Jo Marie Payton, who starred on the hit sitcomFamily Matters, is asking fans for prayers.
Payton kicked off her role on the beloved TV series in 1989, starring as Harriette Winslow. The show, which also starred Reginald VelJohnson, Kellie Shanygne Williams, and Jaleel White, told the story of a Black Chicago family helmed by a loving father, Carl Winslow, a police officer. White, of course, rose to superstardom as the nerdy next-door neighbor Steve Urkel. But it was Payton who served as a steadying force in the material role on the series.
Payton just celebrated her 76th birthday on Monday. Looking happy and healthy, the star thanked fans for their love and support. Standing in the video, she said, “Thank you for all the wonderful birthday wishes, and keep praying for me.”
In the caption, she wrote, “Thank you all for the Birthday wishes…. Glad to be #76. Love Jo♥️.”
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While Payton looked healthy in her birthday video, she's navigated difficulties in recent months. In a Facebook reel posted in April, Payton shared that she had suffered a medical emergency. While she didn't specify exactly what happened, her description of the effects sounds harrowing.
“Two months ago, I couldn’t walk. I couldn’t talk, at the start of this last year. But I’m walking better than I thought I would, talking better than I thought I would talk. I’m doing okay. Keep praying for me, I’ll be back,” she says in the video, which was shared by PEOPLE.
Is There a Family Matters Podcast?
Yes! Kellie Shanygne Williams, who played Laura Winslow on the series, and her co-star, Telma Hopkins, who played Rachel, the sister of Harriette Winslow and aunt to Laura, recently started a podcast called Welcome to the Family with Telma and Kellie.
In a statement, Williams opened up about why she and Hopkins decided to create a podcast about making the iconic show.
“To this day, ‘Family Matters’ is one of the most-streamed sitcoms, and it is an honor for me to be able to go back in time and remember what it was like as a kid to grow up on the show and go through some of the same things my character, Laura Winslow, did,” Williams shared, Variety reported. “Not to mention doing it with my surrogate mom, Telma, who’s become one of my closest friends and is really another member of my family, as well as reconnecting with fans and hearing how the show impacted them. We hope fans enjoy listening to these episodes as much as we have enjoyed making them!”
Here’s a quick taste of the podcast:
Will There Be a Family Matters Reboot?
Maybe! Bryton James, who played Richie Crawford on the series, told Entertainment Weekly that he’s “had an idea to take the show and turn it into an animated series.” It would involve “taking the old episodes and modernizing them and kind of starting from scratch for the new generation.”
Now a star on Beyond the Gates, James said the fate of the idea is “sitting in Warner Bros.’ hands right now… That plan is still kind of floating around out there, and I’m still trying to pursue it.”
We’ll keep our fingers crossed!
Related: Kellie Shanygne Williams, Laura Winslow on ‘Family Matters,’ Turns 50 in a Crop Top and Big Hat
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