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Roseanne Barr Reveals She Suffered Nervous Breakdowns From Fame

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Jan. 31 2018, Updated 7:13 p.m. ET

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Roseanne Barr may be known for having one of the funniest hit television sitcoms ever, Roseanne, but what fans may not know is that during the nine seasons, the star suffered from nervous breakdowns.

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“I had several nervous breakdowns, but fortunately, no one noticed,” she reveals in a clip from a 20/20 special airing soon. “That was what I always thought.”

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“I did have a few nervous breakdowns and was hospitalized several times. It was very difficult,” she continues. “Fame was difficult, too, but this time I’m like, ‘OK, I’m 65. Thank God I’ve got Social Security now so I don’t have to worry.”

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Roseanne is set to reprise her role as the show is making a comeback to the small screen March 27 on ABC.

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Meanwhile, Roseanne is not the only member of the cast who had a shocking secret. John Goodman has noted in interviews that he is an alcoholic and a depressive. He told The Guardian, it’s “a chemical thing, a brain thing”, a sense of “general dissatisfaction with everything. I don’t want to do anything, nothing seems right. I have to be doing something else, but I don’t want to do anything else.” He catches himself, seeks to lighten the mood: “It’s just nuts.”

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And he too suffered from nervousness, admitting that before landing his role on Roseanne, he would have panic attacks before going on stage while in musical theatre.

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