You know how Patricia Heaton’s character Frankie Heck is all into the Royal family on The Middle? Turns out the actress is equally as obsessed with them because she woke up at 3a to watch Prince Harry and Meghan Markle get married. Not only that she dressed up for the occasion, fascinator and all.
Unlike on The Middle’s Mother’s Day episode, she did not watch it with her family. Instead, she viewed the nuptials with the people that wrote that scene for her. The creator’s of the show, DeAnn Heline and Eileen Heisler. The latter looks so thrilled to be up at that ungodly hour, just like me. Markle is so selfish. She is from California. She should have made it later because she knows we are 8 hours behind England. 4a is way too early to be excited about any wedding.
On Friday night, The Middle wrapped production of their final episode; and I am wondering if it is too soon for ABC to ask the cast for a revival? I mean the show is not only still doing well in the ratings, it is also still killing it with its creativity. While other shows have been more miss than hit, this sitcom is still hitting it out of the park with humor and heart.
I am not ready to see it go, and looks like Patricia Heaton might not be ready for it either. She recorded a tear filled message to the fans of the show when she got home to tell us that not only are they close in front of the camera, they are all just as close when the cameras are not rolling. She is going to miss everyone who worked on the show, just like we are. Well, I think her more than us, but you know what I mean.
Are you like me and want to see this show go on like Celine Dion’s song or do you think it is time?
Before Patricia Heaton was on Everybody Loves Raymond and Jason Alexander was on Seinfeld, two of the biggest sitcoms of the last 25 years; they starred in a Super Bowl commercial together for Pabst Been. Except for the hair, they look the same now as when she was 24 and he was a year younger in that 1983 ad.
Patricia Heaton shared a photo of herself giving the thumbs up even though she is sitting in a hospital room wearing a surgical mask over her mouth, a brace on her leg and supporting herself with crutches. Then she said, “Thanks to Nurse Anne and all the good doctors and technicians at #ProvidenceStJosephsHospitalBurbank – the best!!!”
While it does not look that good, it is not that bad. A source told me that she suffered a slight sprain and is already back at work on the set of The Middle today. That is why actors always say, “The show must go on,” because they mean it.
Feel better Patricia. You know Patty, when they say, “break a leg,” they don’t mean yours.
Before Mike Heck wanted to slap some sense into Charlie McDermott on The Middle, Liev Schreiber was doing it over and over and over again in The Ten. Wasn’t the 16-year-old a good sport in that 2007 movie?
