Lisa Whelchel reveals why Nancy McKeon couldn’t attend the #FactsOfLife special and reacts to Jennifer Aniston as Blair! https://t.co/rLtJga9g9L
— ExtraTV (@extratv) December 8, 2021
-This past Tuesday, ABC put on their now annual Live In Front of a Studio Audience wherein they reenact classic episodes of a beloved sitcom. This time it happened to be Facts of Life and Diff'rent Strokes.
-OGs Lisa Whelchel (Blair), Kim Fields (Tootie), and Mindy Cohn (Natalie) all reunited for the special but Nancy McKeon who played Jo was notably absent.
-Lisa Whelchel revealed that Nancy had to miss out due to having just moved and her daughters (17&15) just started school so she couldnt make the special.
-Nancy also missed the Facts of Life reunion movie in 2001 choosing not to reprise the character.
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Thoughts on the special? Which classic sitcom do you want them to tackle next year?