Susan Olsen denies Barry Williams and Florence Henderson had an affair.

Former “Brady Bunch” Actress Addresses Co-Star Affair Rumors

Former “Brady Bunch” actress Susan Olsen directly addressed rumors that two of her co-stars from the television show had an affair.

Olsen, who played Cindy Brady on the classic sitcom, said that the relationship between her on-screen mom Carol Brady (Florence Henderson) and sibling Greg Brady (Barry Williams) was not romantic.

Fans wondered about the nature of their relationship due to Williams’ notorious crush on Henderson, who was 20 years older than him. But Olsen said the attraction was one-sided, and their TV mom was simply flattered by his affections but never pursued anything. 

“I disliked the rumors that Florence Henderson and Barry Williams had an affair,” Olsen, 61, told Fox News Digital.

“Barry had a crush on her,” the former child star said. “She was very kind to him. She let him take her out for her birthday. So I don’t like the implication that’s been out there, that something was going on with them. There wasn’t anything going on with them except for mutual respect and love.”

Henderson died in 2016 but had previously discussed the status of her relationship with Williams during a 1991 interview with People.

“He had a crush on me, and he asked me out for a date, which I’ll never forget,” the actress said. “He was too young to drive, so his older brother brought him to my hotel, and then I drove us to the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles, where we saw a singer. It was so sweet because Barry made sure we had a good table.”

“After the show, his brother picked him up and took him home,” Henderson continued. “The crush was a very serious thing for him, so I was never condescending. I certainly liked him too, but I wasn’t exactly the Cher of the TV mom set.”

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Williams also described the situation in his memoir, “Growing Up Brady.” 

“When those little things called hormones start kicking in, you get excited by even inanimate objects,” he said, per People. “It wasn’t that I sought to bed her. I just wanted to spend time with her. It was flattering that she gave me any attention at all.”

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