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'I'm not saying she was a loner, but she just liked to go home and read the paper. 'My mom wasn't really close to anybody,' Saks told Closer in 2015. Arthur passed away at age 86 of cancer in 2009, and McClanahan died of a cerebral hemorrhage in 2010.Īlthough White and Arthur's feud seems dramatic from the outside looking in, it may have been unavoidable, given Arthur's standoffish nature. Estelle Getty was already beginning to show signs of Lewy body dementia, the disease that killed her in 2008, before the show went off air in 1992. JIM CARREY, CASTMEMBER I had known Damon through the stand-up circuit, and we were always kind of clocking each other. Sadly, White, age 95, is now the last surviving cast member. The show's quality was beginning to go downhill, she believed, and she wanted to go out on top. Once the final season began taping, Arthur 'made it very clear that she was done,' said Colucci. And that wears on an actress after a while.'

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But it rubbed my mom the wrong way.'Īt the TV Land Awards in 2008 Getty ImagesĪrthur's resentment grew when the show's writers began making a habit of what Golden Girls biographer Colucci calls 'Dorothy bashing.' Insulting commentary about Rose's intelligence or Blanche's promiscuity 'could roll off backs because they were not like their characters,' said Colucci, but 'the things that were said about Dorothy were that she was big and ugly. Betty was able to do it and it didn't seem to affect her. It's just not the right time to talk to fans between takes. It's more about being focused or conserving your energy. Which is a nice thing - a lot of them have come from all over the country and are fans,' Matthew Saks told The Hollywood Reporter. 'Sometimes Betty would go out and smile and chat with the audience and literally go and make friends with the audience. 'If you were chewing gum on the set, she would try to have you fired,' Colucci told Fox News.īetty White's habit of talking with the live audience between takes especially irked Arthur, who preferred to stay concentrated and in character, either waiting in place or backstage. She hated wearing shoes so much that it was in her contract that she could walk around set barefoot if she promised not to sue the producers if she was injured as a result. I just remember thinking, 'I am going to think about this girl in a couple of years and be like, 'Oh god, I missed that opportunity.Described as a 'very eccentric woman' by costar Rue McClanahan, Arthur was a complicated person with numerous quirks. He told host Jessica Szohr, 'And you know who did the best read for that? I'll tell you, because I think you're friends with Nina Dobrev, that was one of the best auditions I had ever seen, and for that role specifically.'ĭavid said he called the network and told them, 'She is a super star.' As he recalled on the podcast years later, 'She does not look like Kelly Rutherford, because she was supposed to be a young Kelly Rutherford, so I don't know how we would cast her, but she needs to be on your radar and you guys need to find something for her. 'I remember for that Dakota Johnson came in and Rooney Mara, and a lot of other women who are now kind of big names but at the time didn't have that kind of stature,' he recalled of the casting process.

Gossip Girl casting director David Rapaport dished about the Gossip Girl spinoff centered on Serena's mom, Lily van der Woodsen, with a pilot that starred Brittany Snow and Krysten Ritter. We just had this great chemistry, and we used to make each other laugh and I felt protective over her at times. While those characters are relatable, it's easy to also want to see themselves in the roles of Rio and Beth - the unlikely duo who ride the love/hate. Fans work hard like Stan Hill and try their best like Annie Marks.

'She's an incredible talent,' Ed shared, before admitting, 'I miss her dearly. The cast played their characters so incredibly well that fans could see themselves in the likes of Dean Boland or Ruby Hill.

Say it, and I'm yours'-had something special. In fact, The Bystanders actor said he had 'an amazing time' working with Leighton.

He knows that the power couple-who gave us the iconic line, 'Three words. The latest bombshell? Aside from the casting director David Rapaport sharing that Jennifer Lawrence almost played the part of Serena van der Woodsen (which ultimately went to Blake Lively), Ed Westwick also dished on his on-screen 'chemistry' with co-star Leighton Meester, who played Blair Waldorf opposite his Chuck Bass. Hosted by Jessica Szohr, who played Vanessa in the oh-so-dramatic series, the podcast has been revealing all the behind-the-scenes details of the CW show, which ran from 2007 to 2012, but will always have a special place in our hearts. Gossip Girl has been spilling on the XOXO podcast. Gossip Girl herself would be proud of how many secrets the cast of the O.G.

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