The cast Frasier is a real family, and Kelsey Grammer takes care of her family.
During a recent appearance on The Kelly Clarkson ShowToks Olagundoye, who plays Professor Olivia Finch in the Fraser revival, spoke about the gesture of support she received from the actor after she was diagnosed with breast cancer.
Although she initially caught it at stage 0 triple negative, Olagundoye’s cancer progressed to stage 1 and she was told she would need surgery. A few weeks before filming, she underwent three operations and chemotherapy Fraser.
When the actress ended up having to undergo a double mastectomy, Olagundoye admitted that she was convinced she would be let go.
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(L-R) Jess Salgueiro, Jack Cutmore-Scott, Kelsey Grammer, Toks Olagundoye and Anders Keith.
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“I’ve never had a TV family like that Frasier damn, they really are amazing human beings. Being around them was really nice,” she began, explaining that she had originally planned to undergo a double mastectomy after filming.
“So I went to my showrunners and I said, ‘Look, if you have to fire me. I’ve only been in three episodes so far, make me a guest star or whatever.’ And they said, ‘No, we’ll do whatever you need,'” Olagundoye recalled. “I went home. My husband asked, ‘How was it?’ I said, ‘Great, I’m sure I’m going to be fired any second.'”
When the actress received a call from Grammer shortly after, she admitted she was convinced she was going to lose her role on the show.
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“He was very emotional. He didn’t understand what I was going through,” she said of the phone call. “And he said, ‘You know, I know how actors think. I want to let you know that this is your family. You’re not going to get fired, we’re going to do whatever it takes to make you comfortable.’ You know, and I would just remember him saying so vividly, ‘You’re going to be so happy after this.'”
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After her emotional confession, host Kelly Clarkson surprised the actress with a special message from Grammer, praising her efforts to spread breast cancer awareness.
“I’m really proud of you for being on this show,” he smiled. “I applaud your efforts to raise awareness and money for breast cancer, and we’ve always loved you and loved being with you as you went through your stint, and congratulations on coming out the other side. I am deeply, personally grateful.”
New episodes Frasier airs Thursdays on Paramount+.
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