filled with misfortune.
Over the years, Marcil lost her father, one brother, and several other people she cared about.
The “General Hospital” star is the daughter of self-made millionaire Peter Ortiz and herbalist Patricia Marcil Ortiz.
Despite coming from a wealthy family, she had a rough childhood because of her abusive father.
The actress also confessed that she experienced bullying in school and that no one did anything about it.
These events, as well as her father’s abusive behavior, affected her self-esteem.
“She also dropped out of high school and began to use drugs.
These self-destructive behaviors landed her in jail for eight days.
But sometimes, things get worse before they get better.
The probation officer who supervised Marcil following her arrest turned out to be exactly what she needed.
Later, her passion for acting changed her life for the better.
She was finally able to accept her emotions, and she felt safe.
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In 1999, the actress started a relationship with her co-star, Brian Austin Green.
They got engaged in 2001 and had a baby, whom they named Kassius Lijah.
The couple split in 2003.
Sadly, the actress had two miscarriages in 2011 and filed for divorce in 2012.
Three years later, Marcil got engaged to a deputy sheriff she calls “MC.”
They were still together in 2018 when the actress announced her seventh miscarriage on social media.
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Miscarriages are common, but this doesn’t make things any easier.
Losing seven pregnancies would be devastating for any woman, and we can only imagine what Marcil went through.
But despite these setbacks, she found the strength to keep going.
