Joey LaurensThe friends of ‘daughters’ are in love with the younger version of the actor Us saying, “Wow!”
“Now that the ’90s are back, there’s a lot of talk about one Blossom Restart. Their friends are all watching Blossom. So it’s very interesting,” Lawrence, 47, shared exclusively We weekly on Friday, March 15, as he continues his partnership with Listerine clinical solutions. “My daughters often say, ‘Dad, it’s really weird. My boyfriend has a crush on Joey Lawrence 95. It’s weird.’ I thought, ‘Yeah, it’s weird. It’s a bit strange. Thank you for making me feel super old while watching my face fall apart in every interview I’ve ever done.’”
Lawrence has been acting since the early 1980s, most notably in films like Give me a break!, Blossom And Brother love. As he grew up and continued to act, he also took on a new role in real life as a doting girl daddy. Lawrence shares daughters Charleston, 18, and Liberty, 14, with ex-wife Chandie Yawn Nelson and daughter Dylan, 13 months, with wife SAmantha Cope.
While it’s admittedly strange that Charleston and Liberty’s friends have come to find 1995’s Joey Lawrence adorable, the actor thinks it’s “great” that they’re interested in his past projects.
“I think with the resurgence of the 1990s and the whole idea that we’re going to come together and do this Blossom Again, I think it’s really turned off a lot of interest from my kids and their friends,” Lawrence added, alluding to a possible reboot with Costar Mayim Bialik. “And then they like the ‘Brotherly Love’ pod, which is crazy because Mat [Lawrence] And Andy [Lawrence] and I did this as a joke to keep us busy when the whole industry shut down, so no one did anything for two years.
Joey and his younger brothers co-host one Brother love recap show, which has become one of the most popular podcasts.
“To see this thing blow up and end up in the top 50 of all pods is crazy. It’s really wild,” Joey joked. “So that’s been a whole new community and fan base that never [knew us].”
He continued, “I was at the market about a week ago… and this cool guy came up to me and said, ‘Hey, you’re that podcaster.’ I mean, no joke, that’s it. He had no idea about anything [I’ve done] except the capsule and my daughters friends watch it. It’s very, very interesting. This new world we live in, man, I’m glad it’s still going strong so I can wake up every day and enjoy it. It’s a blessing, but it’s weird.”
Joey, who emphasized that there is nothing like being a father to a girl, also prioritizes their oral hygiene with Listerine Clinical Solutions products.
“You always hear, ‘Really, your clinical solutions for antiseptic gum health will work in a week?’ Within a week it felt better. The first time I used it, no joke, I looked at myself and thought, ‘Wow, that works.’ … So I thought, okay, we have to do this,” he said. “I don’t do this a lot. I don’t like brands and lines, but this was so real and so organic and it’s real because I used it, my kids use it. I have them on it now, and they are leading the way in innovation and they have always been kind of the GOAT of oral care.”
With reporting by Christina Garibaldi