Diet Coke + Xanax = Fun
More publicity for her!
Delta Burke, best known for her role in Designing Women - way back in the day, is at it again.
The actress is talking to the media about recently checking in to a psychiatric hospital and how she got there. According to Burke, she was so depressed at times, that she would be unable to get out of bed for two weeks.
Burke claims she has had a lifelong battle with depression, at times taking up to five different medications to help her treatment.
That seems like an awful lot!
According to a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Burke went to a clinic to "get my meds straightened out and to get properly diagnosed." And she has. Docs have since scaled back her intake.
Burke was also reported to be receiving treatment for hoarding, to which she admits she does and an addiction to the QVC Shopping Network and online auction sites.
We don't blame her. Who doesn't love the creepy ladies on QVC and HSN?
Delta is also opening up about one night when she had gotten so upset about an article that a tabloid had written about her, she drove up to the top of the hill, with a bottle of Xanax, and a gun next to her. Blurke recalls, "I just kept taking Xanax and hoping the pain would stop. I got really sleepy and decided to go for a ride. I needed a Diet Coke really bad. I called up [husband Gerald McRaney]. I didn't know where I was but he found me."
You heard it people, when depressed, just go for that Diet Coke. You'll get that tingly, happy feeling inside. It's better than the gun!
[Image via WENN.]
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am i *gasp* first??
wow i haven't heard about her in a while
first!
fugly whoreeeeeee. 4th?
Poor Delta. WE LOVE YOU!!!!
segunda!
First!
intense
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2nd!
haha i love her
A dirty martini does the trick too…but I guess she doesn't want the calorie intake
SECONDD! :O
2nd!
2nd
I love DELTA!! I hope she gets better. Her husband is a saint ~ thank god for him. Get better!
LMAO who cares about this bitch
This is just another old hag begging for some publicity. I mean, holy fuck, she even called ET from the hospital for a phone interview. Pathetic has-been.
FIRST!
FIRST!!!!! or SECOND!!!!!
This is so not a topic to joke about.
sad, liked her back in the day, what happened?
I can't wait to read what's happening to CHARRO's vaginal recovery or how J.J. Jackson is faring after his recent colonic scare!!!! I'm actually surprised that you manage to come up with "news" that makes me wonder what the fucking spice cunts are up to TODAY!!!
That is so sad. I really liked Designing Women.
OMG
however you feel about the actress, making fun of someone with depression is not something to joke about. neither is sarcasm to do with taking meds ('that seems alot' blame the doctors, not the patient who needs the help). childish and ignorant comments can lead to overdoses and suicide by people who are suffering and feel they have been ridiculed and have no support.
it is shameful for perez to make any statement in regards to disease and illness of which is born. making fun of someone's outfit or makeup is FAR different than someone's illness that they cannot control. perhaps you should look in the mirror and do some self evaluation, as maybe you tear apart others in dealing with your own insecurities.
HER FACE IS WHITER THAN HER TEETH ! HEHE
i love diet coke. its the best beverage ever! with caffeine only!!
PEREZ….YOU ARE THE ONLY "CREEPY" WOMAN WE KNOW. THE LADIES ON QVC ARE CERTAINLY NOT CREEPY…..YOU ARE HOWEVER!
THIS IS NOTHING TO JOKE ABOUT….ATLEAST DELTA IS A LADY AND HER HUSBAND IS GREAT AND I HOPE SHE KNOWS HOW LUCKY SHE IS TO HAVE HIM TO HELP HER…..IT CERTAINLY IS A SHAME YOU HAVE NO ONE!
………OMFG!!! I KNOW THAT IT WASN'T ON PURPOSE, BUT MISS DELTA WAS SQUEEZED BETWEEN A "WEIGHTWATCHERS" AD ABOVE HER HEAD….AND…AN AD FOR "TRIPLE THICK SMOKEHOUSE BACON" JUST BELOW HER!
……TOO, TOO, TOO FUCKING FUNNY! BEST LAUGH ALL DAY!!!!!!
……WELL, WELL….PEREZIOUS, I HOPE YOU'RE HAPPY, NOW I HAVE TO GO CHANGE MY DEPENDS!!!!!!!!!!!
