‘Brady Bunch’ Maureen McCormack reveals feelings for gay ‘father’ Reed and kiss with ‘sister’ Plum
”I keep in touch with everyone but Eve [Plum]. I have great relationships with all of them…. [Eve and I] were very close. We were best friends. And, um — yeah. I find it really sad that we don’t see each other anymore. I miss her a lot…. I was on a show once, a late night show five years ago, and I was — you know, there’s all this ‘sex with the Brady Bunch,’ and the movies have made jokes about it, and everyone loves to talk about it. So, I was on this talk show, and I said that I fell in love with everyone, Bob Reed, Barry, Chris — and then I said Florence and Eve! And the guy said, ‘Eve? Really?’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I kissed her, too!’ and that got on the news and it went out. And I was just having fun. It was just, you know, something that I was joking with. And she didn’t take it that way…. I did, I did [idolize Bob Reed]. I don’t think the ‘Brady Bunch’ would have been what it was without Bob Reed. He brought so much realism to the show. It was very difficult when I discovered that he was gay, because I had a huge crush on him. So, it was like, ‘There go my chances!”’
Actress Maureen McCormick speaking as part of her new book tour that reveals a life spent fearing syphilis-induced insanity, chasing cocaine and suffering with bulimia and depression. Actress Eve Plum played her sister, Jan, and Bob Reed, played her father, Mike. (Today show) In a side note, the other ‘Brady’ brothers and sisters are currently together taping appearances for Christopher ‘Peter’ Knight’s new ‘Trivial Pursuit’ show, but said they have not been informed about the content of the book. (AP)
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