How 'Little House on the Prairie' Reunited Melissa Gilbert with Her Biological Father
Melissa Gilbert's Shocking Revelation: Her Biological Father Knew She Was His Daughter from Watching Little House on the Prairie!
In a jaw-dropping episode of Patrick Labyorteaux's podcast, beloved actress Melissa Gilbert, 61, spilled some major tea about her journey to find her biological parents. The Little House on the Prairie star, who was adopted at birth, revealed that her biological father had an uncanny ability to recognize his own flesh and blood - even before she told him who she was!
As an adult, Gilbert embarked on a search for her roots, eventually finding her birth father, a stock car racer and musician. But what happened next will leave you stunned! When she called her dad to share the news, he asked her, "Well, who are you? What do you do?" And then, in a moment that'll make your jaw drop, Gilbert shared: "I said, 'Did you ever watch Little House on the Prairie?' And he said, 'You're Laura, aren't you? I knew it.' He knew it!"
But that's not all, folks! Gilbert also opened up about her birth mother, Kathy, who sadly passed away before they could reconnect. The former exotic dancer's troubled past is a stark contrast to Gilbert's wholesome childhood as the adoptive child of actors Barbara Cowan and the late Paul Gilbert.
As she delved deeper into her family's history, Gilbert discovered some shocking secrets. It turns out that her biological parents were each married to someone else when they conceived her - on a motorcycle trip in the desert! Talk about a wild ride! They eventually left their spouses for each other and got married after getting pregnant with Gilbert, making her the seventh child in their blended family.
Gilbert's journey has been nothing short of dramatic. She's written an autobiography, Prairie Tale: A Memoir, which exposed some dark secrets, including her adoptive father Paul's tragic suicide when she was just a kid. She didn't learn about his passing until she was 45 years old!
Despite the ups and downs, Gilbert has found joy in motherhood. She shares two sons with her ex-husbands, Bo Brinkman and Bruce Boxleitner - and yes, they inherited some of their mom's famous features! "When I saw [son Dakota] for the first time, I went, 'Oh my god,'" Gilbert gushed about her firstborn.
As a tribute to her mothers on Mother's Day last year, Gilbert shared a heartfelt post featuring photos of herself with Barbara and Kathy. She wrote: "Happiest of Mothers Days to these two. The one with the rifle? I grew under her heart. The one beside me? I grew IN her heart."
The Scholarly Note has been keeping up with Melissa Gilbert's fascinating story, and we're hooked! Stay tuned for more updates on this Hollywood legend's wild ride.
