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08-08-2022, 08:22 PM
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/barbara-eden-recalls-working-wonderful-154543588.html
Barbara Eden is a longtime fan of Lucille Ball.
During a panel at Christmas Con on Saturday, the I Dream of Jeannie star, 90, raved about her former friend and costar.
After being asked what it was like to work with the comedian, Eden said, "Oh my god. I'm going to stand up for this one." She did, then answered, "She was wonderful! She was absolutely a wonderful, beautiful person to work with."
Eden shared that her appearance in an episode of I Love Lucy in 1957 alongside Ball was her third job in Hollywood. "I'd had a little difficulty with the second one, who was a diva I worked with and she didn't like me, so I was really worried," Eden admitted.
Following her unfortunate experience with the other actress, she knew she had to be cautious when she found out she was working with Ball. "I thought, 'OK, I'll be very careful. I'll stay out [of her way],'" she said.
Eden added, "And I knew Desi was a playboy, so I knew I had to be careful there."
Luckily for Eden, Ball surpassed her expectations. "She was lovely!" the actress said, remembering her role as Lucy's "country cousin."
"[Lucy] was in her dressing room and she's like, 'Barbara, come here, come here.' And I'm like, 'Oh my god. It's going to start. Here it is.' She said, 'Do you like that dress?' And I said, 'I love it. It's fine, it's fine, everything's wonderful,'" Eden recalled. "She said, 'Take it off.' So I take it off. Do you know that Lucy and her assistant sat there and put those shiny things [rhinestones] on that dress? They punched them in. But it was to make the dress look better."
Eden added, "That was Lucy."
The actress also shared that Ball wanted to sign her at the time but she had already signed with Fox. "I often wonder how wonderful it would've been to work with her as a coach and a teacher," Eden reflected. "But Lucy, I'll never forget her."
Barbara Eden is a longtime fan of Lucille Ball.
During a panel at Christmas Con on Saturday, the I Dream of Jeannie star, 90, raved about her former friend and costar.
After being asked what it was like to work with the comedian, Eden said, "Oh my god. I'm going to stand up for this one." She did, then answered, "She was wonderful! She was absolutely a wonderful, beautiful person to work with."
Eden shared that her appearance in an episode of I Love Lucy in 1957 alongside Ball was her third job in Hollywood. "I'd had a little difficulty with the second one, who was a diva I worked with and she didn't like me, so I was really worried," Eden admitted.
Following her unfortunate experience with the other actress, she knew she had to be cautious when she found out she was working with Ball. "I thought, 'OK, I'll be very careful. I'll stay out [of her way],'" she said.
Eden added, "And I knew Desi was a playboy, so I knew I had to be careful there."
Luckily for Eden, Ball surpassed her expectations. "She was lovely!" the actress said, remembering her role as Lucy's "country cousin."
"[Lucy] was in her dressing room and she's like, 'Barbara, come here, come here.' And I'm like, 'Oh my god. It's going to start. Here it is.' She said, 'Do you like that dress?' And I said, 'I love it. It's fine, it's fine, everything's wonderful,'" Eden recalled. "She said, 'Take it off.' So I take it off. Do you know that Lucy and her assistant sat there and put those shiny things [rhinestones] on that dress? They punched them in. But it was to make the dress look better."
Eden added, "That was Lucy."
The actress also shared that Ball wanted to sign her at the time but she had already signed with Fox. "I often wonder how wonderful it would've been to work with her as a coach and a teacher," Eden reflected. "But Lucy, I'll never forget her."