90210 actor Grant Show says age gap between his and Jennie Garth's characters 'would now be illegal'
'Beverly Hills, 90210' actor Grant Show says the age gap between his and Jennie Garth's characters 'would now be illegal.' https://t.co/eSWPoioGZw
- Entertainment Weekly (@EW) August 1, 2024
'Melrose Place' actor Grant Show revisited his soapy ’90s series, on the Still the Place rewatch podcast, hosted by his former costars. He came to a conclusion: It was inappropriate for his character, 20-something Jake Hanson, to romance Jennie Garth's Kelly Taylor on high school-set Beverly Hills, 90210. Their relationship didn't last long, he appeared in two episodes of 90210, and she did three episodes of his spinoff series.
"Their coupling would now be illegal and like, 'Me Too,' I think we only kissed, but still, you know, not good. Not good."
While Taylor was portraying a high school student, most stars of 90210 were not in that age group.
She has just turned 20 when the crossover episodes aired. Show was 30.
Seeing it again, ahead of his appearance on the podcast, made him cringe.
"I didn't really think much of it at the time we were shooting. But then... I was like, 'Oh, yeah. Look at that.'"
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