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Carnie Wilson Shares Selfie with Emmy-Winning Kristy McNichol

7/28/2026

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Carnie Wilson (singer) posted a July 20 selfie with Kristy McNichol (actress) on Facebook, writing “Totally fangirling!!!”.
The post received nearly 30,000 likes and more than 1,500 comments.
Kristy McNichol won two Emmys for Family (1976-1980) and appeared in Little Darlings and The End, left acting in 2001 after revealing she has bipolar disorder.
In a 2014 interview Kristy McNichol called retirement “the best thing that ever happened to me.”

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Story summary

Carnie Wilson (singer) posted a July 20 selfie with Kristy McNichol (actress) on Facebook, writing “Totally fangirling!!!”.
The post received nearly 30,000 likes and more than 1,500 comments.
Kristy McNichol won two Emmys for Family (1976-1980) and appeared in Little Darlings and The End, left acting in 2001 after revealing she has bipolar disorder.
In a 2014 interview Kristy McNichol called retirement “the best thing that ever happened to me.”