To anyone who grew up watching TV in the '80s, Julie McCullough is best known as the sweet-natured girlfriend of Mike Seaver (Kirk Cameron) on the classic sitcom Growing Pains (particularly because of her controversial departure from the show, which happened after her decision to pose for Playboy allegedly conflicted with Cameron's religious beliefs). But McCullough appeared on a number of other popular series as well — and now, decades later, she's sharing the hilarious words of wisdom one particularly outspoken co-star gave her.
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.
Actress Julie McCullough is perhaps most known for her time starring on "Growing Pains," but she also made cameos on several other sitcoms including "Golden Girls." In this Youngstown Studio clip, Julie talks about what actress Bea Arthur told her about posing for Playboy. #goldengirls #thegoldengirls #beaarthur #juliemccullough #growingpains Full interview: loom.ly/VrkEx3E
♬ original sound - youngstownstudio - youngstownstudio"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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