Jennie Garth says she developed agoraphobia due to Beverly Hills, 90210
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Jennie Garth has opened up about the sheer chaos surrounding the original Beverly Hills, 90210 cast — and the subsequent impact the frenzy had on her mental health. Garth, 54, played Kelly Taylor on Fox’s seminal 1990s drama about a group of high school friends living in the affluent neighborhood of Beverly Hills, California. Speaking on the latest episode of Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast about her forthcoming memoir, I Choose Me: Chasing Joy, Finding Purpose & Embracing Reinvention, Garth recalled being “sent out” to press events for the hit show. “It was pandemonium,” Garth recalled. “And after that started happening, I started to develop agoraphobia. Like I never left my house.” Garth said her agoraphobia — fear of situations where escape may be difficult — arose from the hordes of fans who would attend these events. She recalled one particular …







