Fran Drescher Talks 'Happily Divorced' On 'Good Morning America' (VIDEO)

Fran Drescher stopped by "Good Morning America" Tuesday to dish on her new show "Happily Divorced," premiering Wednesday on TV Land, and to talk about her own divorce from Peter Marc Jacobson, the show's co-executive producer.

In a classic case of art imitating life, the show is a fictionalized account of Drescher and Jacobson's relationship. After being married for over 20 years and co-producing "The Nanny," the couple parted ways; two years later, Jacobson came out of the closet.

"We always write about what we know," Drescher said.

Drescher admitted that she didn't suspect her ex was gay and attributed their split to other reasons.

"I had found success and fame through 'The Nanny' but I was still not happy," she said. "I realized that I really didn’t know myself; I had never developed myself as an autonomous human being, separate from my parents or my marriage and I couldn’t find my own voice."

Drescher and Jacobson remain good friends; they have even set each other up with other men.

"The global message of this show is that love is love," she said. "Just as Peter and I have, the characters are learning how to reinvent their relationship and their friendship into something else that accommodates where they are in their life now."

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[hattiewright]

03:21 AM on 06/16/2011

Being left by a gay spouse is hardly a universal experience only for women. I know quite a few lesbians IRL who didn’t figure out they were gay until long after they were married to men and had children with them http://bit.ly/l8clv1

[HannaSchmitz]

05:27 PM on 06/15/2011

I hope she has found herself at 53 years old.

[FriedChicken321]

11:33 AM on 06/15/2011

Cool story! It's unique that these events occurred in this manner. I think Jacobson had a few things to think about before "coming out". He had to love fran and knew that it would hurt her to know the truth. Also, having a wife in certain circles can gain you more respect. After he became known for producing the Nanny being in the spotlight could've made him feel uneasy with telling everyone. There is a question on www.AskEachOther.com related to this question. Here's the link:

http://www.askeachother.com/q/Why-Do-Gay-Menwomen-Stay-In-A-Relationship-With-The-Opposite-Sex-For-Years-Before-quotcoming-Outquot#vote

[JScott]

11:31 AM on 06/15/2011

Gimme the winning lottery numbers instead.

[JoeGdr]

01:13 PM on 06/15/2011

Ah, ever since the Huffington Post - AOL merger, things have really classed up ...