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New York Post
6 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Post
‘I Dream of Jeannie' star Barbara Eden reveals she was ‘very upset' about this major storyline with Larry Hagman
Barbara Eden dreamt of a different ending for Jeannie. After starring as the 2,000-year-old spirit, who is freed from her bottle by NASA astronaut Tony Nelson (Larry Hagman) on 'I Dream of Jeannie,' the actress, 93, recently revealed one major qualm. Eden was not on board with the Season 5 decision to have Jeannie marry her 'master' Tony, especially since her character became so independent and empowering to housewives everywhere. Advertisement 11 Barbara Eden in 'I Dream of Jeannie.' Courtesy Everett Collection 11 Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden during 2nd Annual TV Land Awards. WireImage 'I was very upset about it,' she told Forbes in an interview published on Saturday, 'not that anybody would listen to me.' Advertisement When asked if she brought her concerns to any of the producers, Eden admitted she did not. 'No, I didn't. I guess if I had asserted myself, yes, I would have, but I didn't. I talked about it; I said, 'This is ridiculous. She can't marry you. It's ridiculous,' but it was okay. It was still funny. People could relate, one way or another,' she explained. 11 Jack Smith, Barbara Eden, and Larry Hagman in 'The Wedding' which aired December 2, 1969. Courtesy Everett Collection The sitcom's creator, Sidney Sheldon, meanwhile, agreed with Eden. Advertisement 'What finally killed us was the head of our network, in the fifth year, saying, 'You have to get them married,'' Sheldon told the Television Academy in 2018. 'I Dream of Jeannie' ran for five seasons from 1965 to 1970, with Jeannie and Tony's wedding airing on December 3, 1969. 11 Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden in the wedding episode. Courtesy Everett Collection In 2016, Eden explained the impact her character had on women. Advertisement 'She was a very independent creature. And very strong. In fact, I've had young women come up to me and say it empowered them,' the actress said on 'Oprah: Where Are They Now?' at the time. Earlier this year, Eden shared another shocking revelation about the beloved show. 11 A still from 'I Dream of Jeannie.' Courtesy Everett Collection While on Jennie Garth's 'I Choose Me' podcast, the 'Woman Hunter' alum said she loved wearing Jeannie's genie outfit, which consisted of pink and red pants, a bralette, a headpiece and a cropped jacket, and 'never' felt objectified. However, the star did confess that 'the first year of 'Jeannie,' I was pregnant.' She and her then-husband, Michael Ansara, 'had tried to have a baby for so long,' Eden recalled. 'Finally, I was pregnant. And I found out the same day that they told me that 'Jeannie' was going to go on the air.' 11 Larry Hagman as Anthony 'Tony' Nelson, Barbara Eden as Jeannie. NBCUniversal via Getty Images She called Sheldon and told him, 'I have to talk to you. I really have to talk to you in person.' Advertisement Eden recounted how she went to where he was having dinner, and despite her future on 'Jeannie' being up in the air, she was 'so happy.' 'I was happy about the show too, but more happy that I was pregnant,' Eden gushed. 'I sat down there with a big grin on my face and said, 'You know, I'm pregnant, and I can't do your show.'' 11 Larry Hagman and Barbara Eden in Season 4 of 'I Dream of Jeannie.' Courtesy Everett Collection She added, 'I couldn't keep the smile off my face.' Advertisement Eden explained she told Sheldon, 'I just had to let you know so you could recast it.' That wasn't what the television writer, who died at age 89 in 2007, had in mind, though. Sheldon told her to give it a couple of days so they could 'see if we can work this out.' 11 Barbara Eden as Jeannie. Getty Images The team ended up going forward with Eden and finding creative ways to hide her pregnancy. Advertisement 'I remember one time on the set, I came into work, and there was a bikini,' she reminisced. 'I looked at it, and I said, 'I can't wear that.'' The costume designer ended up telling Season 1 director Gene Nelson. 11 Barbara Eden best known for her starring role of 'Jeannie.' Getty Images 'And Gene, who happened to have been a very good friend of mine at the time, walked up to my dressing room and said, 'Barbara, you're never a diva. Why don't you put on the bathing suit?'' Advertisement 'I said, 'Gene, I am pregnant,'' Eden recalled to Garth. 'I put it on, and Gene came to the door, and he went, 'Uh-oh. Oh, I see what you mean. I see what you mean,'' she went on. So, 'they put a tire on my tummy.' 11 Barbara Eden in 2024. Getty Images for Marcel Remus Eden explained that they added towels on top of the tire to hide the object. The actress noted that 'I Dream of Jeannie' mostly used 'lots of material' in front of her to hide her baby bump. Eden gave birth to her son Matthew Ansara in August 1965. 11 Barbara Eden as Jeannie, Larry Hagman as Anthony 'Tony' Nelson. NBCUniversal via Getty Images He died in 2001 at the age of 35 due to an accidental drug overdose. 'When Matthew was clean and sober, he was such a beautiful human being, inside and out,' Eden told People in 2021. 'Drugs are inexplicable. It's so frustrating.'
