Lisa Whelchel Tweeted the above photo and said “A perfect ending to my trip to Atlanta…dinner with my dear friend of almost 35 years, Kim Fields. #oldandgold”. But to us fans of The Facts of Life it is a perfect picture of Blair Warner and Tootie still hanging out after all of these. Plus the 49 year old Lisa and 43 year old Kim look like they are reuniting after 5 years and not 35. Don’t look fabulous?
You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both and there you have two beautiful friends who have lived the facts of life together!
BTW I love how Survivor has reignited Lisa Whelchel’s career and I can’t wait to see what she does next.
A lot of us know Lisa Whelchel from The Facts of Life, but a whole new group of people are getting to know her as a contestant on Survivor this season. Well now the actress turned reality competition contestant took to Facebook yesterday to announce that she has West Nile Virus. All Blair Warner said was “Dr. just called with blood test results…I have West Nile. Ugh. I’m fine, just tired. Takes a year to recover. :(” At this time it is unclear if he she got it when she was in the Philippines shooting the CBS show or if she got it in her native Texas, the latter making more sense. But we are all hoping that she will recover quicker than her expected time because I know I for one love having her back on our televisions every week. You know one of the networks needs to cast her on another sitcom ASAP. Or how about we bring back The Facts of Life for a whole new generation? What else is the cast doing?
BTW Lisa is still a contestant on Survivor, so make sure to watch her tonight at 8p on the show. Who knew Lisa was nothing like her famous character? I mean Blair would’ve been out the second she found out there were no showers, but Lisa is still is going strong!
Remember Lisa Whelchel who played Blair Warner on The Fact of Life? Well she is back on TV and she is going to be competing on the next edition of Survivor that debuts on September 19th on CBS. The former televsion teen actress, as she describes herself, really wanted to be on the show. And fans of her ’80s sitcom are happy to have her back on TV even if it is reality.
When it comes to the rest of the Survivors, does anyone else care who will be on the 25th edition of the show? Well the only we do care is if one of the three contestants, that have not been named yet, is Nancy McKeon. Who else would like to see Jo Polniaczek and Blair Warner go at one more time and this time in the jungles of Philippines.
BTW here is the survey that Whelchel filled out for the show:
Name (Age): Lisa Whelchel (49)
Tribe Designation: Tandang
Current Residence: Dallas, Texas
Occupation: Former TV Teen Star (“The Facts of Lifeâ€)
Personal Claim to Fame: My three delightful and interesting children and the close friendship we enjoy.
Inspiration in Life: I admire and respect Oprah. She has used her fame and fortune to help people.
Hobbies: Reading, scrapbooking and traveling.
Pet Peeves: People who judge other people.
Three Words to Describe You: Quick-witted, sharp-minded and brave-hearted.
If You Could Have Three Things on The Island, What Would They Be and Why?
A Bible with giant print, because I don’t know if I would have my reading glasses.
A journal and a pen, because I have a terrible memory and I don’t want to forget a minute of this experience.
Playing cards, because I love to play games.
SURVIVOR Contestant You Are Most Like: Colby – I’m competitive, genuine and from Texas!
Reason for Being on SURVIVOR: I love the game and was born to play it. Plus, I want to meet Jeff Probst.
Why You Think You’ll “Survive†SURVIVOR: I am strong physically, intellectually and in will.
Why You Think You Will Be the Sole SURVIVOR: My inherent make up is to assess the big-picture goal, determine the steps to reach it, gain everything there is to learn about how to accomplish the goal, jump in with both feet, connect with other people’s strengths and never give up until the job is done.
Before Lisa Whelchel was one of Mrs Garrett’s girls on The Facts of Life, she was part of The New Mickey Mouse Club. She was so extremely talented at the young age of 13 singing and being a ventriloquist in that 1977 episode and she was absolutely awwwdorable with that ’70s feathered hair!
Before Charlotte Rae was in charge a bunch of girls in The Fact of Life, her husband was in charge of a bunch of boys in The Phil Silvers Show. She looks the same now as she did when she was 28 in that 1955 episode.
