In a confession that will shock the ages, Marie Osmond revealed that she had been holding onto a terrible secret behind her pretty eyes and naïve appearance. In her tell-all book, “Behind the Smile,” she tells the tale of her childhood.
The stories involve gruesome details of her childhood experiences. Sadly, some parts of her childhood shouldn’t be part of anyone’s life, not even as an adult. Marie refuses to expose who was the person who was responsible for her misery, only clearing her family and friends of any wrongdoing. It’s good to know she had a support system to hold her up during these hard times.
Starved for Fame
When Marie was just 15 years old, she was under a lot of pressure to stay slim. She and her brother were offered a TV show, but executives pressured Marie to lose weight or the show would be canceled. For some reason, her brother's weight was never an issue or a factor on which that show depended.
Sadly, back then there was a lot less awareness as to how damaging such requests can be. Especially for someone her age — a young teen with a changing body. Rumor has it that producers called her names, so she ended up losing the weight they wanted after all.
Donny, the Nerd
Being a talented entertainer usually means that you don't really have to develop any other talents or interests. Not Donny, though. He had a keen interest in technology and has also developed some tools useful for his shows. Donny Osmond was a super-smart technology connoisseur. This particular Osmond designed a secret video control room in the Flamingo in Las Vegas along with other audio and computer systems backstage.
Donny also sequenced all of the montages when he wasn’t on stage. Donny said, “It’s my little world in here.” He confessed he is a “total nerd,” particularly when it comes to Mac products.
A Seriously Generous Family
The church was a place of peace and reflection for the Osmond Family. This is not surprising as the whole family's involvement with music started ad weekly church services. As the family became a money-making machine, they decided to give back to the place that gave them their start and therefore, they have donated 10% of their money to their church — a church that assists people in every corner of the Earth.
Donny is the one who operates the family charity, the Osmond Foundation for the Children of the World while Marie is a key participant in the Children’s Miracle Network.
Bellagio Bridge
Donny was known as “Uncle Donny” to pretty much everyone who knew him personally. Still, if a friend or kids he works with come to see his show in Las Vegas, he has to show them a little more than his old familiar self or as he puts it “a little more than Uncle Donny right now.”
Everyone who visits gets to visit the Bellagio Bridge with “Uncle Donny” where you can see a gigantic Donny & Marie poster projected into the Flamingo. Donny’s eyes are six feet tall and ten feet wide in the projected image. Those are some big eyes.