Christina Applegate reunites with ‘Married… with Children’ TV Dad Ed O’Neill: ‘He raised me’
nypost.comher “MeSsy” podcast and they gushed over their relationship that started on the beloved sitcom “Married…with Children.”“I don’t even know how to explain this person,” said Applegate as she introduced O’Neill as the guest.“He raised me, so if you don’t like anything about me, it’s his fault,” she added. “Years years of my life spent with this man and he’s an incredible actor, he’s an incredible human being.”Applegate starred on “Married…with Children” as Kelly Bundy, the daughter of Al Bundy (O’Neill) and Peggy Bundy (Katey Sagal).
The show, which also featured David Faustino as Kelly’s brother, Bud Bundy, aired on Fox from 1987 to 1997.Applegate, who was a teenager on the show, recalled how O’Neill acted like a real-life father figure to her when they worked together.“Eddie knows that I went through so many behind the scenes stuff in my life that I was kind of breaking apart,” she explained. “And so my way of keeping myself together was keeping this armor up.
I mean, he went through everything with me, My mom’s cancer and other things that we’ll we’ll talk about in a later date,” Applegate added.O’Neill told Applegate’s co-host Jamie-Lynn Sigler that his former TV daughter was “a pro” on the show.“It was great to work with her,” the “Modern Family” alum said. “It’s hilarious.
It was always fun to work with Christina.”While it’s been over 25 years since they were co-stars, Applegate told O’Neill she’s grateful that he’s still in her life.“I love our relationship now, Eddie,” Applegate said. “Like our relationship now of me being 52 years old.
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