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WhenFlorence Hendersonpassed away on Thanksgiving in 2016,Maureen McCormickwas one of the first to lead Hollywood in mourning. Now, almost three years later, McCormick still finds herself emotional over her on-screen mother’s passing — and says a special tribute to Henderson inside theA Very Brady Renovationhome left her in tears.
McCormick, 62, who played Marcia Brady on the show, was paired up withProperty BrothersstarsJonathan and Drew Scott. While touring the house for the first time after the renovations were complete, McCormick recalls finding a few hidden tributes to Henderson — who played the matriarch of the family, Carol Brady— in the finished house, and says they took an emotional toll on her.
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But that wasn’t all: “Barbara, her daughter who was always like a sister and a best friend to me, gave this glass, clear paperweight heart, and the heart was gold. They told me on camera that that was [Henderson’s], so that was just… that got me.”
McCormick and Henderson became friends on set of the iconic sitcom, and stayed close until the late actress’s death at age 82. Henderson even visited McCormick on the set ofDancing with the Starswhile she competed, just a few days before her death.
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Speaking with PEOPLEjust after her passing, McCormick said, “There are so many people who never met Florence but feel like she was a best friend or a mother to them. To me, she was both. I first met her when I was just 12 years old. At the time she was like a second mother but she was so much more than that. She became a dear friend. When you do a show likeThe Brady Bunch, you have such a bond together. I spent so much time with her on weekends at her house with her family. Her kids became almost siblings — and all of them are such beautiful people today, which is such a testament to Florence.”
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McCormick even wore her own memento of Henderson to theA Very Brady Renovationpremiere: A sapphire heart-shaped necklace on a gold chain.
“I’m wearing this in honor of her,” McCormick said, showing off the piece of jewelry around her neck. “There was a charity event back in her hometown and she couldn’t do it and she asked me if I’d go in and take over for her, which I did. She gave this to me as a thank you gift.”
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Though she’s gone, McCormick says she still feelsconnected to her beloved friendthrough these mementos, and the newly renovated house has helped bring her closer to Henderson as well as the otherThe Brady Bunchstars who have passed, including Robert Reed, who played Mike Brady, and Ann Bradford Davis, who played Alice Nelson.
“I truly feel her with me every single day,” McCormick says of Henderson. “And Bob and Annie. [This process] was very, very emotional because I spent five incredible years of my life on this show… And it was absolutely amazing.”
source: people.com
