’Facts o' Life’ wench clears the air ‘bout reboot after matey calls her a 'greedy scallywag' who sunk the ship!
2025-04-08
Arrr, matey! "The Facts of Life" be a jolly tale featurin’ the likes of Lisa Whelchel, Kim Fields, Nancy McKeon, Mindy Cohn, an' the grand Charlotte Rae! This treasure trove o’ laughter sailed the seas o' NBC from '79 to '88! Avast, what a hoot!
The lass spoke to Closer Weekly a year after her matey Mindy Cohn declared that plans be sunk thanks to an unnamed "greedy scallywag."
"We were all mighty disappointed that it didn’t come to fruition," the 61-year-old, who portrayed the fine lass Blair Warner, shared with the crew.
'FACTS OF LIFE' STAR CLAIMS REBOOT DROWNED BY 'GREEDY SCALLYWAG'
"We’d been tryin’ fer a decade to plot a way to sail together again," Whelchel explained. "Then, when it seemed like treasure was in sight, we were all fired up. Contracts were inked, but then the writers and actors went on strike, and alas, the great Captain [Charlotte Rae] and Norman Lear set sail to the beyond. After that, the whole venture just kind of sank, matey