Perth Now
31-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Melissa Gilbert's 'tumultuous' Rob Lowe romance
Melissa Gilbert's six-year relationship with Rob Lowe was 'very tumultuous'. The 61-year-old former child star dated Rob, 61, off and on from 1981 to 1987 and admitted his heartthrob status was difficult to deal with. Speaking on the I Choose Me podcast, she said: 'I guess looking back on those six years, I mean, I was such a baby when Rob and I were together. I was 17 and we broke up for the last time when we were 23 and it was very tumultuous. 'I felt like a bit of an old sage in the business at that point because I'd been doing it for so long. And I was still on Little House on the Prairie when we met, and it had already been years, and he was sort of starting out. He'd done a little bit of television. And so I was able to sort of sit back and watch this meteoric rise happen. 'I don't think I was prepared for the stuff that came with it, necessarily. I was prepared for all of having to go to premieres and things and award shows and all of that, but I wasn't prepared for the fandom and frankly, the girls. 'I always thought that every girl and woman was my sister. We're sisters, but it was not evident at all when Rob and I were a couple. I mean, it was like I didn't exist. They just pushed right past me and stick phone numbers in his pockets and stuff. 'To say it was disconcerting is doing it a big disservice. It was hard and horrible.' However, Melissa is now grateful for the romance as it helped her set boundaries in future relationships. She said: 'I think I learned a lot about what didn't work for me, actually, and what I wouldn't stand for later on. 'They're hard because they usually are born of heartbreak and angst, but those are really valuable and important lessons… We had some really, really, really fun times. 'But in looking back, I look at the way my life is so easeful now and I look at it back then, and I feel like my shoulders were always up by my ears, always waiting for the next shoe to drop or something bad to happen or some, I don't know, something untoward or gross.'
Perth Now
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Jennie Garth shocked when ex-husband Peter Facinelli joined Raya in search of a younger woman
Jennie Garth was shocked to learn her ex-husband wanted to date women around the age of their eldest daughter. The 53-year-old actress split from the Twilight actor - with whom she has Luca, 27, Lola, 22, and 18-year-old Fiona, while he also has two-year-old Jack with fiancee Lily Anne Harrison - in 2013 and she's told how Luca "came across" her 51-year-old dad's profile on exclusive dating app Raya. Speaking on the I Do, Part 2 podcast, she said: 'My ex-husband Peter, I was told, was on Raya, and his age, whatever range, that he was looking for was also the age range of his oldest daughter." Last year, the Beverly Hills 90210 star - who is now married to Dave Abrams - invited Peter onto her podcast, I Choose Me, and the pair reflected on how their relationship has changed in the years since their marriage ended. Peter said: 'We haven't really spoken a lot about life stuff in years, so I honestly don't know you and I don't think you know me. "And yet, it's like when you go home and you're with your mom or your dad or, you know, your sisters and they just treat you like you're 16, 17, 18, like, you know the time they saw you last when you were younger, and so there's this feeling of like, 'Oh, I know her because we were together for so long, but you've grown into this mature, wonderful adult woman and I've grown.'' Meanwhile, this week Fiona joined Jennie on the podcast and they called the Supergirl actor to discuss the teenager's recent high school graduation, with Peter admitting it had left him feeling "numb" to see his "baby" growing up. He said: 'I feel very numb. Honestly, it's been a very numbing experience. Yeah. I don't know if it's all hit me yet. 'You know, you're our baby, so you're all growing up and it's a whole new chapter. And I feel like I don't know how to feel. I really feel like I haven't fully experienced all the emotions.' While Fiona acknowledged she also felt "a little numb", she was also "really happy". She said: 'Honestly, it feels like I'm just so happy that I don't have to go back to high school. "I feel a little numb too, like, definitely hasn't set in that I'm not going back, you know, like when summer ends. But I am actually really happy and I feel like kind of just at peace. 'It's really nice, like, waking up and not feeling stressed to do anything, like just kind of having a moment to just kind of regenerate. 'And it's different from most summers because usually when school ends for that year, you always think about, oh, I'm going back and I have like summer reading to do. "But right now, I just feel like I'm moving on to the next thing, and although change feels scary a little bit, like, I don't really know what to expect. I feel like it's going to be good.'
