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'80s icon Kristy McNichol makes rare appearance 25 years after leaving Hollywood

First publishedJul 27, 13:07 UTC
Last updatedJul 28, 14:34 UTC · 34m ago
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New York Post5Rarely-seen ’80s star Kristy McNichol makes surprise appearance in selfie with ‘fangirl’ Carnie WilsonOpen ↗Fox News Latest6'80s icon Kristy McNichol makes rare appearance 25 years after leaving HollywoodOpen ↗
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'80s icon Kristy McNichol made a rare appearance this week in a new photo with Carnie Wilson — 25 years after leaving Hollywood.On July 20, the 58-year-old Wilson Philips singer shared a selfie on Facebook in which she was seen with the 63-year-old retired actress and gushed over her encounter with one of her childhood idols."Totally fangirling!!!" Wilson wrote in the caption. "Kris (Kristy McNichol) was a part of my youth.

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'80s icon Kristy McNichol made a rare appearance this week in a new photo with Carnie Wilson — 25 years after leaving Hollywood.On July 20, the 58-year-old Wilson Philips singer shared a selfie on Facebook in which she was seen with the 63-year-old retired actress and gushed over her encounter with one of her childhood idols."Totally fangirling!!!" Wilson wrote in the caption. "Kris (Kristy McNichol) was a part of my youth. I adored her in her movies... Especially Little Darlings and The End."Wilson went on to say that she told McNichol "how meaningful" her movies were to her and her close friend Tiffany Miller.

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'80s icon Kristy McNichol made a rare appearance this week in a new photo with Carnie Wilson — 25 years after leaving Hollywood.On July 20, the 58-year-old Wilson Philips singer shared a selfie on Facebook in which she was seen with the 63-year-old retired actress and gushed over her encounter with one of her childhood idols."Totally fangirling!!!" Wilson wrote in the caption. "Kris (Kristy McNichol) was a part of my youth.
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