“She’s one of the sweetest, kindest and most down-to-earth people I’ve ever met. I love her, I love her unconditionally,” Barber toldPEOPLE Nowon Monday about Loughlin, with whom she starred inFull Houseand the Netflix reboot.
“She’s just a sweetheart, and she’ll always be family to me,” said Barber, 43.
And according to Barber, Loughlin’s absence was felt while taping the series finale.
“It was really sad, and we could feel her absence,” she said. “It just felt like there was a hole in the whole season but also in that final episode. She should’ve been there, and I’m sorry that she wasn’t.”
Despite the controversy, Barber had nothing but positive things to say about Loughlin, with whom she has stayed in touch.
“Yeah, I have,” Barber said about communicating with Loughlin. “She’s doing great. She’s doing as good as possible.”
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They were charged with one count each of conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery, in addition to their previous charges of money laundering conspiracy, conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud and honest services mail and wire fraud. They pleaded not guilty, but in October, they werecharged furtherwith one count each of conspiracy to commit federal programs bribery. It is unclear how they will plead to that charge.
Candace Cameron Bure, Jodie Sweetin and Andrea Barber inFuller House.Netflix
Recently,a source close to Loughlin told PEOPLEthat she and Giannulli are feeling escalated stress as they await their trial.
“They feel like this is David versus Goliath. How do you go up against the federal government, when the government has decided to make an example out of you? How can you possibly move forward from this?” the source said about the couple.
“This stress is about to break them,” the source added.
Whatever may come, Loughlin’sFuller Housefamily is in her corner.
At the end of October, Bob Saget, who had previouslyavoided commentingon his costar’s ongoing legal problems, had onlypositive things to say about Loughlinin an interview withFox News.
“I love the people I love, and people go through life, and stuff happens,” said Saget, 63. “For a while, I was saying, ‘No comment,’ and now there’s just no point in talking about it because I’ve answered it. What I would say is, I love the people I love, and I have empathy for people that are in my life for 35 years. I don’t cut people out.”
“I’ve never had any friends growing up,” the actor added. “So, I’m lucky to have any in the first place.”
source: people.com
