By Daniel Van Boom for Daily Mail Australia
It’s been almost a month since Maureen McCormick entered the South African jungle for I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!
But it was only on Sunday’s episode that the 58-year-old Brady Bunch starlet decided to drop the bombshell on contestants that she used to date Michael Jackson.
Maureen innocuously asked Chrissie Swan if she liked the King Of Pop before revealing ‘we used to date.’
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Bombshell: Maureen McCormick, 58, revealed on Sunday’s episode of I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! that she dated Michael Jackson when the two were teenagers
‘We used to go roller skating in Woodland Hills [California], I used to go over to their house all the time,’ she said casually.
The American actress explained that the two courted when she was ‘probably 14, 15 or 16,’ and when asked if the pair were officially boyfriend and girlfriend replied ‘yeah.’
‘We held hands and kissed on the cheeks, never on the lips,’ Maureen dished, and boasted that the Jackson 5 were big fans of the Brady Bunch.
‘It was so cute, he loved our show - they all did though. We used to go over and hangout and watch them rehearse.’
‘We would talk a lot and dream a lot and just, I think we admired each other and, yeah,’ she regaled with a smile.
Official: Maureen said that she and Michael, who passed away in 2009, would go on dates, ‘hold hands’ and considered themselves to be boyfriend and girlfriend
Mutual fans: The American actress said she spent time with the entire Jackson 5, who were fans of The Brady Bunch
Maureen first spoke of her relationship with the legendary popstar in her 2008 autobiography Here’s The Story: Surviving Marcia Brady And Finding My True Voice.
‘Once we went ice-skating and he held my hand as we glided around the rink,’ she recalls.
In the book she also revealed she went on a date with comic and actor Steve Martin, and opened up on her relationship with Brady Bunch co-star Barry Williams, who played her brother Greg Brady on the show.
Since her stint on the Brady Bunch from 1969 to 1974 Maureen endured her share of hardships, battling issues with drugs, depression and anxiety.
Source: dailymail / Daniel Van Boom
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I don’t normally watch I’m A Celebrity, but thanks for the footage Bonnie. It’s fantastic and fascinating to see Maureen open up in her date with Michael, and how incredibly shy he was even as a teenager. 🙂 So sweet. 🙂
I’ve been watching, I’m a celebrity out of here. Manly because of Maureen I do like her. And when she said that about michael, well that was beautiful. How she spoke of him. Glad to hear you are doing ok Bonnie . But I still miss you presence on face book. I will continue to look at your page and will keep in contact. Peace and love .
Thinking of you
Jane
Jane, I would love to watch that show, do you know if it airs in the USA? 🙂