One of the original stars of Melrose Place has surprised fans of the iconic soap opera with his aging appearance.
Vanessa Williams, who played Rhonda in the first season, reunited with her former castmates Daphne Zuniga, Laura Leighton and Courtney Thorne-Smith for their recap podcast. More space.
The 61-year-old actress has not aged a day since 1992.
“Vanessa, you are so beautiful,” Kourtney said at the beginning of the podcast.
“I walked in and almost fell. Did you see well? I'm full of hate!' he added.
Original Melrose Place star Vanessa Williams shocked soap fans with her aging appearance after reappearing for an interview this week.
The actress, now 61, played fitness instructor Rhonda Blair on the hit series for one season.
Fans in the comments section on social media appreciated it and said, 'Vanessa, you're not aging!'
Another said: 'Wow. Vanessa looks beautiful and another added: “These actors have aged beautifully.”
A fourth said: 'I have to bring water to that Melrose Place pool because you are all so cute!'
Vanessa was part of the original cast of Melrose Place and starred in 32 episodes before leaving the soap.
The Candyman star admitted that it was difficult for the show's writers to decide what to do with his character since he was the only black actor on the series.
“They didn't know what to do with my character, that's why I left,” he explained.
“There are no black writers on the show, so there's no real voice from anyone with Rhonda's experience.”
Vanessa reunited with her former co-stars Daphne Zuniga, Laura Leighton and Courtney Thorne-Smith on their recap podcast, Still the Place.
'I have to get water in that Melrose Place pool because you're all beautiful!' A fan in the comments section.
Vanessa also said that Casanova was one of the few characters on the show, with Jake Hanson (played by Grant Snow), because America wasn't ready to see an interracial romance at the time.
'It's not that they don't consider it. I don't think affiliates in Central America are really going to buy it,” he said.
'Guys, you must remember the times we live in. These are truly underdeveloped times. The public did not wake up,” he added.
This comes after news that CBS Studios is currently developing a sequel to Melrose Place.
Heather Locklear (Amanda Woodward), Daphne Zuniga (Jo Reynolds) and Laura Leighton (Sydney Andrews) are expected to return.
The original Melrose Place cast appears in a 1992 commercial.
Rhonda is in the film with her co-star Doug Sawant, who plays Matt Fielding.
The sequel will take place several years after the original series, which ran for seven seasons on Fox from 1992 to 1999, from Insatiable creator Lauren Guzzi.
He continues to reunite many of the residents of Melrose Place when “one of their dearest friends suddenly dies.”
After everyone gathers to honor their friend, “the pressure cooker of a reunion soon reveals old traumas, rekindles old loves, rekindles old resentments, and reveals new secrets.”
The original characters will be involved in a chaotic drama that “remembers the past, but with a more modern perspective.”
It also seems like the series will basically be ignored since the 2009 reboot/sequel aired for only one season on The CW.
