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is remembered as a wholesome family show, so some viewers are surprised to learn that Learned was going through a particularly dark time when the series began."I was
, I was drinking too much and I came down to L.A. and I was full of fear because I had been married since I was 17," she recalled in her interview with FoxBy the sounds of it, the audition itself could have easily gone another way."I was scared to death, I was just shaking, and I was hungover—auditioning for the 'mother of America,'" she recalled of her first meeting with the casting directors.
Luckily, joining the show proved to be exactly what she needed to lift herself from that state. She told Fox News that without being cast, she might not have overcome her addiction to alcohol."It was a rough time in my life, and getting that show not only helped me financially, but it also got me sober. I knew I couldn't do a television show and take care of my kids, and do all of that and have cocktails at night," the actor admitted.
"There is life after 60. There are people who can fall in love at an older age," Learned told Fox."I think it's important because we don't really like old people in this country. In Britain—in the United Kingdom—, all those people… The women are kind of considered interesting and eccentric and fun. So I think it's terrific that this film is dealing with two older people who are falling in love again. It can still happen at our age.
Beyond the film, Learned's ongoing acting career proves life doesn't stop after middle age. Now 82, the actor has shown few signs that she'll slow down anytime soon.
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