While TV sitcoms can often seem like the cheeriest places possible to work on a daily basis, that’s obviously not always the case. And for a few years now, audiences have been aware that ABC’s The Goldbergs was just such a place where behind-the-scenes tensions were having an effect on at least some of its lead actors. Things came to a heated head in late 2021, with star Jeff Garlin exiting the show under unclear circumstances, despite his character living on in various ways until being officially killed off going into its tenth season. Star Wendi Mclendon-Covey has addressed the troublesome topic in the past, and recently shared some more honest thoughts about the situation, while making it clear it’s not a fun topic for her.
Speaking with Bravo’s Andy Cohen on his Sirius radio show, McClendon-Covey talked about the long-running ABC sitcom coming to an end this year, though she already has another comedy project lined up.When Cohen asked her about Bev becoming a widow after Jeff Garlin’s somewhat mutual ousting, she spoke in a measured tone, clearly not wanting to dig into things too much. In her words:
