Well, it turns out that the legendary Barbara Eden is okay with an I Dream of Jeannie reboot, even if it doesn’t include her. โIt would have to be different,โ she tells PEOPLE magazine. ย โI donโt think youโd ever copy something, but itโs a good idea.โ
The beloved show ran from September 18, 1965, to May 26, 1970, with new episodes and through September 1970 with reruns. Eden would star alongside Larry Hagman as we watch their relationship blossom. Eden also shares a piece of advice she would give to a new, modern-day Jeannie. She says, โJust follow your own road. Do what youโre comfortable doing. You find your own truth.โ
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Eden says she still has fond memories of her co-star, Larry Hagman. He died back in 2012 at age 81. โI have never worked with anyone before or since, that we just had a connection and a rhythm of working,โ she reveals. โIt was wonderful.โ
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Eden also talks about her secrets to looking and feeling youthful, even at age 88! She says that wine and chocolate are her guilty pleasures, but she enjoys working outย for some extra activity. โI go to the gym, and I have a trainer,โ she says. โIt used to be spinning. I donโt do that anymore. I stopped that. I loved it but itโs not good for your knees so I stopped. Now I do weights and I walk around a track.โ
How she feels about her role today
Eden also tells news outlets that to this day, she is still incredibly grateful to have a magical alter ego. She stresses that she never felt ‘typecast’ because of her success in the role. โBecause after I did โI Dream of Jeannie,โ I did at least two other television shows. And I donโt know how many television movies playing entirely different kinds of people. I was so busy.”
She continues, “So, I didnโt feel that I was ever typecast. In fact, I wasnโt. โJeannieโ just so happens to be one people remember and thatโs all right with me.โ