If you’re a 90s kid, you most likely remember the show Saved By The Bell.
Others of you might recall that Dustin Diamond (the nerdy Screech) wrote a tell-all book back in 2009 called Behind the Bell about his supposed experiences on the set of the show. The book was hugely disputed, and his claims of outrageous behavior behind the scenes were highly questionable. But one thing that Diamond did (sort of) get right was that there was plenty of on-set, inter-cast dating. Mark-Paul Gosselaar, who played Zack Morris, recently admitted that he dated Elizabeth Berkley (Jessie Spano) during their time on the show.
Gosselaar just had an interview on Anna Faris’ podcast Unqualified where he confirmed that there was a lot of “incestuous” dating during the show. He explained saying:
“You know how it is. When you’re working on a set, and we were young, there’s no one around, really. I mean, you work and live in a bubble.”
Well, it’s not exactly a shocking revelation. It’s pretty unsurprising that a bunch of young kids who spend most of their days with each other in an isolated environment would eventually turn to each other for romance. I mean, if they’re spending most of their days on set with raging hormones and hardly any contact with other people, where else are they going to get their rocks off?
And I guess it shouldn’t be too surprising that Zack Morris and Jessie Spano hooked up. I guess that’s the next logical step when you save someone from becoming a caffeine pill junkie.