They still call her 'mom'
Lori Loughlin checks in to '90210'
By Bruce R. Miller, Journal staff writer | Posted: Friday, August 22, 2008
Lori Loughlin stars as Debbie Wilson, the hot mom on “90210.”
LOS ANGELES -- Lori Loughlin never got a chance to be on "Beverly Hills 90210."
She was too busy starring in a little thing called "Full House."
Now, she's moving into the hip zip as Debbie Wilson, the mother of two Kansas-bred teens who can't believe the world they're calling home.
"It's a clever show," Loughlin says of the upcoming CW series. "The younger, newer audience will be satisfied and the older, '90210' fans won't be disappointed. The producers have little crumbs here and there to keep you interested in what has happened since the original. But, really, it's a brand new show."
Unlike the first show's mom, Loughlin's character isn't going to be shuttled to the rear while the teens get all the attention. "She's a photographer who's going to be very involved in the kids' lives." Her husband (played by Rob Estes) is the new principal of West Beverly High School. Her mother-in-law (Jessica Walter) is a very famous actress with a very noticeable drinking problem. They move in with her until they're financially able to go out on their own.
Their two children, meanwhile, have to deal with the culture shock that occurs when they're plopped in the middle of extreme wealth.
Is it hard to raise kids in Beverly Hills? "It's hard to raise kids anywhere," says the mother of three (her husband is fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli).
Loughlin says she guards her children from "the business," but says she tries to instill values that would work anywhere. "Like my grandma used to say, 'We all came into the world the same way and we're all leaving the same way. It doesn't matter what you do for a living or how much money you have or what god you pray to, we are all human beings. How you want to be treated is how you need to treat other people.' That's how I was raised and that's how I'm trying to raise my kids."
Occasionally, she says, she'll take them to a Disney movie premiere but, for the most part, they're isolated from the world she has known for decades.
On "Full House," she got to see the Olsen twins find their way in the business; on "Summerland," she watched Jesse McCartney become a big music star. "You're happy for them," she says, "but you hope they have a good foundation...that they keep their head on their shoulders. I lived a good portion of my life in New York City. I hung out with a lot of bankers and investment people and you could get in a lot of trouble in that group, too. You just have to make smart choices."
Intervene? No, Loughlin says. "I'm not their parent. If I feel the need to say something or give them advice, I'll step up as a friend. I've made it fairly well known, I'm here if you want to talk or bounce ideas off me. But it's not my job to preach."
Besides, Loughlin believes in separating work and home.
"When I'm at home, I don't talk about work. My husband talks about his golf game more than anything else and we spend a lot of time with the children. We have family game night and we have our own date night to keep the romance going. But he's not interested in the business. He's supportive whether I work or I don't. It's all good in his eyes."
She was too busy starring in a little thing called "Full House."
Now, she's moving into the hip zip as Debbie Wilson, the mother of two Kansas-bred teens who can't believe the world they're calling home.
"It's a clever show," Loughlin says of the upcoming CW series. "The younger, newer audience will be satisfied and the older, '90210' fans won't be disappointed. The producers have little crumbs here and there to keep you interested in what has happened since the original. But, really, it's a brand new show."
Unlike the first show's mom, Loughlin's character isn't going to be shuttled to the rear while the teens get all the attention. "She's a photographer who's going to be very involved in the kids' lives." Her husband (played by Rob Estes) is the new principal of West Beverly High School. Her mother-in-law (Jessica Walter) is a very famous actress with a very noticeable drinking problem. They move in with her until they're financially able to go out on their own.
Their two children, meanwhile, have to deal with the culture shock that occurs when they're plopped in the middle of extreme wealth.
Is it hard to raise kids in Beverly Hills? "It's hard to raise kids anywhere," says the mother of three (her husband is fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli).
Loughlin says she guards her children from "the business," but says she tries to instill values that would work anywhere. "Like my grandma used to say, 'We all came into the world the same way and we're all leaving the same way. It doesn't matter what you do for a living or how much money you have or what god you pray to, we are all human beings. How you want to be treated is how you need to treat other people.' That's how I was raised and that's how I'm trying to raise my kids."
Occasionally, she says, she'll take them to a Disney movie premiere but, for the most part, they're isolated from the world she has known for decades.
On "Full House," she got to see the Olsen twins find their way in the business; on "Summerland," she watched Jesse McCartney become a big music star. "You're happy for them," she says, "but you hope they have a good foundation...that they keep their head on their shoulders. I lived a good portion of my life in New York City. I hung out with a lot of bankers and investment people and you could get in a lot of trouble in that group, too. You just have to make smart choices."
Intervene? No, Loughlin says. "I'm not their parent. If I feel the need to say something or give them advice, I'll step up as a friend. I've made it fairly well known, I'm here if you want to talk or bounce ideas off me. But it's not my job to preach."
Besides, Loughlin believes in separating work and home.
"When I'm at home, I don't talk about work. My husband talks about his golf game more than anything else and we spend a lot of time with the children. We have family game night and we have our own date night to keep the romance going. But he's not interested in the business. He's supportive whether I work or I don't. It's all good in his eyes."
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