The cast, she said, was “lightning in the bottle.” ABC Photo Archives/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Kirk Cameron (left) and Tracey Gold in 'Growing Pains' in 1985 But over time, the ...

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Tracey Gold is opening up about the difficult times she had growing up in the spotlight on the family sitcom Growing Pains. While guest hosting the late Shannen Doherty‘s Let’s Be Clear ...

Tracey Gold’s experience filming Growing Pains wasn’t always filled with laughs. While playing Carol Seaver on the Emmy-winning comedy series, Gold, 55, said “fat jokes” made about her ...

When her character became the butt of fat jokes and producers asked her to lose weight, she went on a highly restrictive diet, she says Gold ended up going to inpatient treatment for her eating ...

Tracey Gold in 'Growing Pains' in 1985 (left); Tracey Gold in 2018 (right) ...