Veteran actress Michael Learned, who played matriarch Olivia Walton on the hit TV show The Waltons has delighted fans with a candid and unexpectedly funny confession about her very first day on set. The four-time Emmy Award winner – now 86 – opened up during an interview with Steve Kmetko for his Still Here Hollywood podcast, sharing the moment she realised she was completely unprepared for the world of television.

Asked by Steve to recall day one on the set, Michael did not hold back. "My memory was that I was probably hungover, for one," she said, a confession slightly at odds with the wholesome nature of the show.

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Michael shared another fascinating insight into her first day on the set, however. "Secondly, these kids seemed to know what t

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