After years of stardom, Fishel became a department store employee.
At the time, she was attending CSU Fullerton, pursuing a degree in psychology.
In one particularly scary incident, Fishel became pen pals with a fan who sent her letters.
We can imagine this was nothing short of terrifying.
However, it was just one of the many factors that made her life as a child actor challenging.
She shared that she especially felt worried about the demands of the show’s creator, Michael Jacobs.
Fishel said working on the show was like “chasing the dragon of Michael approval.”