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Pssst, this most likely is another person with Bipolar Disorder. Depression + shopping sprees (mania) are clues, and five meds at the same time is not uncommon.
You know, so many performers are Bipolar that it would be really nice if you could read up on it and educate the public about this very misunderstood neurological condition rather than using these people as gossip fodder. Really. I love your site. This is the one negative for me– besides yesterday when you linked to porn via the Gene Simmons sex video story. Did you know it lead straight (and easily) to pages and pages of hard core stuff? Okay for adults, of course, but not for the many teenagers who follow you.
Wow, Perez. For someone who goes on about how much they love animals, you sure do have lots of dead cow and dead pig in your Chili's ads.
Thanks for selling out… NOT
Boring
Be kind to Delta! How dare you defile the Designing Women! Go back to Cuba!
She's too pretty to be wearing Gene Simmons' hairdo.
yawn
who cares, she so old.
39?
her doctor has alot to answer for.5 different meds? And they all judged Heath for the variety he had.
Hey! How come all you people who were calling out against Sheryl Crow yesterday aren't doing the same thing against Perez now. What's wrong? Not enough sarcasm and insensitivity for ya'?
Be well, Delta. We love you and need you with us!!!
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How sad. It sounds like her depression is serious.
Also, shit like this is why tabloids need to back the fuck off with their lies! As if most celebrities weren't in delicate mental states as it is!
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aww how cute she wants to be famous again!! pobresita!
We love Delta!!!! Best wishes!
Diet coke is a slang term for Adderall!!!!
perez always is in shock and awe when someone trashes someone who is gay or a lesbian, but when it comes to mental illness, he could care less. I am glad that she is coming out about this. People are so ignorant about the reality of mental illness because they are not faced with it. We need to become more educated as a society so that we treat others with respect and compassion. My brother attempted suicide twice while dealing with the horrors of schizophrenia. He knew this would be a life of ridicule and horror and didn't know if he wanted to live that hell. Thankfully he failed at suicide and is taking his meds. IT will be a long road but I admire him and others dealing with these issues. I hope this post may change the minds of even a few so that you can correct others when they are making comments about something they know nothing about.
This goes to show that these drug companies are more corrupt than any other industry in the states. They claim these mind altering drugs are miracle cures and they are nothing but f'ing people's brains up. DO NOT TAKE THIS POISON. Life is meant to be tough, stressful and hellish, deal with it without popping pills.
It is incredibly insensitive to joke about a woman that is suffering from depression and has admitted suicidal tendencies. You are pathetic!!!
Re: Emish – Oh, calm down. It could have been worse: Gene Simmons could have been fucking Delta Burke. OOOOOOOOOOOOO! There is an image children should avoid!
….I just threw up in my mouth….a little!!! EWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
THANK GOD GERALD McRAINY found her on top of the hill with all of the guns, drugs and DC big-gulps! Where would we BE without DELTA? Oh yeah- WE'D PROBABLY BE READING ABOUT SOMETHING INTERESTING!!!!!!
SENDING LOVE DELTA!…AND BLESS YOUR HUSBAND!
THe theme from "Designing Women" has a satanic suicide message in it! Suicide rates have SKYROCKETED in this country ever since that infernal half-hour hell-ticket went into syndication!
Perez, you would totally love Lisa Robertson on QVC…women lover her and gay men want to BE her! And don't put QVC and HSN in the same class…give me a break. HSN is over there slinging "Tony Tails" and shit like that, while QVC offers many legit, designer labels AND quality, value and convenience
You know what? Making fun of depression isn't funny.
It's very sad. Mental illness in whatever form is devastating. Perez you're a jerk for making fun of her.
Why do you make a joke out of this Perez? If it was your Cuban bud there Gloria Esteban it would be a different tune now wouldn't it? Hypocrite! Delta is a very sweet person.
I live in Hattiesburg, MS, which is like 15 minutes from Collins MS where Deltas husband, Gerald, is from. So a couple of years I read an article about them starting an "antique" shop in Collins. Well now I understand where all the junk in the store came from, Deltas hoarding problem. I've never been but heard that the shop has just junk.
oh, man, this is so sad…i wish her nothing but the best; i know what it's like not to be able to get out of bed, and have all those fu*king pills (*sigh*). Feel better soon, D.
