Lark Voorhies Was Shut Out of the 'Saved by the Bell' Revival Here's What Happened to the '80s S

Although the revival of 'Saved by the Bell' is in complete swing, one star of the original collection won't be coming again. So where is Lark Voorhies today?

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With the revival of Saved by the Bell going down, it was introduced that many characters could be returning to our monitors, including Zack Morris, Jessie Spano, and A.C. Slater. With Dustin Diamond having alienated his former castmates with his tell-all e book and having lately served prison time, it seems not likely that he'll be returning as Screech.

Meanwhile, Tiffani Thiessen was to start with no longer keen on the reboot however is supposedly nonetheless being courted by NBC to reprise her position as Kelly Kapowski. 

But that leaves one essential persona's destiny unknown. No Saved by the Bell fan may just disregard fashionista Lisa Turtle. The apple of Screech's eye and Bayside's resident queen of gossip, Lisa was a drive to be reckoned with, reminding audience that she wasn't just the beautiful, wealthy girl. She was a talented woman with desires that she would make come true on her own.

Unfortunately for Lisa's fanatics, Lark Voorhies says that she would possibly not be coming back to play the iconic personality. In a preview of an upcoming episode of The Dr. Oz Show, the actress says that she felt "slighted and hurt" when she wasn't requested to take part in the reboot. So what exactly happened to Lark and the place is she today?

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Lark Voorhies and Dennis Haskins (Principal Richard Belding) at Saved By The Max - Saved By The Bell Pop Up Shop Diner & Bar

Where is Lark Voorhies today? The actress is taking care of her mental health.

After her time with Saved by the Bell ended, Lark had a beautiful lukewarm appearing occupation, which ended with her stepping out of the highlight for just about a decade and self-publishing 3 books that for sure didn't get much critical acclaim. She returned to the limelight in a fairly large way with a rather strange interview with People

The interviewer famous that the actress would mumble to herself or to people who weren't there and would steadily just prevent mid-sentence and stare into area. Her mother, Tricia, was beside her in the interview and stated that there were issues that "traumatized" her daughter in the previous and that Lark suffered from bipolar disorder. At the time, the then-38-year-old brushed apart the allegations and said she was simply non secular. 

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It was later reported that Lark had posted on Instagram that she was battling lupus and that she now not believed she was African American. Her publicist, Jennifer Wolfson set the record straight, pronouncing that Lark did not have an Instagram ahead of March 24, 2016 and all posts that claimed to be by her prior to that date had been fraudulent. 

Other posts from some such accounts attacked her mom for nonetheless claiming she had bipolar dysfunction. Although the ones posts were supposedly no longer actual, Lark has again and again carried out in person interviews where she has proven that she vehemently denies what Tricia says.

But in spite of denying it for such a lot of years, it appears that Lark is able to discuss her diagnosis on The Dr. Oz Show.

What does Lark have to say about not taking part in the reboot of 'Saved by the Bell'?

According to a clip of an upcoming episode of The Dr. Oz Show, Lark will be studying an excerpt from her journal which comprises her thoughts about the reboot.

"I have to admit I did feel a bit slighted and hurt."

"Saved by the Bell" star Lark Voorhies joins me Wednesday to speak about her mental health, as well as her emotions about not being incorporated in an upcoming reboot of the show. pic.twitter.com/mLYQ4aRpoF

— Dr. Mehmet Oz (@DrOz) February 18, 2020

"I have to admit I did feel a bit slighted when I was not invited to be a part of the Saved by the Bell reunion, as well as other cast members' events. Yet of course I also realize that having this puzzling disorder may have played a major part in that factual decision. With that in mind, I am truly thankful for having had the chance to work on a show that has been so successful," she reads.

Although she does not say it outright, it would appear that the "puzzling disorder" she's referring to is also, as her mom maintains, bipolar disorder. Lark took to her (real) Instagram to say that her episode of Dr. Oz would focus on serving to others "learn about living with a mental disorder that many people do not understand" and that she hopes to "bring more mental health awareness to help others going through the same challenges".

Catch Lark on The Dr. Oz Show on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

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