Before her short-lived “Roseanne” revival was picked up to series, Roseanne Barr was set to star in a different comedy series, “SMILF.”
Barr was first offered a co-starring part in the Showtime series before the role eventually went to Rosie O’Donnell, creator and star Frankie Shaw revealed on Sunday.
“We did offer Tutu to Roseanne, and she was going to do it and then she broke her knee and had surgery,” Shaw said at a FYC event for the show, according to Variety.
In the series, which premiered in November, Tutu is the stubborn, bipolar mother of Shaw’s character Bridgette.