Actress Christine Lakin believes a light-hearted joke about Kirk Cameron cost her a role on the popular Netflix reboot series “Fuller House.”
In a recent appearance on the “How Rude, Tanneritos” podcast, hosted by Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber, Lakin shared her experience of being unexpectedly dismissed from the show. The actress, 45, was set to join the sequel series as a recurring character but was let go just before the table read.
Recalling her excitement, Lakin mentioned a positive meeting with the show’s creator, Jeff Franklin. However, her enthusiasm was short-lived. “Two days before the table read, my manager called saying the read was postponed due to script rewrites,” she explained. “The next day, I was informed that I’d been let go. I hadn’t even attended a table read.”
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Lakin suspects her dismissal might be linked to a satirical video she participated in seven years ago, which mocked Kirk Cameron, brother of “Fuller House” star Candace Cameron Bure. “I joined a ‘Funny or Die’ video reacting to Kirk’s controversial comments about the LGBTQ community,” Lakin said. “I think it might have created some bad blood, leading to my exclusion from the show.”
Kirk Cameron faced backlash for his anti-same-sex marriage remarks during a CNN interview in March 2012. In response, Lakin and other former child actors produced a satirical video in April 2012, criticizing Cameron’s stance.
Reflecting on the situation, Lakin expressed her disappointment, especially since her friend Virginia Williams later joined the show for seasons 2 through 5. “It was a bummer for me. I would have loved to have been part of it,” she admitted.
“Full House” originally aired on ABC from 1987 to 1995, while its reboot series “Fuller House” ran on Netflix from 2016 to 2020. HuffPost has reached out to Candace Cameron Bure’s representatives for comment.
