Cindy Williams is mourning the loss of her formerLaverne & Shirleycostar and dear friend,Penny Marshall.
“Utterly unique, a truly great talent,” Williams said of Marshall, who diedof complications from diabetes Monday night at her Hollywood Hills home. She was 75.
Williams shared, “And, oh what fun we had! Can’t describe how I‘ll miss her.”
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Williams tweeted the iconic “L” that Marshall’s Laverne would wear on the show, writing, “I Love You, Partner.”
Decades before Marshall’s death, the duo starred on the beloved sitcomLaverne & Shirleyfor eight seasons from 1976 to 1983 as characters Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney.
But seasons into filming, Williams abruptly exited the series — which left Marshall searching for answers.
“It was all insanity,” Marshall told the Archive of American Television in 2016 of Williams’ sudden exit from the show. “I was going out in front of the audience and they said, ‘What happened with Cindy?’ It was a drag. She said they didn’t want her back. There was all this garbage that was said, but no, it was [her husband]… I missed her not being there.”
Williams, who became pregnant with her first child with her husband at the time, Bill Hudson, told theTodayshow in 2015 that the departure had precedence.
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While there was momentary strife in their friendship, the duo was quick to overcome their differences.
“It’s like an Italian family at a dinner table on Sunday and somebody doesn’t pass the celery properly,” WilliamstoldEntertainment Tonightin 2015. “There’s always going to be arguments.”
And in the end, they all had one goal in mind.
source: people.com
