They divorced in 2002 Finally, at the end of last year, Melanie moved into the 1920s home in Collingswood, New Jersey, which the one-time star shares with her corgi dog Buddha and two cats.
Earlier this year, she toured Britain in the stage version of the Al Pacino and Michelle Pfeiffer box office hit Frankie And Johnny.
The wedding breakfast that followed was an equally unpretentious affair.
At the end of the conversation, they decide that life is more important.