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'Little House on the Prairie' star Melissa Gilbert left LA because it wasn't a 'safe place' for her to age


“I love the age I am right now,” she tells us. “Sixty has been the most incredible year, just to look back on all the things I’ve done and to know that I’ve earned my …

The “Little House on the Prairie” alum, 60, tells Page Six in an exclusive interview that she left Los Angeles for New York City because it was “so anti-aging.” The “Prairie Tale” author confesses she pulled inspiration for her role from her real life as she had differing politics from her ex-husbands, Bo Brinkman (1988-1994) and Bruce Boxleitner(1995-2011). Meanwhile, Gilbert has a busy schedule ahead with a role in the Hallmark series “When Calls the Heart” and Modern Prairie, an apparel and decor company targeted at older women.

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