She burst onto TV screens as a young, blonde woman with a charm that captivated everyone. But behind the scenes, her life was anything but glamorous.
Abandoned by her drug-addicted mother, she was left to fend for herself and her siblings, surviving on food stamps. As if that wasn’t enough, she would later face a life-threatening battle with cancer.
Hollywood may seem like a place where fame runs in the family, but for this remarkable woman, life was anything but glamorous.
Born in 1961 in sunny Santa Monica, this famous woman’s childhood was far from the picture-perfect dream.
Her parents were high school sweethearts deeply in love. However, two years later, her mother sent her and her sisters to live with their paternal grandmother. The TV star’s grandmother was a hard-working, coupon-clipping cafeteria worker who managed to create a warm and joyful home, always filled with the comforting scent of something freshly baked.
But soon, everything changed.
