Joey Lawrence and wife Samantha Cope reconcile 4 months after she filed for divorce over affair rumors

Joey Lawrence and his estranged wife, Samantha Cope, are giving their marriage a second chance.

The “Blossom” alum, 48, shared a slideshow on Instagram Wednesday that featured photos of the pair from the premiere of their new holiday flick, “Marry Christmas.”

The rom-com also stars his brothers, Matthew Lawrence and Andrew Lawrence, and their mom, Donna Lawrence, makes an appearance as well.

Joey’s post showed him and Cope, 37, happily posing on the red carpet together in one photo, and kissing in another with the words, “My forever after,” written over it.

Joey Lawrence and his estranged wife, Samantha Cope, are back together. Joey Lawrence/Instagram

They shared a kiss at the premiere of their new movie, “Marry Christmas.” Joey Lawrence/Instagram

The “Melissa and Joey” alum wrote in his caption, “I am beyond grateful 🤍I am beyond blessed🤍I am galaxies beyond thankful 🤍 My heart is so full ❤️.”

Cope, meanwhile, wrote in the comments section, “Love you,” and earlier this week, she shared a series of behind-the-scenes pics from when they all appeared to have a good time making the movie.

The joyful reconciliation, however, comes four months after a very public split that featured tearful Instagram videos and cheating accusations.

In August, Cope filed for divorce after two years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences, and said she was seeking sole physical custody of their 1-year-old daughter, Dylan Rose.

Earlier this year, Cope filed for divorce from Joey after two years of marriage. Instagram/joeylawrence

The couple, who tied the knot in 2022, share a 1-year-old daughter. Instagram/joeylawrence

It was then revealed that Edward Rider, the husband of one of Joey’s recent co-stars, Melina Alves, accused the actor of breaking up his marriage by allegedly having a sexual relationship with his wife.

He claimed in court docs previously obtained by TMZ that Joey and Alves, 40, got together at “various” times and places after starting to film “Socked in for Christmas” together.

The outlet then obtained a video that showed the former co-stars dancing closely and laughing together.

A source told People at the time Joey “love-bombed” Alves “just like he love-bombed Samantha Cope.”

Joey was accused of cheating on Cope with his “Socked in for Christmas” co-star Melina Alves (far right). Melina Alves/Instagram

Melina Alves’ estranged husband made the bombshell accusation in his own divorce filing. Melina Alves/Instagram

However, the Brazilian actress denied that she ever had an affair with the “Brotherly Love” alum.

“I want to clarify that there was no sexual relationship between myself and Joey while we were on set filming,” she said in a lengthy statement on Instagram in late August.

“Our relationship was a meaningful friendship that developed naturally due to the many similarities in our personal situations.”

Joey also denied the cheating accusations and instead hinted that Cope contributed to the demise of their marriage because she allegedly did not accept his older daughters from his second marriage.

Alves claimed, however, that she and Joey just had a “meaningful friendship that developed naturally due to the many similarities in our personal situations.” Melina Alves/Instagram

Joey also denied the cheating claims — even though a video of him dancing closely with Alves surfaced online. / SplashNews.com

The actor claimed that Cope never fully accepted his two older daughters, Charleston (right) and Liberty (left). Joey Lawrence/Instagram

“They are, and always will be, my top priority,” he wrote via Instagram at the time of Charleston, 18, and Liberty, 14, whom he shares with ex-wife Chandie Yawn-Nelson.

“The unraveling of my marriage was tied to my realization that there was no way my two eldest daughters were ever going to be accepted by my wife to be part of my family.”

He continued, “I cannot and will not compromise on the love and care that my daughters deserve, and this realization played a significant role in the breakdown of my relationship.”

It’s unclear why Joey and Cope ultimately decided to reconcile. Instagram/samanthaccope

The couple’s divorce is still pending in the Los Angeles court system. Instagram/joeylawrence

Joey also blasted on his “Brotherly Love Podcast” how the split was made so public, sharing, “I never thought that it would be handled this way. … You can explore your own personal journey … [but] I don’t see the value in that. I will respect somebody else wants to handle it that way.”

As of Thursday, Joey and Cope’s divorce is still pending, and it’s unclear whether the couple plans to file the appropriate paperwork to terminate the case now that they’re seemingly back together.

Page Six has reached out to their reps for comment but did not immediately hear back.

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