An industry veteran at 37, actress Melissa Joan Hart dishes on everything from growing up in the spotlight on the Nickelodeon series "Clarissa Explains It All," to putting a spell on audiences in the sitcom "Sabrina the Teenage Witch," to becoming a wife, mother of three and entrepreneur in an all-new episode of "Beyond Candid with Giuliana: Melissa Joan Hart."
In a revealing, one-hour interview, Giuliana sits down with Melissa as she opens up about how she partied like a rockstar, battled backlash from critics and television executives, and how she managed to avoid the scary pitfalls of being a child star. "Beyond Candid with Giuliana: Melissa Joan Hart" premieres tonight, February 17 at 10pm ET/PT only on E!
In the interview, Melissa shares behind-the-scene details of working with some of today's sexiest men alive, including her relationship with then little-known actor Ryan Reynolds. Melissa reveals how she partied with the Wayans brothers and explains why her "good girl" image wasn't completely true. Her husband of 10 years, musician Mark Wilkerson, also joins Giuliana and Melissa to discuss how they juggle living bi-coastal as a family and Melissa's current role on the
ABC Family hit, "Melissa and Joey." Catch the exclusive interview on an all-new "Beyond Candid with Giuliana: Melissa Joan Hart" premiering Monday, February 17th at 10pm ET/PT only on E!
Select Quotes:
"So the night before, I went to my very first Playboy Mansion party. And it was the Mid-Summer Night's Eve party where you're in underwear.... I was feeling like a little shy, so I actually ended up rolling with some friends, doing some Ecstasy.' - Melissa opens up about attending that infamous Playboy Mansion party.
"You know, it's not that I wasn't a bad girl or, that I was too much of a good girl. It was that I never got caught." - Melissa on her good girl image.
"I think it goes back to the parents. My parents didn't want to be in the business for themselves. They weren't out to get anything from me... They weren't trying to live vicariously through me." - Melissa discusses why she thinks she avoided the pitfalls of childhood fame.
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