Laurie Metcalfis opening up about working with one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors.TheRoseanneactress, 62, revealed what it was like to work withGeorge Clooneyon the first season of the popular ABC show in 1988 while onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenon Thursday night.Answering a caller’s question about the best thing about Clooney, 57, Metcalf said, “Well, the best was the season we got to do together, alluding to us having a romantic relationship. It was the best, that was fun.”However, there was a downside to playing Clooney’s love interest, one which Metcalf has not forgotten.“And the worst — the worst was when, for some reason, he didn’t come back after season 1,” she said. “Whatever happened to George?”ABC Photo Archives/ABC via GettyAs the story goes, “George” went on to have a luminous career, starring as Danny Ocean in theOcean’sfilms as well asSyrianafor which he won an Oscar in 2006.He has also starred inThe Descendants,Up in the AirandThe Ides of Marchto name a few.ABC rebootedRoseannein 2018, bringing much of the original cast back. In the show, Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) voted for President Trump while her sister Jackie (Metcalf) was against the candidate, most notably wearing aknitted pink cat-eared “pussy” hatand a “Nasty Woman” shirt in the premiere episode.GettyBarrpreviously told PEOPLEshe was ecstatic thatRoseannewill continue to touch on modern-day topics, including politics.“It’s important to talk. Now, it seems like every topic is being discussed, and I’m happy with that,” she said in March, adding that she voted for Trump to “shake up the status quo.”Want to keep up on the latest from PEOPLE?Sign up for our daily newsletterto get our best stories of the day delivered straight to your inbox.“I think we need to converse more, but more than anything we need to get involved and run our government for ourselves instead of sitting back and wanting somebody else to do it,” Barr said. “Even voting isn’t enough. You have to be involved. I talk about this with my grandkids – you have to get in there and get your hands dirty if you want things to go the way you want them to go. We’re lucky in this country that we can do that. We can really get our hands dirty and put our big collective shoulders to the wheel and change and fix things. I think that’s what’s exciting about our country right now.”
Laurie Metcalfis opening up about working with one of Hollywood’s most iconic actors.
TheRoseanneactress, 62, revealed what it was like to work withGeorge Clooneyon the first season of the popular ABC show in 1988 while onWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohenon Thursday night.
Answering a caller’s question about the best thing about Clooney, 57, Metcalf said, “Well, the best was the season we got to do together, alluding to us having a romantic relationship. It was the best, that was fun.”
However, there was a downside to playing Clooney’s love interest, one which Metcalf has not forgotten.
“And the worst — the worst was when, for some reason, he didn’t come back after season 1,” she said. “Whatever happened to George?”
ABC Photo Archives/ABC via Getty
As the story goes, “George” went on to have a luminous career, starring as Danny Ocean in theOcean’sfilms as well asSyrianafor which he won an Oscar in 2006.
He has also starred inThe Descendants,Up in the AirandThe Ides of Marchto name a few.
ABC rebootedRoseannein 2018, bringing much of the original cast back. In the show, Roseanne (Roseanne Barr) voted for President Trump while her sister Jackie (Metcalf) was against the candidate, most notably wearing aknitted pink cat-eared “pussy” hatand a “Nasty Woman” shirt in the premiere episode.
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Barrpreviously told PEOPLEshe was ecstatic thatRoseannewill continue to touch on modern-day topics, including politics.
“It’s important to talk. Now, it seems like every topic is being discussed, and I’m happy with that,” she said in March, adding that she voted for Trump to “shake up the status quo.”
“I think we need to converse more, but more than anything we need to get involved and run our government for ourselves instead of sitting back and wanting somebody else to do it,” Barr said. “Even voting isn’t enough. You have to be involved. I talk about this with my grandkids – you have to get in there and get your hands dirty if you want things to go the way you want them to go. We’re lucky in this country that we can do that. We can really get our hands dirty and put our big collective shoulders to the wheel and change and fix things. I think that’s what’s exciting about our country right now.”
source: people.com