Re: Julie – depression is NOT a "mental 'illness.'" people are just tossing this word combo all over the place these days…sh*t, do you think you're doctors or something? stop labeling people whose minds you have no clue about, before we start labeling YOU…uh, something like, hmmm, A$$HOLE!
Delta Burke and Gerald McRaney should be hailed as the couple to emulate. They have remained married in the "Hollywood fishbowl" and have survived despite some harsh times. I wish the two of them nothing but the best and hope Delta can have a full recovery. Mental illness is not a laughing matter and many people suffer the effects of depression everyday undiagnosed. I hope Delta can receive the proper help so that she can move forward and enjoy her life with her wonderful husband. I wish them the best.
I love you Perez and read you everyday, but sometimes you make fun of things that should not be made fun of.
mental illness: Any of various conditions characterized by impairment of an individual's normal cognitive, emotional, or behavioral functioning, and caused by social, psychological, biochemical, genetic, or other factors, such as infection or head trauma. Also called emotional illness, mental disease, mental disorder. —-sounds like depression fits into this definition to me. It doesn't mean it is a bad thing, only that it needs to be taken seriously and not pushed under the covers like it is something to be ashamed of. Many people have it and don't get help for it for fear of being labeled. That is a shame.
i'll trade places with her, then she will have something to be depressed about.
I have a suspicion that she was the victim of sexual abuse as a child…
is she still married to Major Dad? she bragged one time to a gossip mag that he treated her like a princess and waited on her hand and foot. also, she used to live in new orleans–what's up with that?
Hang in there Delta! Get better honey. Strive to be your best self for YOU and only you!
By the way, I too love watchin QVC for some strange reason!
People who have bipolar disorder (which is really sounds like she does–depression at one end, insane shopping (mania) at the other) take 3-5 different meds on average! It's typical!
Get educated on mental health, Perez, if you're going to comment on it. Seriously, as if there isn't enough stigma surrounding mental health issues already.
Poor thing. I know what it's like to struggle with depression, and it's a bitch. I've definitely been where she has, and I hope she gets better.
When she first hit the screen on designing woman I was a kid and I had a big crush on her. No she is still pretty but when she was young (and not fat) she was a hottie, for the 70's with big hair and shoulder pads hot. I guess it was the part but she always dressed like an older lady. I would like to see her with a younger look, but still age appropriate.
Stop. Delta Burke is so open and so honest. You don't need to make fun of her. How very, very sad. She was going to take her life. Thank God something went wrong with that plan. Love you, Delta. Mwah!!!
5 meds "seems like a little too much" for depression? When did you become a psychiatrist? This is really an insensitive and ignorant item, but that's Pershiz…
She bought 2 needlepoint kits from me and actually called little old me on the phone to make sure I received her Studio City check. We chatted for a little bit, and I've been PO'd that she never left me feedback! I didn't know I was feeding her hoarding addiction - HONEST!!!
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Millions of Ameicans suffer from depression and mood disorders. I think its GREAT she is talking about it. And how wonderful is her husband..they have been married for ages..and he still supports her and loves her. Not many men these days are in it for the long haul like that. Get better Delta. I think you are awesome!
I, too, suffer from depression ..i have most of my life. Its nothing to be made fun of. No one wants to suffer from this disease..but it is as real as any other illness. You wouldnt make fun of someone with cancer…yet its accepted to mock someone with depression who is so severe it threatens her life? Shame on you perez. Suicide is the number one killer of teens. Depression is real and it kills.
I hope Delta finds the right combo of meds to help her. Lots of times u need to find different combinations until u find what works. Its not an easy process.
Love u, Delta!
Poor thing. Ive always loved Delta Burke. She needs to know the fans that love her are way more abundant than slow to evolve gossip columnists.
