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Oct 2024
1h 7m

Vanessa Estelle Williams

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Melrose Place resident and fitness instructor Rhonda Blair is on the pod! 

 

Vanessa Estelle Williams joins Courtney, Laura, and Daphne to talk about her time on the first season of MP! From her audition process to how her character developed throughout the season, the lack of Black writers on the series, and the devastation she felt after being fired after season one without warning. 

 

Vanessa also talks about sharing her first onscreen kiss ever with Néstor Carbonell, what she did after leaving Melrose Place, and a surprise call from Doug Savant! 

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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