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Sex, drugs and Little House On The Prairie

Actress reveals her life of excess left her homeless - by New Idea Writer
  • 18 Jul 2016
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She was best known to millions around the world as perennially cheerful schoolteacher Miss Beadle in Little House On The Prairie.

But in real life, Charlotte Stewart was anything but sweet an innocent.

In her new memoir, A Bad Girl’s Guide To Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary, And Me, the now 75-year-old has opened up about her debaucherous ways that resulted in her being homeless.

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Charlotte Stewart, who played schoolteacher Miss Beadle, has revealed addictions to drugs and alcohol left her homeless

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Charlotte, who appeared on the family-friendly period drama from 1974-1978, reveals she lived a life of excess that eventually saw her life spiral out of control.

‘The ’70s were an exploratory time with the women’s movement, the free love, and there was lots of marijuana and drugs,’ she admits.

Dalliances with some of Hollywood’s leading men – including Angelina Jolie’s father, Jon Voight, and Bill Murray to name just a couple – were also a regular occurrence.

‘I was in my early 20s and an actress in a town where there were many nice looking men available. They were interested,’ she says, adding with a smile: ‘I had a wonderful time, and I have no regrets.’

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She may have played a sweet and innocent character to perfection, but off-camera, Charlotte was anything but

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However, by the 1980s, her drug and alcohol addiction had well and truly taken hold, and Charlotte found herself homeless – a turning point that finally saw her seek treatment in order to get her life back on track.

‘That was a really horrible time for me,’ she acknowledges. ‘I was spending too much time playing. People were trying to help me, but I didn’t want to hear what they were saying. That’s common with addicts.’

Fortunately, after cleaning up her act, Charlotte was cast in Twin Peaks – a series that proved so iconic, it’s being remade for Showtime, with the star reprising her role as Betty Briggs.

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Following a stint in rehab, the actress rebounded back to fame after being cast as Betty Briggs in cult hit Twin Peaks

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Now 75, the star has lifted the lid on her wild life in the memoir A Bad Girl’s Guide To Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary, And Me

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