Todd Bridges Reveals Child Stars' Dark Secrets

0:00On April to 8th, Todd Bridges from Different Strokes just spilled some heavy truth in the doc Childstar's Gone Wild. He says his first, everything sexually first time, freesoms even bigger groups, went down with co-star Dana Plato right on set as kids. Plato played Kimberly Drummond on the show, which ran from 1978 to 1986. Network sexualized her early, sticking her in bikinis at age 12 on other shows, and skimpy outfits on different strokes. At pressure hit hard, Plato got pregnant at 17 in 1984, got ridden off temporarily, then battled drugs and booze her whole. Life. Her co-stars like Bridges and Gary Coleman dealt with their own addictions too. Dr. Drew Wazin, calling her wild behavior classic sex addiction signs, may be from abuse before fame. Bridges remembers her as super bold back then. Plato overdosed May 8th, 1999, ruled suicide. Bridges wishes she'd opened up about her struggles, says the cast could have stepped

1:00in and changed her story. Childstar dimly scars that don't fade easy. I'm Cory with the story. That's your entertainment and celebrity news today update. AI powered and always trending.