A Different Look at
Rue McClanahan
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said, “My Lord!” I also just love the picture on your
book; I just think it’s wonderful.
Rue: Well, I love it too, but let’s be honest. That
was done with lighting and makeup and hair and 64
different takes.
Freya: Yes, but it is still you, honey. They could
have done that to somebody else and it wouldn’t look
like that.
Rue: Well, I did look like that for a second or two.
Freya: Yes, and that’s going to be on the cover of my
magazine…you’re still going to be out there looking like that! Well, I sure wish we could get you to
South Texas, and do a book promotion. We would
love to have you, Rue.
Rue: Well, thank you for the invitation. I wouldn’t
hold my breath if I were you, because I am going to
be busy on this TV show.
Freya: Well, that is great. Keep me posted on that. I
won’t hold MY breath, because I would go into more
panic attacks! I have had enough.
Rue: I hope you’re not serious, after Reggie’s death
and all?
Freya: Well, actually, it took a couple of months.
Well, not a couple of months…practically a year. It
was very strange. For a couple of months, I’d turn
the lights off and walk down the hall to go to bed.
My heart would start pounding. You have absolutely
no control whatsoever. Right out of your sub-conscious, you get hit – head on. Then I became aware
of it...when I could identify it…it would go away. It
was very odd. And then, when Reggie died a couple
of months ago, that was horrible. That was terrifying. There are certain places that I can’t go anymore
like the market because I will have a panic attack.
Rue: Why a market?
Freya: I am trying to figure this out. It is where Reggie and I used to go shopping all the time.
Rue: Well, that’s normal.
Freya: Yeah, so now I stay out of those places. If I
stay out of certain places, then it generally doesn’t
happen.
Rue: Were you living together when he died?
Freya: No, he had his classic mid-life crisis last
December, went and bought a Harley Davidson and
grew his hair all the way down his back. He was going to go off and paint. I F