In The Closet
Unfortunately back then, gay actors remained in the closet for fear of public disappointment – Robert Reed wasn’t an exception to this. In fact Florence Henderson noticed quite early on that he was uncomfortable in romantic scenes with her, until he eventually admitted the truth to her privately. Therefore they worked around it, even rehearsing kissing and hugging off-camera, so that way they would appear more natural when it came to filming. Fun and beautiful fact: the whole cast kept Reed’s homosexuality a secret until well after his death.
In The Closet
Blondie
So during the first seasons, Susan Olsen would have her hair bleached to keep it as blonde as what the producers wanted. However as soon as her fine baby hair started to came out in clumps, they stopped.
Blondie
