20 Things You Didn't Know About Gilmore Girls
11. It Wasn't Just Fans Who Hated The Addition Of April Nardini
Devoted Gilmore Girls fans really don’t like April Nardini. Season six is widely considered the downfall of the series because of her late addition to the show. It’s not so much her actual character (although frankly, she was a known-it-all with no personality) but more how she changed the series for the worst. The relationship of Luke and Lorelai seemed unstoppable. But when news came about that Luke had an adolescent daughter, it tore everyone’s favourite Stars Hollow couple apart.
It wasn’t just fans who didn’t like this unwarranted plot twist. Vanessa Marano, who portrayed April, didn’t even like her own character. Vanessa herself understood how adored Luke and Lorelai were as a couple and she was annoyed that she had to play the character that would break them up. And apparently, she immediately disliked her role just from reading the lines. She knew full well fans were going to hate her. The only thing that powered Marano through was knowing she’d get be on Gilmore Girls.
You can’t really blame Vanessa Marano for wanting to star on such a fantastic show but you do have to wonder… was it really worth it?