Christine Lakin has a principle for why she didn’t get a job on “Fuller House.”
The actress, 45, gave the impression on Friday’s episode of Jodie Sweetin’s “How Rude, Tanneritos” podcast and claimed that she was once just about solid as a ordinary persona on Netflix’s “Full House” reboot sequence — till she was once rapidly leave earlier than she may just even take part within the desk learn.
Lakin recalled that she had a “great” assembly with author Jeff Franklin and “was stoked” about showing at the display, which aired from 2016 to 2020.
“And then about two days before the table read, I got a call from my manager saying, ‘Yes, something happened. They’re pushing the table read. I think there’s some stuff with the script they want to rewrite,’ ” Lakin defined.
She persevered: “The next day happened and my manager calls and says, ‘Hey, I don’t know how to tell you this, but you’ve been let go.’ And I was like, ‘What do you mean?’ And he said, ‘Yeah, they just said they’re rewriting the character and they’re not going to need you anymore. And I was like, ‘What did I do wrong?’ I didn’t even go to a table read.”
Describing the condition as “strange,” the “Step by Step” actress mentioned she attempted to get perception from one of the vital “Fuller Houser” writers, however the essayist didn’t know the cause of her firing.
Lakin defined that she believes she was once leave from the display as a result of she mocked megastar Candace Cameron Bure’s brother, Kirk Cameron, seven years previous.
“I participated in a ‘Funny or Die’ video that a friend of mine made and at the time, ‘Funny or Die’ had just come out. And at the time, Kirk Cameron had said some public things about the LGBTQ community and I thought those were very damaging.”
Within the 2012 video, Lakin and alternative former kid actors playfully made amusing of Cameron, 53, who led to controversy for anti-gay feedback on the life. He mentioned in a CNN interview that homosexuality was once “unnatural” and same-sex marriages have been “detrimental.”
“It was funny. It was a satire,” Lakin mentioned concerning the video, which she mentioned went viral on the life.
“And all I can think of is that it created some bad blood,” she added. “And seven years later, my presence was not wanted. That’s maybe what I think.”
Lakin unhidden that her “friend” Virginia Williams were given the position she was once up for. Williams, 46, performed C.J Hargenberger in a ordinary and visitor position on Seasons 2 to five of the sitcom.
“It was a bummer for me,” Lakin mentioned. “It really was.”
The Put up has reached out to Cameron and Cameron Bure’s reps for remark.
“Fuller House” was once a sequel sequence to “Full House,” which aired on ABC from 1987 to 1995.
Cameron Bure, 48, performed D.J. Tanner in each displays.
Sweetin, 42, and Andrea Barber joined Cameron Bure in returning for “Fuller House,” age their unedited co-stars John Stamos, Bob Saget, Dave Coulier, and Lori Loughlin all made ordinary appearances.
Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen didn’t come again for the reboot display.
Like her brother, Cameron Bure has additionally led to controversy for her private ideals.
In November 2022, the actress introduced she was once escape the Hallmark Channel for the Admirable American Society community which she mentioned does now not constituent same-sex {couples} at the leading edge of its tasks.
“My heart wants to tell stories that have more meaning and purpose and depth behind them. I knew that the people behind Great American Family were Christians that love the Lord and wanted to promote faith programming and good family entertainment,” she mentioned.
Her feedback led to ire amongst celebs together with Sweetin.
