{"id":954264,"date":"2026-11-01T11:10:11","date_gmt":"2026-11-01T11:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/954264\/"},"modified":"2026-11-01T11:10:11","modified_gmt":"2026-11-01T11:10:11","slug":"80s-sitcom-star-shares-sweet-reunion-with-a-familiar-face","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/954264\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201980s Sitcom Star Shares Sweet Reunion With a Familiar Face"},"content":{"rendered":"

A fan favorite ’80s television star<\/a> recently shared a fun reunion on social media that had everybody feeling nostalgic. Lisa Whelchel<\/a>, who played Blair Warner in The Facts of Life, had an opportunity to spend time with former costar Geri Jewell<\/a>, and the photo that Whelchel shared was a big hit.<\/p>\n

On October 29, Whelchel, 63, posted a snapshot on Instagram<\/a>. The photo showed her standing next to Jewell, with one arm around her former costar’s shoulder. Both ladies smiled as the picture was taken.<\/p>\n

In the caption, Whelchel wrote, “So great to hang with my dear friend Geri Jewell. We have known each other almost 50 years!”<\/p>\n

She added, “She was my first roommate. Old friends are gold!”<\/p>\n

Jewell, 70, who has cerebral palsy, played Geri Tyler on The Facts of Life. She appeared in 12 episodes, playing Blair’s cousin, and she notes on her website<\/a> that she “received worldwide recognition [for] being the first person with a disability to be cast in a prime-time series.”<\/p>\n

Whelchel’s Instagram post received hundreds of comments and over 24,000 likes.<\/p>\n

“Omgosh, Geri! I loved her, she should have been a regular on Facts Of Life. She’s so good,” one fan gushed.<\/p>\n

Another wrote, “She’s all our cousin, Geri!!!!!!!!!”<\/p>\n

Someone else added, “This photo made my day.”<\/p>\n

An additional comment read, “Love this picture. Such an important show to introduce actors with physical challenges and see them treated as everyone else in the room.”<\/p>\n

Fans declared that both ladies looked fantastic and love that they remain friends all these years later.<\/p>\n

\"Lisa<\/p>\n

‘The Facts of Life’ star Lisa Whelchel attends the Saving Innocense Gala in 2015. FS2 \/ WENN.com \/ MEGA<\/p>\n

After her time on The Facts of Life<\/a>, Jewell went on to appear on Sesame Street, 21 Jump Street, and nine episodes of The Young and the Restless as Rose, her IMDb page<\/a> details. She later played Jewell in 2019’s Deadwood: The Movie and in 2025 appeared in a short titled AEIOU.<\/p>\n

Whelchel also remained in the entertainment business after The Facts of Life<\/a> ended. Her IMDb page<\/a> shares that she was a contestant on Survivor: Philippines in 2012, and more recently, she hosted a television series titled Collector’s Call.<\/p>\n

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