Melissa Joan Hart starred in one of the most successful children’s shows in the 1990s.
It’s not often than an actor lands two iconic roles so early in their career. But by the time she had turned 20, the blonde bombshell had already starred in two beloved children’s shows that are still loved to this day.
First, the TV star, now 48, portrayed the lead role in the Nickelodeon special Clarissa Explains It All, which ran from 1991 to 1994. But arguably her most career-defining role was when dazzled viewers in the titular role on Sabrina the Teenage Witch back in 1996.
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After initially wowing viewers all over the world as the young witch from the Archie Comics in the 1996 movie, the TV favourite continued to get up to mischief on the long-running show which lasted for seven series. More than 28 years later, the actor has lifted the lid on some of her wild days on the beloved TV show.
Playboy mansion parties
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Three years after the show hit the airwaves, Melissa found herself enveloped into the world of showbiz. The actress quickly made friends with some of the biggest musicians and actors in the 90s.
In her 2013 memoir Melissa Explains It All: Tales from My Abnormally Normal Life, the star wrote about her wild parties with some of the biggest names in showbiz.
The doting mum recalled the time she took ecstasy at a party at the Playboy Mansion back in 1999. She explained how she made out with a girl in the limo ride home and did a Maxim photoshoot while still high.
“That was my third or fourth time on ecstasy,” she recalled in her candid book.
Clubbing with Britney
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The blonde beauty is certainly no stranger to a good time. In her tell-all book, the reality star opened up about her friendships with beloved musicians she met on the show.
One star who became a close friend of the actor was none other than Britney Spears. The Toxic singer even made an appearance on Sabrina and formed a close bond with the TV star.
One memory she recalled in her book was the time they snuck into a nightclub together when the pop princess was still underage. She wrote: “I devised a plan to sneak her out of her hotel and then take her dancing so she could chill with people closer to her age, if just for one night. Britney loved the idea.”
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After lying to Spears’ bodyguard, the pair drove to L.A’s Club Cherry where they were snuck in through the back door. “But once we got inside, Britney got absorbed by the crowd and I lost her,” she confessed.
“At the end of the night, I found her in a private booth with dozens of people kissing her ass as she basked in the attention and down time she’d worked so hard for… Since then, Britney’s been snuck in and out of more back doors than I can count, but I shudder to think that I first showed her how it’s done.”
‘N Sync friendships
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Hart also detailed her time partying the night away with Justin Timberlake and JC Chasez after building a friendship when they guest starred on the show in 1999. She wrote: “No travel memory, however, compares to when ‘N Sync… asked me to join them in Turks and Caicos at the end of their 2001 summer tour.
“In the Caribbean, we had a great time sipping fruity drinks and partying with some other celebrities like Tori Spelling and Olympic medallist Tara Lupinski.” But there was one famous face that the star didn’t get on with in the mid 90s.
Hart revealed that she and Ashton Kutcher, who starred on That ‘70s Show at the time, “just didn’t get along.” So much so that the Melissa was forced to kick him out of her house parties twice for his “smartass remarks”.
Ryan Reynolds smooch
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One actor who definitely clicked with Melissa was Ryan Reynolds, who she met on the set of the 1996 movie. The hunk gave Hart a designer watch on his final day of filming as leading man Seth, Sabrina’s crush.
But their onscreen romance didn’t end there, as she revealed in her eye-opening memoir. She recalled the pair sharing a passionate smooch in her hotel room at the end of the night.
She wrote: “I remember that his lips were pretty wonderful, plus he has these big hands and shoulders that completely swallowed my petite frame. It was a terrific distraction from how strongly he smelled of hair product.”
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