“What’s Happening” Star Revealed Actress He Almost Married & Who He Had “Dangerous” Crush On
There’s one thing we’ve learned, here at ILOSM- that many celebs from back in the day, are probably glad there was no internet, camera phones, nor social media during their heyday. Why? Because those little known facts about their lives wouldn’t be so little anymore. In some cases, however, it’s the actual celebrity who decides to drop major bombshells on all of us, decades later.
That was the case for Haywood Nelson a.k.a. “Dwayne” from “What’s Happening”…and what he revealed will probably make you go ‘Say what now?!!’ as it did us.
Who He Had Serious Crush On During “What’s Happening”
In a prior interview with Essence, Haywood (58) revealed he had a serious crush on his co-star, Daniel Spencer (52), who played the role of “Dee” on “What’s Happening.” There was just one major detail that kept him from pursuing her though:
Haywood Nelson: “I had a big crush on Dee. She is the bomb and if it weren’t for our age difference it would be very dangerous and tempting waters. Dee was sharp and was a smart young girl. She could tell adults off and get away with it.”
But WAIT…there’s more. Daniel was not the only co-star Haywood was crushin’ on:
HN: “I also had a crush on Shirley. I love her wit. I love people who are fearless and I’m a spiritual guy so I connect with people spiritually.”
Yep, you read that correctly.
