In interviews, Florence Henderson said that her character was the first divorced woman on television. They never came out and said it on the program, they let viewers assume she was a widow. But behind the scenes, they all knew Carol Brady was a divorcee.
‘Brady Bunch’ mom Florence Henderson admits ex-mayor John Lindsay gave her crabs in one-night-stand
BY Rich Schapiro
DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER
Sunday, June 26, 2011, 4:00 AM
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Former New York mayor John Lindsay (r.) gave Florence Henderson (l.) crabs during a one-night-stand while the actress was married, she admits in her memoir.
Former New York mayor John Lindsay (r.) gave Florence Henderson (l.) crabs during a one-night-stand while the actress was married, she admits in her memoir.
Here’s the story of a lovely lady ... who had a one-night-stand with former New York mayor John Lindsay that left her with a bad case of crabs.
Florence Henderson, the golden haired actress who played Carol Brady in “The Brady Bunch,” reveals in her upcoming memoir that she had a skeevy encounter with the career pol in the 1960s.
Henderson, now 77, says she hopped in the sack with Lindsay after he put the moves on her over drinks at the Beverly Hills Hotel, Reuters reported Saturday.
“I was lonely. I knew it wasn’t the right thing to do,” writes Henderson, who was married at the time.
Henderson returned home after the romp. When she awoke the next morning, she spotted “little black things” crawling over her body.
Henderson immediately called a doctor who helped her get rid of the tiny parasitic insects also known as pubic lice.
Lindsay, ever the politician, sent Henderson flowers and an apology letter.
“Guess I learned the hard way that crabs do not discriminate but cross over all socioeconomic strata,” Henderson writes in “Life is Not a Stage,” set for publication in September.
“He must have had quite the active life. What a way to put the kibosh on a relationship.”
Lindsay, who died in 2000, was the mayor of New York from 1966 to 1973.