Instant Love
The show’s breakout star is definitely, without a doubt, Christina Applegate. Starting from the moment she first appeared on the show, the members of the audience couldn’t take their eyes off her. The outfits may have contributed to it, but it was mostly Applegate’s humor, her self-parody and willingness to give all that she can to ensure the show’s success. The show’s producers as well as the writers recognized Applegate’s appeal and talent early on, so they dedicated adequate screen time for her to show her array of talents (this helped in gaining a following for the show over the course of the first episodes).
Instant Love
Over The Top
As Katey Sagal did her audition for Peggy, she realized that she needed to land the role. Bills had to be paid and her career needed rescuing. Unlike other actresses who choose to go through the regular audition process, Sagal decided to go all out. When she first auditioned for the role of Peggy, Sagal dressed the part. She wore a short hideous dress, made her hair big, and put a LOT of makeup on. This was how she imagined Peggy. Sagal was so in the zone during the audition that she didn’t even once break character and continued acting as if she were Peggy. As what the producers of the show said, this was the reason why she got the part. Another actress that was bold and resolute was Christina Applegate. During her audition for Kelly’s part, she wore the most beautiful outfit she owned, and showed the producers the unseen beauty she would be able to bring to playing bratty Kelly. It would appear that her game plan worked.
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