United Kingdom, Aug. 27 -- Jennie Garth was mistakenly told she was pregnant as teenager in front of her mother.

The 53-year-old star has recalled an awkward visit to a clinic with her mother Carolyn Garth when the doctor got some results mixed up.

Speaking to her ex-husband Peter Facinelli's daughter Fiona, 18, on her I Choose Me podcast, Jennie said: "My mom went in there and it was to go on birth control.

"I had a boyfriend and I just wanted to be safe. I didn't want to have a baby without being ready for it."

The What I Like About You star - who confirmed the partner at the time wasn't her Twilight actor ex - explained her mother didn't know she was having sex at the time, so she claimed she wanted to "explore birth control option...