Emily Osment loves the thought of extra visitor stars on Georgie & Mandy’s 1st Marriage — however which position does she need Dolly Parton to play?
Throughout an unique interview with Us Weekly, Osment weighed in on attainable characters the hit CBS sequence may add in future episodes.
“I’d love to fulfill Mandy’s grandma, whoever which may be. I do know Montana [Jordan] and I’ve talked about that fairly a bit like, ‘Man, we actually, actually wish to know who Audrey’s mother is,’” she famous. “Since you don’t get that manner from skinny air. We wish to know the lady that formed her to be that manner.”
Osment famous that Parton, 79, could be the proper match for the present.
“We all the time need Dolly Parton — that’s our No. 1 aim,” she added. “I feel that will be very cool but it surely’s out of my arms.”
Earlier than taking part in Mandy on Georgie & Mandy’s 1st Marriage, Osment received her begin as a baby star with a mess of memorable roles — together with on Hannah Montana. Disney followers may do not forget that taking part in Lilly on the beloved sitcom allowed Osment to share the display with Parton, who performed Aunt Dolly.
“I’ve labored with Dolly earlier than. I don’t know if she remembers,” she advised Us. “It was a really very long time in the past and she or he’s so fabulous. It was most likely a blip on her journey however [working with her again] could be my dream.”
The Huge Bang Principle, which aired on CBS from 2007 to 2019, starred Jim Parsons, Kaley Cuoco, Johnny Galecki, Simon Helberg, Kunal Nayyar, Mayim Bialik and Melissa Rauch as a gaggle of scientists and their vital others.
CBS later launched the Younger Sheldon prequel, which targeted on Sheldon’s life (Iain Armitage) as a baby prodigy rising up in Texas. Viewers met Sheldon’s brother, Georgie (Jordan), which paved the best way for his love story with Mandy to encourage one other spinoff, Georgie & Mandy’s 1st Marriage.
Younger Sheldon allowed Osment to work with one other iconic nation star: Reba McEntire. The singer, 70, performed a hairstylist named June earlier than transferring to Comfortable’s Place, the place she stars alongside former Reba alum Melissa Peterman — who was additionally on Younger Sheldon.
“I would like Melissa Peterman again,” Osment shared. “I feel [her character] Brenda and Audrey could be such a humorous pair on the town. I might like to see that friendship. So we’d love Melissa when she’s not doing Comfortable’s Place.”
Along with Georgie & Mandy’s 1st Marriage, Osment advised Us she wasn’t ruling something out when on the lookout for new attainable roles on each the massive and small display.
“It actually depends upon what comes throughout my desk. If I take a look at one thing and I do know that if I work on it, I’m going to be pleased with myself and pleased with the work that I do and pleased with the product that comes out of it, then that’s one thing that I wish to work on,” she famous. “And Georgie and Mandy’s First Marriage is a present the place I’m so pleased with what we’re doing right here. It’s working as a result of I’m having a whole lot of enjoyable, and if it’s not enjoyable, then it’s not working. I search for stuff that enriches my private life.”
Osment has additionally prioritized supporting philanthropic causes resembling becoming a member of the board of American Rivers.
“This was such an enormous shock for me this 12 months, and I’m so grateful that they took an opportunity on me. I’ve by no means acted on a board earlier than and my curiosity in them got here very organically. I’m very outdoorsy, and I’ve met some unbelievable folks on a number of the river journeys that I’ve taken. This previous 12 months, I did an eight-day off grid journey down the Colorado River with about 17 folks I’d by no means met earlier than,” she recalled. “I met some unbelievable people from American Rivers, and by day three, I talked to CEO Tom Kiernan.”
She continued: “I didn’t go to school for water regulation however I’m actually desirous about the best way that we protect the lifetime of rivers in America. It’s received such a huge effect that folks don’t actually know and it’s actually necessary to me. That is one thing that I can do, that feels necessary and that we’re going to see a change in our lifetime, which may be very cool. It’s fascinating and they’re doing a little unbelievable work that I’m actually pleased with.”
Georgie & Mandy’s 1st Marriage airs on CBS Thursdays at 8 p.m. ET and episodes are at the moment streaming on Paramount+.

