Sabrina the Teenage Witch aired from 1996 to 2003, but in 1999 Melissa Joan Hart was almost fired from her iconic role after doing a photoshoot with Maxim, she revealed on a podcast
Melissa Joan Hart delighted fans young and old as the titular character in Sabrina the Teenage Witch, but she was almost kicked off the beloved show for doing a Maxim photoshoot.
The now 47-year-old appeared on the podcast Pod Meets World, a Boy Meets World rewatch podcast hosted by actors Danielle Fishel, Will Friedle, and Rider Strong. The hosts showed Melissa a photo of her and Britney Spears at the premiere of her 1999 rom-com Drive Me Crazy, which Britney provided the titular song for. Melissa pointed out: “If you look at my eyes [in the photo], I’d been crying all evening.”
The Sabrina actress had one of the “worst days” of her life that day. She said she had been up since 4amx doing press for her movie, plus she was planning on breaking up with her boyfriend at the time, who also starred in the film. She had to wait on the red carpet at the premiere for Britney to arrive. “They wanted me to wait in my car for like an hour for Britney to show up so we could do photos together,” she remembered, “And I was like, âCan I just go, start doing the press?’ [They were like,] âNope, You’ve got to wait for Britney.'”
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