Growing Pains’ star Tracey Gold opened up about her role as Carol Seaver and the ‘fat jokes’ that left a lasting impact ...

Actress Tracey Gold, who starred as Carol Seaver on "Growing Pains," talks about her extreme eating disorder accelerated by fat jokes made on the show, and how her TV mom advocated for her health.

Gold then promised herself, "I will not be the butt of anybody's joke again," so she stayed on the diet and was "basically starving" all the time. Growing Pains was later canceled in 1992 while Gold ...

When her character became the butt of fat jokes and producers asked her to lose weight, she went on a highly restrictive diet, she says Gold ended up going to inpatient treatment for her eating ...

Tracey Gold is opening up about the difficult times she had growing up in the spotlight on the family sitcom Growing Pains. While guest hosting the late Shannen Doherty‘s Let’s Be Clear ...

Tracey Gold is looking back on some of her tougher times on the set of Growing Pains. Gold explained Monday how the show's writing hurt her to the point that she suffered from eating disorders, ...

Tracey Gold was cast as Carol Seaver on Growing Pains as a teenager When her character became the butt of fat jokes and producers asked her to lose weight, she went on a highly restrictive diet, she ...