Sometimes, when we watch our favorite shows, it’s hard to separate what is real from fiction. These beloved characters become such an important part of our lives. We often believe they exist the same way off-screen as they appear on screen. Thankfully, for many actors and actresses, that truly is the case. They are a family in every sense of the word. And while that can bring incredible joy, it also means they share in each other’s grief.
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Kelly Bishop and Edward Hermann starred together as Emily and Richard Gilmore on Gilmore Girls from 2000 to 2007. They seemed to be the perfect couple and shared an intense love for their daughter Lorelai and granddaughter Rory, played by Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel. During their time on set, Kelly and Edward become close, but he was a private man.
Kelly’s new memoir, The Third Gilmore Girl, reveals the star’s heartache at learning Edward was sick with terminal brain cancer in 2014.
“I hadn’t even known he was sick until one day a couple of weeks before he died,” she wrote. “I happened to be scanning Page Six of the New York Post… when I noticed a brief article about some trouble between Ed and his business manager. I was just skimming it until I came across the words, ‘Herrmann, 71, who is battling brain cancer…'”
Kelly recalled wanting to call Edward’s wife, Star Roman, after learning the news but feeling uncomfortable because they didn’t know each other well. Instead, she contacted Lauren and Gilmore Girls creator Amy Sherman-Palladino, who were equally shocked.
“We struggled to even figure out what to say beyond ‘Oh my God,’ and ‘Please don’t let this be true,'” she wrote.
Thankfully for her, Star reached out to Emily and invited her to visit Edward before he passed away. In their final meeting, she whispered to him,
“Lauren, Amy, and Alexis sent their love.” She then “kissed him on the forehead, left a lip print, and whispered, ‘Tell them that’s from me.'”
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