Kelsey Grammer’s “Frasier” costar Toks Olagundoye recalled how the actor reassured her that she wouldn’t be fired whereas she was battling breast most cancers in the course of the filming of the revival sequence.
Throughout an look on “The Kelly Clarkson Show,” the 49-year-old actress recalled that she was identified with stage 0 triple damaging breast most cancers at age 46 and the most cancers had progressed to stage 1 by the point of her first surgical procedure. Olagundoye underwent two extra surgical procedures and commenced engaged on “Frasier” two weeks after finishing chemotherapy.
Shortly into manufacturing, Olagundoye’s physician insisted that she needed to bear a double mastectomy instantly and the actress feared that she would lose her job.
“I went to my showrunners and I said, ‘Listen, if you have to fire me, I’ve only been on three episodes so far, make me a guest star or whatever,’” Olagundoye remembered.
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Kelsey Grammer reassured “Frasier” costar Toks Olagundoye that she wouldn’t be fired from the present whereas she was battling breast most cancers. (Jesse Grant/Getty Photos for Paramount+)
She continued, “And they were like, ‘No, we’ll do whatever you need to do, you know, it’s fine.’ I was like, ‘Great.’”
Nonetheless, Olagundoye remained uncertain and later advised her husband, “I am sure I’m getting fired any second.”
“Because, you know, they talk in Hollywood and say one thing, another thing happens,” she advised Clarkson.
Olagundoye recalled that she was sure she can be let go from the present till she acquired a “very emotional” name from Grammer. ( Vivien Killilea/Getty Photos for SCAD)
Olagundoye recalled that she then acquired a name from Grammer, who works as govt producer on “Frasier” together with starring because the titular character.
“I see Kelsey’s calling and I was like, ‘Yep, this is it, getting fired, right this second,’” she remembered.
Olagundoye continued, “He was very emotional, he didn’t realize what I was going through, and he said, ‘I know how actors think, I want to let you know this is your family, you’re not getting fired, we’re going to do whatever we need to do to make you feel comfortable.’ I remember him so vividly saying, ‘You’re going to be so happy after this. Everything is going to be OK.'”
Kelsey Grammer visits SiriusXM Studios on Sept. 13, 2024, in New York Metropolis. (Getty Photos)
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Olagundoye was a member of the principle forged of “Frasier” in the course of the present’s first season, which premiered in October 2023. She performed Professor Olivia Finch, the chair of Harvard College’s psychology division who convinces Dr. Frasier Crane (Grammer) to grow to be a lecturer at Harvard within the sequence’ first episode.
‘”He said, ‘I know how actors think, I want to let you know this is your family, you’re not getting fired, we’re going to do whatever we need to do to make you feel comfortable.’”
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The actress reprised her function within the second season of “Frasier,” which debuted in September.
Olagundoye mentioned she has “never had a TV family quite like the ‘Frasier’ cast.” (Randy Shropshire/Getty Photos for Paramount+)
“I’ve never had a TV family quite like the ‘Frasier’ cast, they’re really amazing human beings,” Olagundoye advised Clarkson. “To be around them was really nice.”
After Olagundoye shared her story, Clarkson shocked the actress by enjoying a video message that Grammer had beforehand recorded for her.
“I’m really proud of you for being on this show and I salute your efforts to raise awareness and money for breast cancer, and we’ve always loved you and loved being with you when you were going through your stint, and congratulations on coming out the other side,” Grammer mentioned within the video.
Kelsey initially portrayed Dr. Frasier Crane on “Cheers,” then went on to play him for 11 seasons within the unique “Frasier” sequence. (NBCU Photograph Financial institution)
“I’m deeply, personally grateful that you did,” he added.
Grammer first appeared as Frasier Crane on “Cheers” in 1984. He landed the spinoff sequence, “Frasier,” in 1993 and starred for 11 seasons because the character earlier than it resulted in 2004.
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