Candace Cameron Bure Says ‘Quiet On Set’ Doc “Absolutely Tore Me Apart” On ‘The View’ — But Reveals She “Didn’t Have That Experience” As A Child Actor

By Samantha Nungesser @samjnungesser
Published April 12, 2024, 12:28 p.m. ET

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Candace Cameron Bure is opening up about Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV, which peels back the curtain on the toxic underbelly of Nickelodeon sets in the 1990s and early 2000s. On this morning’s episode of The View, the former Full House star said the bombshell docuseries “broke [her] heart.”

While promoting her new movie Unsung Hero, Bure weighed in with her thoughts on Quiet on Set.

“I watched the first few episodes of it,” she said. “It absolutely tore me apart. It broke my heart. It’s so tragic. It’s horrific and disgusting.”

The star then praised Drake & Josh alum Drake Bell for having the strength to speak out about the sexual abuse he faced at the hands of former Nickelodeon dialogue coach Brian Peck when he was only 15 years old. Bell, who was previously an anonymous victim, detailed the “extensive” and “brutal” abuse, which ultimately earned Peck a 16-month prison sentence in 2004.

“I just felt like the fact that Drake was able to share his story was so brave but my heart breaks for him,” Bure said. “My heart broke for his parents — and trying to protect and not always seeing the signs.”

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Bure is no stranger to child stardom. She was only 11 years old when she famously originated the role of DJ Tanner in Full House. However, she noted that she and her young co-stars — Jodie Sweetin, Mary-Kate Olsen and Ashley Olsen — did not have a toxic experience.

“It’s a weird thing — the industry growing up as a kid — because I didn’t have that experience,” she said. “I know the other girls from our show didn’t have that experience. And there’s lots of child actors that don’t have that experience. But we know there’s a good plenty that have.”

Bure continued, “So I really think that it was good — it’s just more awareness that we can protect the next generation from that happening.”

When co-host Joy Behar added that parents of child actors need to spend more time on sets, Bure said, “My parents were always around. They were so protective.”

The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.

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