Yahoo
14-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Busy Philipps Says ADHD Diagnosis Made Her Realize She 'Wasn't an Airhead'
Busy Philipps said she used to think she was a bad student — until she was diagnosed with ADHD at 39, which made her realize her "brain just worked differently" Philipps opened up about her ADHD on Jennie Garth's I Choose Me podcast, revealing that she got her diagnosis after her eldest child, Birdie, was evaluated for learning differences Philipps said she now takes medication for her condition, which has made a big difference in her ability to focus on tasksBusy Philipps is realizing how undiagnosed ADHD impacted her performance in the classroom as a kid. Philipps, 45, who joined Jennie Garth on the Wednesday, May 14, episode of her I Choose Me podcast, said she felt like a bad student, but now realizes her experience was largely a result of her attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (more commonly known as ADHD). 'You look back at the totality of your life and you're like, oh, maybe I wasn't an airhead. Maybe I wasn't terrible in school. Maybe my brain just worked differently,' Philipps said. 'No one was really identifying it because as women, as girls, ADHD really presented differently than it presented in boys.' Girls with ADHD feel an "internalized" chaos, Philipps said, unlike the stereotype of a "hyperactive little boy running around." The organization Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) states that girls with ADHD present "inattentive" symptoms like "forgetfulness, trouble paying attention, and problems with organization," while boys' symptoms — including "blurting out or being unable to sit still in class" — present more physically, meaning teachers or parents notice them more, leading to a higher childhood diagnosis rate. Philipps said it wasn't until her child Birdie was getting evaluated for potential learning differences that she realized she identified with many of the symptoms on the doctor's checklist. She sought an appointment for herself and was diagnosed for ADHD at age 39. 'My whole life has a different perspective. I was sort of always feeling like I couldn't get it together," said Philipps, who shares Birdie, 16, and Cricket, 11, with ex-husband Mark Silverstein. "There was something wrong with me. And now I feel so much more generous toward myself and my younger self.' Philipps said she's noticed a true change in her day-to-day life thanks to her ADHD medication, which has helped her focus. "I'm able to sort of prioritize tasks in a way that literally never in my life," she said. "When I'm taking my medication, never in my life have I been able to do this. And all of a sudden, I'm like, oh, I know exactly what I have to do. I'm gonna finish this.' Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Being open about her later-in-life diagnosis on her own podcast, Busy Philipps is Doing Her Best, has helped other women, who have reached out to share similar stories, Philipps said. 'There are many, many women, older millennials, young Gen Z, who are really finding this late in life diagnosis to be incredibly helpful and finding ways of managing it better,' she shared. Read the original article on People
Fox News
13-02-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Jennie Garth is ‘chomping at the bit' to flee LA
"Beverly Hills, 90210" star Jennie Garth is "chomping at the bit" to get out of Los Angeles. During an interview with Fox News Digital, Garth explained that the recent Pacific Palisades and Altadena Fires have nothing to do with her desire to flee the city. Garth and her husband, Dave Abrams, fled Altadena during the Eaton Fire. Thankfully, their home was not affected by the fire, but they did stay with Garth's ex-husband, "Twilight" star Peter Facinelli, for precaution. "I've always wanted to move out of L.A. I mean, fires or no fires. I'm ready to move out of L.A. I've always been chomping at the bit," she said. Garth primarily works from home. She has her iHeart podcast, "I Choose Me," which focuses on "the ultimate form of self-care and self-love." Her very first "I Choose Me" live event was held in Los Angeles on Feb. 8 at the iHeartTheater, which focused on female empowerment. "I've always wanted to move out of L.A. I mean, fires or no fires. I'm ready to move out of L.A. I've always been chomping at the bit." Garth told Fox News Digital that she can do meetings, press and run her clothing brand all from her computer, so she doesn't feel tied down to the city. "So right now, it's a matter of getting my senior daughter graduated, and then my husband settled into a rhythm with his new bar that he can leave town a few days a week and I can be gone." WATCH: Jennie Garth is ready to move out of L.A. Garth has three children who she shares with her ex-husband: Luca, Lola and Fiona. "So I really love L.A. I've always had, like, a love-hate [relationship] with L.A. I hate the traffic. I'm not fond of all the people. Too many people for my preference, but I love it. It's so beautiful, and it's just so magical and creative. And the beauty is one of the things that has kept me here and the different variations of landscape here," Garth continued. She explained that she's a "big nature person" and wants to move to a place surrounded by trees and without a city feel. Garth has ruled out the Midwest, where she is from, but would be open to living in Whitefish, Montana, or Colorado. Before the 52-year-old actress rose to fame starring as the wealthy and popular Kelly Taylor on the hit 1990s series "Beverly Hills, 90210," she was raised on a horse farm in rural Illinois. The "What I Like About You" alum opened up about her upbringing in an interview with Fox News Digital in 2023. "I think a lot of people definitely don't associate me with a Midwestern lifestyle," she said. "They think Beverly Hills, which is not me at all." Garth continued, "That's a character I played, and it was a lot of fun, don't get me wrong. But I grew up on a family farm where we gardened and we mowed our yard and we cleaned up after the horses." "We rode horses," she recalled. "You know, we did all the work. And my parents were educators, and they did so much. And I think one of the most important things they taught me is that there's nothing I can't do." "If the toilet breaks, I'm going to try to fix it before I call the plumber. You know, that kind of thing." WATCH: Jennie Garth discusses first live event for her iHeart podcast 'I Choose Me' Garth, who is the youngest of seven children, shared that her parents, John and Carolyn, also taught her and her siblings to be frugal. "I don't believe in spending money when you don't need to," she explained. "I believe we all work hard for our money, and I want to have money that I can give to my children and continue to provide for them even when I don't have to."
