Fran Drescher revealed she’s closer than ever to her former husband, Peter Marc Jacobson.
“He came out as gay,” the 61-year-old told Fox News. “So he’s officially my gay ex-husband. We met when we were 15. We created ‘The Nanny.’ That became my baby. We were excellent writing and producing partners. And we’re now the best of friends. My parents still view him as a son.”
Jacobson confessed to Drescher he was gay two years after their 21-year marriage ended in 1999, but he had revealed he might be bisexual some years into their union, People magazine reported.Drescher told the outlet Jacobson denying his true sexuality made him “angry and controlling,” causing her to leave him at the height of “The Nanny.”Jacobson and Drescher recreated the Sherman Oaks, Calif., cottage they once called home for the series. At the time, she described revisiting “the good old days” as “bittersweet.”
“We put on a new show and reinvented it,” said Drescher.
The series came to an in 2013, but the love and admiration the duo shared endured“We’re family,” said Dresher. “That’s what it is. And we love each other. And everyone has the right to live an authentic life.”
FRAN DRESCHER INITIALLY FELT THE SITCOM WAS ‘TOO WHITE’
Drescher is still recognized for playing the flashy girl from Flushing in “The Nanny,” which aired from 1993 until 1999. However, her beloved character Fran Fine won’t be coming back anytime soon.
After rumors insisted Drescher was eager to launch a reboot, she told Fox News in April of this year that the hit CBS show isn’t being revamped as a new TV series.“It’s not happening now,” said Drescher. “We’re doing some things that are kind of ‘Nanny’-related, but not a TV reboot. It’s going to be very funny and I think the fans are going to be very happy about it. I’m not allowed to tip it just yet, but we are doing something with that, and I can’t do that and a reboot.”
“The Nanny,” which catapulted Drescher to fame, explored how a cosmetics saleswoman fired from her job and dumped by her boyfriend, becomes the nanny to the three children of a rich English widower living in New York City. And as time passes, the two fall for each other.
Drescher stressed that while she didn’t initially pursue the possibility of a reboot, she hasn’t ruled out the idea altogether. She explained that if “The Nanny” were to ever get redone, she would want the show to offer something completely different for today’s audiences.“It’s never really been something that I’ve aggressively chased because [‘The Nanny’] is such a classic and it was done so well that unless it’s really right, I’d rather do new things and keep moving forward than looking back,” she explained. “In my head, I had thought, well down the road, maybe we can update the show and get Cardi B to play the nanny and get an Obama type to play Mr. Sheffield. And I could be Cardi B’s mother. I could play Sylvia. It would be the new ‘Nanny.’ The updated ‘Nanny.’”
“That’s what’s been in the back of my mind, if and when it ever comes to fruition,” added Drescher.
Drescher has previously campaigned to get rapper Cardi B, 26, to play the role in a possible reboot. And if she had it her way, former president Obama would also make an appearance.
