Dr. Forbes Riley
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
Don't put your foot in two different boats because they will go in different directions.
I always wanted to be an actress.
I loved being a TV host.
I made a lot of money over here.
I still love my acting.
So I'd go back and forth and back and forth.
And then one day the universe, and I don't know how much you believe in this, but I could hear it very loudly.
I had the lead in a TV series.
I was really happy.
It was called Fashion House.
I was the devil wears proud of bitch with all of these people running things.
She was a great character.
I loved it.
We shot the pilot.
At the 11th hour, I wasn't famous enough, and they replaced me with Bo Derek.
It's Bo Derek, an actress.
I love you, Bo.
But not the Joan Collins kind of bitchy character that I embodied.
And I had a moment, and then my agent let me go.
There's a whole thing about ageism in Hollywood.