Finally, the dirt-dishing Brady Bunch memoir we deserve! For those who thought the beloved '70s sitcom was all sweetness and light -- or who read Barry Williams' Growing Up Brady and thought it was all highjinks and fun -- Maureen McCormick has some news for you.
"Now 52, McCormick writes about her struggles in a new memoir, Here's
the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice, hitting
stores Tuesday. She discusses her romance with TV sibling Barry Williams, her dates with Michael Jackson and Steve Martin, cocaine binges and parties at the Playboy Mansion and the home of Sammy Davis Jr., an unwanted pregnancy and trading sex for drugs." Whaaaa?
According to an AP report on the book, "McCormick
was 14 when The Brady Bunch debuted on ABC, running from 1969 to
1974. Despite her role as a sunny Miss Perfect, she struggled privately
with anxiety and insecurity, the youngest of four children born to a
mercurial father who abused and cheated on their mother.
"When The Brady Bunch ended, she took up a hard-partying lifestyle in Hollywood,
using drugs including cocaine and Quaaludes. She struggled to regain
her earlier success, landing some TV and movie roles, but developed a
reputation for unreliability due to her addiction, even botching an
interview with Steven Spielberg because she was high."
Who knew? Now a wife and mother -- as well as a country singer and winning contestant on Celebrity Fit Club -- McCormick seems to be in a good place to look back on her life. Which is lucky, because we really want to hear about those dates with Michael Jackson and Steve Martin.
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