What Happened To Stephen Collins, The Dad From 7th Heaven

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Stephen Collins was once a beloved actor but some serious allegations against the 7th Heaven star changed everything. So here's where he is now.

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What Happened To Stephen Collins From 7th Heaven After His Disturbing Scandal?

BY AMANDA RAY BYERLY/MAY 21, 2023 6:00 AM EST

In his heyday, actor Stephen Collins was perhaps best known for his role as Eric Camden, the beloved reverend, husband, and father of seven children, on the family drama television series "7th Heaven." Alas, Collins' reputation as a squeaky-clean television dad came crashing down in 2014 when TMZ obtained a leaked recording of Collins admitting to engaging in sexual misconduct with minors during a marital counseling session with his then-wife.

Collins later addressed the disturbing scandal during an interview with global anchor Katie Couric on ABC News' "20/20." According to Collins, although he was guilty of inappropriately touching a female minor in 1973 and exposing himself to two separate underage girls in 1982 and 1984, he was adamant that he was "absolutely not" a pedophile. "I'm absolutely not attracted, physically or sexually attracted to children," he told Couric. As one can imagine, however, following the alarming admission, Collin's acting career never recovered. But whatever came of Collins post-scandal? Here's what we know.

Stephen Collins moved to Iowa and remarried

The story goes that following his deeply disturbing scandal, Stephen Collins hightailed it out of Los Angeles and retreated to Iowa. As reported by the Daily Mail, Collins plunked down $557,000 for an unassuming three-bedroom, two-bathroom home in the Hawkeye State, complete with an in-home office and a meditation room, and situated on 1.77 acres of property. Not too shabby, eh? In photos obtained by the online publication, it appears the fallen actor has seemingly acclimated to his new surroundings and his slower pace of life as he has been spotted doing various ordinary and mundane tasks like basic household tasks, running errands, and even tapping into his spiritual side with transcendental meditation sessions at a private meditation facility.

But that's not all. It's reported that Collins also remarried in July 2019 to Jenny Nagel, a woman 40 years his junior. As it turns out, Nagel was a longtime fan of Collins and "7th Heaven." She even gushed about him on social media way back in 2010. "Have been watching this show since 1999... and those 2 r the best!! I wanna have this kind of relationship (when I grow up)," Nagel posted along with a clip of Collins and Catherine Hicks, portraying the roles of longtime husband and wife Eric and Annie Camden. An interesting turn of events, indeed!

Stephen Collins probably won't be starring in any 7th Heaven reboots

Given his current residence and tendency for lying low in the aftermath of his scandal, it's probably safe to say that Stephen Collins won't be starring in any possible "7th Heaven" reboots.

In August 2019, actor Beverley Mitchell who played Lucy Camden in the series floated the idea of a reboot. "Now if only we could get a reboot!" she wrote in a sentimental Instagram post. "Would you be down to watch?" she asked her many followers.

It appears, however, that not everyone was totally on board with the idea of a "7th Heaven" reboot, especially considering how Stephen Collins' career took a turn after the show's final season wrapped. Back in 2016, when Catherine Hicks, who played the role of matriarch Annie Camden, was asked by TMZ whether or not there would ever be a reunion for the show, Hicks quipped, "I don't know. I mean, we'd have to open with Stephen's coffin." Yikes. Then in 2017, she appeared to have a change of heart, telling TMZ that if the powers that be did greenlight a reunion, she would be happy to see everyone, including her former television hubby, Stephen Collins. Alas, in 2023, Hicks provided an update. "No, no. 'Cause the kids grew up and Stephen's gone," Hicks told TMZ when they once again asked her about the possibility of a "7th Heaven" reboot. We think the keyword there is "gone."

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Whatever Happened To The Dad From 7th Heaven?

BY MIKE WORBY/MAY 29, 2023 2:30 PM EST

Stephen Collins has been a prolific actor for five decades. With over 75 credits to his name, the performer has long been a staple of the worlds of film and television. However, Collins is best known for his role as Reverend Eric Camden on the long-running CW series "7th Heaven."

While the weekly drama has reentered the modern consciousness mostly through YouTube and TikTok videos mocking its Puritan values and ridiculous storylines, nine years ago, people were talking about "7th Heaven" again for a very different reason. Collins, who had essentially portrayed a moral paragon for 11 years on television, had been caught in the kind of scandal that celebs don't generally come back from.

After the New York City Police Department received a tape, purportedly of Collins, admitting to having sexual relations with minors, the actor was pretty much finished, despite not being prosecuted for the crimes. A couple of months later, the performer even admitted in a statement to People to three separate instances over the course of his career of inappropriate sexual conduct with a minor.

Stephen Collins' career didn't recover from the scandal

Stephen Collins was married to actress Faye Grant at the time, and she had made recordings of a marriage counseling session that eventually came into the hands of TMZ. On the recording, Collins admits to molesting a family member of his previous wife and also exposing himself to minors. Grant subsequently divorced the actor, and his career has been in shambles ever since.

Though Collins escaped prosecution for his crimes due to the statute of limitations expiring on these incidents, the actor subsequently moved to Iowa, where he has reportedly remarried, this time to a woman four decades younger than him. While many hit series from the '90s and '00s have seen revivals in recent years, it's unlikely that "7th Heaven" will follow suit with this kind of dark scandal hanging over the show.

Though Beverley Mitchell, who played middle daughter Lucy Camden in "7th Heaven," stirred up talks of a possible revival of the series in 2019, it seems like it's safe to say that this is more or less off the table. Many cast members from the series are still performing today, but the same cannot be said about the actors who played the Camden parents. Not only is Collins disgraced, but Catherine Hicks, who played matriarch Annie Camden, has also retired from acting and has no interest in coming back.

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The big question is how much more would've come from him in Hollywood anyway by the time that the rest of us got wind of his extra-curricular activity? The guy was 67 years old when the word finally got out.

God bless you and him always!!!

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