31 Secrets About “I Love Lucy” Producers Don’t Want You To Know

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She Had to Fight For Him

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While so many people loved the idea behind the love story of Lucille and Desi and their highly popular television show, not many fans knew that Lucille had to fight to get her real life husband to play her television husband when CBS network decided to move the original radio show onto live television. They weren’t sure whether the American audience would welcome him on the TVs considering that one, he wasn’t American… and two, he was a foreigner whose English was a bit broken and his accent was heavy. Lucille insisted that Desi play the role, and we all know that it ended up in her favor. Of course ask anyone now and they’ll tell you that it was the best decision the network ever made.