'Growing Pains' star Tracey Gold says TV mom Joanna Kerns helped save her life during anorexia battle
Actress Tracey Gold, who starred as Carol Seaver on "Growing Pains," talks about her extreme eating disorder accelerated by fat jokes made on the show, and how her TV mom advocated for her health.
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Tracey Gold Says ‘Growing Pains’ Writers Included More Fat Jokes In The Show After She Gained Weight: “It Was Hurting Me”
It was out of my character to speak up ... Her experience on Growing Pains ultimately fueled her battle with anorexia. Gold revealed a doctor later put her on a diet of 500 calories a day when ...
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Tracey Gold says she told “Growing Pains” writers fat jokes about her character were 'hurting my feelings'
"It was out of my character to speak up ... Related: Alan Thicke dead: Tracey Gold remembers Growing Pains dad But Carol, as she saw it, was her. And she'd have to stand in front of a live ...
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Tracey Gold Says ‘Fat Jokes’ on ‘Growing Pains’ Fueled Her Anorexia: ‘I Was Sensitive to It’
Tracey Gold’s experience filming Growing Pains wasn’t always filled with ... said “fat jokes” made about her character ultimately had a lasting impact on her real-life physical and mental ...