July 16, 2008

"Brady Bunch" Son Feuds With TV Mom

Christopher Knight And Florence Henderson Squabble Over His Marriage

  • "Brady Bunch" stars Christopher Knight (Peter Brady), left, and Florence Henderson (Carol Brady), right.  (AP Photo)

(CBS)  Christopher Knight, who played the middle son, Peter, on "The Brady Bunch" is embroiled in a feud with his TV mom, Florence Henderson.

In 2005 both appeared on the reality show "The Surreal Life," where Knight met his bride, "America's Top Model" winner Adrianne Curry.

Apparently, Henderson didn't approve.

Last week Henderson told reporters the two were pushed into getting engaged by VH1, saying, "they asked if I could come and counsel them before the marriage and I said 'no, but maybe I'll come and counsel the divorce.'"

"They were very, very upset that Florence made these comments," InTouch Weekly Senior Editor Kim Serafin told Early Show National Correspondent Hattie Kaufmann.

In the reality show "My Fair Brady," the couple played out their marriage woes before the camera.

Knight stands by his marriage, saying he loves Adrianne with all his heart and that Henderson's remarks hurt him deeply. "I was nothing but nice to her when we met and she had it out for me," Curry said.

There's been Brady gossip before. Barry Williams, who played the oldest son, Greg, claimed he dated his onscreen mom. Maureen McCormick, who played the oldest daughter, Marcia, is writing a tell-all book describing bulimia and depression on set.

"I think we care about them because we all grew up with them," said Serafin. "Now we see through their blogs, that maybe they weren't always the perfect family we thought they were."


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by bpai99 July 18, 2008 3:13 PM EDT
Truly, the Apocalypse is upon us when this uses up time in our lives that we will never get back.
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by whiskyrocker July 18, 2008 6:56 AM EDT
Well she is his mom----sort of.
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by keithle1 July 17, 2008 11:35 PM EDT
That chick railroaded Chris Knight with her marriage fever/frenzy/psychosis.
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by erehak July 16, 2008 10:03 PM EDT
"I think we care about them because we all grew up with them," said Serafin. "Now we see through their blogs, that maybe they weren''t always the perfect family we thought they were."

What do you mean "they weren''t always the perfect family"??? They were NEVER a real family! It was a TV show!!! I can''t believe anyone even cares about this stuff.
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by sociald63 July 16, 2008 9:01 PM EDT
oops - sorry, disregard my first comment - that was a xx movie i rented :)
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by shanev137 July 16, 2008 6:32 PM EDT
I''d still do Marcia Brady.
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by ariel133 July 16, 2008 5:22 PM EDT
OH, please, no family is perfect, and the fact the media keeps making us want to think some are is nothing but narcisistic. The Bradys? Their time has past- time to move on!
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