Re: him – your disgusting. I just want you to know, when you act like that, it actually affects you way worse than anyone else. Slowly kills you inside. Its not to late to change. Change the way you think. Its never to late.
you,perez !!! WHY are you soooooo mean????? She's so sweet.She is sick.We love and suport her !!!! please be more compasionate. She's fragile and I understand her so well. GET WELL DELTA !!!!!!
poor Gerald MCraney!!! he always loved her through thick an thin, literally, and it was never enough.
Shut up with the new smokehouse bacon burger! Stupid…
Being on 5 different meds for depression. OCD, and anxiety disorders is NOT uncommon!!! It takes awhile to get the right meds and the right dosages straightened out! It is NOT smart to make fun of someone who is dealing with these crippling problems! People with depression will often off themselves when having to deal with assholes who tell them to "pick themselves up by their bootstraps".
She probably has bipolar disorder and isn't being treated properly.
Delta, sending healing thoughts your way. I still love you. But u gotta love yourself more.
I CAN'T WAIT TIL THAT HAMBURGER'S GONE! IT LOOKS TOO GOOD! I'M TRYING TO GET SUPER SKINNY AND SEXY FOR THE SUMMER!!
I have no sympathy for this fat slob and her chubby chaser husband. If anyone remembers the HBO series 1st and Ten, Delta was on it the first season as the new owner of the football team. She was young, thin, and SMOKING HOT. Yeah, hard to believe but I'm sure the pics are out there. After that she became a chunkster and has stayed that way for the last 20 years even though all that Designing Women money could certainly have paid for a personal trainer with a good diet plan. Lazy, fat cunt.
dang, John..hate women much?
Re: ME – Yea. Mongo the queen's severely stretched out, dilated asshole clenches up in outraged horror every time he hears anything negative about gays. But when it comes to something like depression, Mongo shows no mercy. BAD MONGO!…..BAD!!!!
Perez, I am now done with your site. To many others to chose from that are not run by cruel, bitter, tiedyed gay men. Delta Burke deserves to be commended for her honesty about an illness that effects millions. You should be ashamed of yourself. Goodby asshole.
Very POOR last line of that article…lets not ever make jest about someone considering suicide as a way out. When you do things like that you just make people who have treatable depression or treatable mental health issues hide and feel more isolated…thus they won't seek treatment. Get it straight please, when someone is talking about a possible suicide…its a hell of a lot better to be cautious in instances like these rather than to be cynical.
not that you read these, but 5 medications may sound like a lot to someone who isn't mentally ill but as the daughter of a bipolar schizophrenic who takes 6 a day…i'm used to it. it actually keeps my mother functioning and sane. and while i personally have never done drugs and don't plan on starting (i'm in my 30s), i can say that for some, it works. no judgment. just adding my point of clarification. cheers.
she looks like a chubbier n older amy lee (evanescence)
She is so fortunate to have the devotion of her husband, Gerald McRaney. Her entire life it's all been about her. I met them in Cali at a benefit years ago and he was so coddling towards her. On the other hand, she'd snap her fingers and he'd run and get her a glass of wine, then snap again and he'd bring her an enormous plate of food. Even then, my husband said, "Maybe if she got up out of her seat and walked to the buffet, she'd loose a few calories." When her line on QVC failed, who was there doing infomercials w/ her? Gerald. His career has gone down the shitter being married to her. He's never in anything anymore.
Re: john dixon – Whoa, dude. You should seriously seek some therapy/good counseling with your words/attitude towards women. NOt only are you perceived as a hater, you clearly were hurt by a woman down the road and to say all women should be skinny is like saying all people should be redheads. It's just biased. Seriously, get help! I think you'd be MUCH happier with yourself. And this is coming from a 98 lb. female!
Wow she looks like a Puffy Dragon.
Sad.
Very brave of her to admit to having these problems. Mucho props to her and her husband - life can be a struggle sometimes….
Boohooo, Booohooo Boohooo. Will someone please feel sorry for me? Boohoo, boohoo. I'm a baby.
Re: Geneva – False. If it was a fat guy, I would say the same thing. I am sick of these celebrities who have all the money and free time to get themselves into shape who then whine and become "depressed" instead of pulling their shit together.
Bless her heart! She is a sweetheart and a true Southern Belle - and has a great, supportive husband. I wish her all the best.