It’s been months since ABC released the news that the conners will end with season 7, along with many other canceled 2024 shows whose final episodes will hit the 2025 premiere schedule. And during the long wait for new episodes, the comedian and former your rose Showrunner Whitney Cummings dropped the espresso-flavored bombshell that pop star and Disney vet Sabrina Carpenter originally auditioned to play Darlene’s daughter Harris when the initial revival was taking shape.
The news raised questions about why the casting team would have overlooked the Girl knows the world alum when she cast the teenage daughter character, but Cummings clarified that part of the story when she appeared on CNN’s New Year’s Eve broadcast alongside co-hosts Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper. There, Cohen asked (perhaps specifically) why Cummings & Co. would have rejected Carpenter for the role, sparking the controversy. fast friends host to respond with:
No one overlooks Sabrina Carpenter for anything. She came in and wasn’t appropriate for a million reasons. Of course you’re mentioning this drama.
Andy Cohen has built part of his career creating dramatic situations, whether as a producer on Bravo real housewives franchise or as a late night chat show host See what happens livewhich often features celebrities answering or steadfastly avoiding questions about scandalous professional moments. So it was totally in line with expectations that I mentioned Whitney Cummings’ previous admission that the pop star was one of the hopefuls to audition for your roseThe tenth season.
However, the BBQ Queen didn’t quite take the bait and addressed her question in a way that made it clear that this wasn’t a case of Sabrina Carpenter giving a mediocre audition or doing something explicitly to convince the producers. to go with someone else. Rather, Cummings simply stated that she simply didn’t match what they were looking for with Harris.
Eventual fan-favorite star Emma Kenney ended up landing the role while still co-starring Shamelessand although she doesn’t necessarily seem exactly Like Sara Gilbert, I dare say her portrayal of Harris is a more believable addition to the Conner family than anyone who could be described as “blonde and bubbly.” It would still be great to live in a Sliding Doors Stage where we could see what the present would look like with the singer of “Why Please Please” from the Lanford clan.
After that big clarification, Whitney Cummings joked that she probably deserves some kind of reward from the pop star for not casting her. your rose before his eventual transition to the connerssince his music career might not have taken off as strongly if he had been working hours on a sitcom. As Cummings put it:
I deserve a percentage of her tour money for not hiring her. Otherwise, she would still be on that show. You’re welcome, Sabrina.
For example, if Sabrina Carpenter was already too busy filming to the conners‘shortened final season, but the size of an event, he may not have been able to film his big Christmas without meaning special, which is currently available to stream with a Netflix subscription.
Although Cummings is not an active part of the current Connors team, hopefully someone behind the scenes had the idea to involve Carpenter in the final season when it was filmed last year. I mean, probably not, but there’s nothing wrong with wanting it.
