";s:4:"text";s:4808:" However, in the episode "There are a total of five children mentioned between Blanche and her late husband George: two daughters (Janet and Rebecca, both of whom appeared in the series) and three sons (Biff, Doug, and Skippy, all mentioned in the episode "Bringing Up Baby". Especially with Janet, something that led to some of the most dramatic story lines as she expressed regrets that she wasn't there for her children more. At various times over the course of the series, Blanche mentions the names of six children: Janet, Rebecca, Mathew, Doug, "Biff", and "Skippy". One boyfriend named Rex was emotionally and verbally abusive until her roommate Dorothy helped her see his true colors.
However, in the episode "72 Hours", Blanche was cognizant of the dangers of HIV and STDs; she always used protection and knows every lover's full sexual history. Charmaine Hollingsworth (Although notoriously man-hungry, Blanche was faithfully married for decades to her husband, George Devereaux.
Another man stole her necklace at her full moon-leap year's party, and he too was caught by the police. In a later series Blanche was accused by Rose of sleeping with Charlie when she has photos of his last trip developed that show him and Blanche in the same bed.
Rebecca later gives birth to a daughter, Aurora (a name Blanche hates because it's not "musical" or "Southern" enough, in her estimation). Blanche was portrayed by Rue McClanahan for 8 years and 204 episodes across the two series.
Her third husband revealed that she was actually "not really like that." Another boyfriend Gary (Blanche is portrayed as a promiscuous woman.
Blanche Elizabeth/Marie* Devereaux (nee Hollingsworth) Blanche has two middle names referenced during the series as a continuity flaw. Their relationship is also Blanche considers Sophia as both a mother figure and as a mean old lady.
Jason assumes that Blanche is Aurora's Blanche also has at least four grandchildren: David, Melissa, and Sarah (all born to Janet, who married a "Yankee"), as well as Rebecca's child, Aurora.
Blanche was p… Family Edit. Blanche's seemingly liberated sexual behavior was a contrast to the sexual climate of the 1980s, when AIDS was beginning to seep into the American nation's consciousness. She was a Throughout the course of the show, Blanche's precise age was never told. George died in either 1981 or 1982, four years before the start of the series in 1985, and at some point earlier they had moved from Atlanta to Miami. With Rose she saw her as a sister, she could see that Rose is good natured but she could be annoyed by her as well. If Blanche was still alive, she would be eighty seven years old.
Rebecca eventually lost the extra pounds and returned a few seasons later (now played by Debra Engle), deciding that she wanted to have a baby through artificial insemination. Directed by Matthew Diamond.
During her senior year in high school, on December 25, 1949, she almost eloped with the father of her rival at cheerleading with the sole purpose of having her taken off the squad.
Big Daddy (father) George (husband) In pre-production, producers had originally planned for White to play Blanche, but nei
Her mammy calls her "Blanche Marie Hollingsworth" but in a later episode it's mentioned her married initials spell "BED" - Blanche Elizabeth Devereaux.
Although it is widely believed that her exact age was never revealed (Rose attempts to find out in 1 episode and learns that Blanche's record was "Deleted by Authority of the Governor"),in Season 3, Episode 25 entitled "Mother's Day" (Aired May 7, 1988), it is revealed in a flashback that Blanche was in fact 17 in 1949,meaning she was born in 1932 or 1931, before Christmas and is about a year or 2 younger than Rose and Dorothy.