Rarely-Seen '80s Actress Reveals ‘Golden Girls' Star's Epic Reaction to Her ‘Playboy' Photos
In a video interview posted on TikTok this week, McCullough, 60, opened up about the advice late Golden Girls star Bea Arthur gave her in the midst of the Growing Pains scandal.
"And then Bea Arthur, because I had been in Playboy, knew that I was all in the press, and she's like, 'Oh, so you're all in the press, I see,' and I'm like, 'Yes,' and she goes 'Eff 'em,'" McCullough recalled, laughing.
"I'm not gonna say what she really said, but 'Eff 'em,'" McCullough added. "She goes, 'You're gonna appreciate those photos when you're older,' she said. And she's so right! Because now I'm older, there's just this iconic feel about those photos, and I'm proud of it."
"People, I think, sometimes want to shame you for stuff you did in your past," she continued. "I'm not ashamed of anything I did in my past. It was my choice. I did it. I'm happy I did it. Now not everybody agrees with it, but it's part of my life, and it's kind of who I am now. I'm a stand-up comedian, I make fun of the fact that I had been a Bunny and a Playmate and I'm known as the Funny Bunny and I just basically joke about it and that's it."
As CBR reported, in his autobiography, Cameron - whose conversion to evangelical Christianity at the age of 17 reportedly influenced which storylines were allowed on Growing Pains - denied getting McCullough fired from the show.
However, McCullough hasn't shied away from criticizing the former teen star over the years, at one point stating, "He thinks if I read science books that I'm going to hell. [I would] rather laugh with the sinners than cry with the saints...the sinners are much more fun. And a lot more interesting than some book-burner who is still having growing pains. I am at peace with God. Kirk thinks people like me are going to Hell, if I do then at least I'll go well informed and well read."
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