SHE CHOSE HERSELF –
April 8, 2026 – After turning 50, Garth says, “The ‘I choose me’ phrase just came back to me and it started to really resonate.” Garth, who has since found sobriety, confidence and a new sense of purpose is leaning into the “I Choose Me” movement with a podcast and her new memoir. “Even though it took a while, I’m finally at a place comfortable choosing myself,” she says.
If it seems unlikely that someone like Garth would spend most of her life struggling with self-worth and imposter syndrome, she explains that — unlike Kelly Taylor — she didn’t grow up anywhere near Beverly Hills and certainly had no inkling that she’d one day become one the most famous teens on the planet when she was cast on 90210.
“It was like being in The Beatles,” she says. “There was no preparation for it. It was scary and unknown for all of us, and it was like sink or swim, just survive and figure it out as you go. It was major on-the-job training.”
She struggled with intense anxiety from the constant exposure, and did everything she could to protect her privacy.
