As her character Carol Seaver on television's, "Growing Pains" dealt with the perils of adolescence, actress Tracey Gold struggled with her own problem: a debilitating eating disorder. The studio ...

Tracey Gold’s experience filming Growing Pains wasn’t always filled with laughs. While playing Carol Seaver on the Emmy-winning comedy series, Gold, 55, said “fat jokes” made about her ...

Tracey Gold was cast as Carol Seaver on Growing Pains as a teenager When her character became the butt of fat jokes and producers asked her to lose weight, she went on a highly restrictive diet, she ...

“You’re not talking just about Carol anymore. You’re talking about ... Her experience on Growing Pains ultimately fueled her battle with anorexia. Gold revealed a doctor later put her ...

Her weight loss was also reflected in the plot of Growing Pains as Carol became homecoming queen, and it put her in a “tailspin.” She didn’t ask for help in part, because the set had an ...

Maybe a joke like, 'Here comes wide load,' and you're not talking just about Carol anymore." Related: Alan Thicke dead: Tracey Gold remembers Growing Pains dad But Carol, as she saw it ...

Tracey Gold is getting candid about the body image struggles she experienced on the set of Growing Pains. Gold, who was a teenager when she was cast as Carol Seaver on the ABC sitcom in 1985, opened ...

As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at ... wonder and resilience of nature. Carol is an editor of news, features ...

As KUOW's Growth and Development reporter and co-host of KUOW's Booming podcast, Joshua's "growing pains" beat sits at ... re-shaping the Seattle region. Carol is an editor of news, features ...