Candace Cameron Bure shares why filming a ‘Full House’ episode about D.J.’s weight felt ‘awkward’
nypost.comCandace Cameron Bure’s recent confession has us saying, “Oh My Lanta!”The 48-year-old recalled one episode that got under her skin while filming the beloved sitcom “Full House,” in which she starred for eight seasons as D.J.
Tanner.On the “Pod Meets World” podcast episode from Aug. 11, co-host Danielle Fishel, from the ‘90s sitcom “Boy Meets World,” asked Candace if she ever had an episode written about her weight.The “Ainsley McGregor Mysteries” star shared that she did.Candace recounted an episode in Season 4 titled “Shape Up,” which aired in 1990. “I had that episode where Kimmy [Andrea Barber] and I were going to a pool party, and I didn’t want to put a bathing suit on,” she detailed, “so I did a crash diet to try to lose weight in a week so I wouldn’t feel bad about myself in a bathing suit.
And then passed out at the gym because I wasn’t eating and working out.”The “Candace Cameron Bure Podcast” host added, “Those are things that many of us struggle with, but you know, you play it out on television, and sometimes it’s like, ‘Okay.’”However, the producers consulted Candace and her parents about the episode’s content to ensure she was comfortable shooting it. “I was like, ‘Yeah, sure.’ But when you’re in it and doing it, it feels a little awkward,” Candace explained. “We had wonderful producers who I really did love.
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