"Little House on the PrairieActress Nellie Oleson recalls how her on-screen husband made her cry "every day" ."

 

Alison Arngrim, who played Nellie Oleson, and Steve Tracy, who portrayed her on-screen husband, were the closest of friends. It's virtually a miracle how his character, Percival Dalton, was able to assist Nellie in becoming a more compassionate individual.

And while Nellie and Percival on Little House on the Prairie had a happy ending, their actual romance ended far more tragically. In fact, their relationship ended up being so sad that Arngrim "cried every night." Learn why as you continue reading.Concerned about Nellie Oleson's prospective spouse, Alison Arngrim

In her autobiography, Confessions of a Prairie B*tch, Arngrim said that she was afraid of the potential suitors chosen for her by the creators of Little House on the Prairie. She claims that because she had no influence in who her character would marry, it felt like an arranged marriage.Arngrim writes, "I reminded myself that this was just TV, not reality."

 The two of us weren't actually walking down the aisle together, after all. But instead of doing that, I would be cuddling up to him in bed, giving him hugs and kisses, and telling him how much I loved him. every day for the following few years, up until the end of our contracts or the cancellation of the show. To me, it seemed quite genuine.Concerned about Nellie Oleson's prospective spouse, Alison Arngrim

In her autobiography, Confessions of a Prairie girl, Arngrim said that she was afraid of the potential suitors chosen for her by the creators of Little House on the Prairie. She claims that because she had no influence in who her character would marry, it felt like an arranged marriage.Arngrim writes, "I reminded myself that this was just TV, not reality." 

The two of us weren't actually walking down the aisle together, after all. But instead of doing that, I would be cuddling up to him in bed, giving him hugs and kisses, and telling him how much I loved him. every day for the following few years, up until the end of our contracts or the cancellation of the show.

 To me, it seemed quite genuine.Steve Tracy (Percival Dalton) and Alison Arngrim (Nellie Oleson) became close friends.Arngrim continues by alleging that Melissa Gilbert and Melissa Sue Anderson, two of her co-stars, were often whining about their on-screen partners. Thankfully, Arngrim loved both her TV husband and the guy who played him.

While portraying husband and wife on Prairie, Arngrim and Tracy immediately grew close. The fact that Steve Tracy is gay meant that their relationship was only platonic, despite the suspicions of many of the show's actors and producers.According to Arngrim, "I always referred to Steve Tracy as my 'other husband'."

 "We were tremendously close in the years after we both left Little House. It seemed as though Little House had just left off when it came to our relationship. We appeared to have always been Nellie and Percival. I required him. In my tumultuous life, he was the only consistency, and I clung to him when everything else felt out of control.Alison Arngrim claims that "Little House on the Prairie" actor Steve Tracy made her cry "every night"After Tracy called to inform her that Arngrim was dying of AIDS, tragedy struck.

I promised him I would be brave, but instead, after hanging up the phone, I screamed uncontrollably while lying face-down in the pillow on the bed, according to Arngrim.The actor recalls, "Steve was 32 when he received his AIDS diagnosis. The thought of somebody passing away at the age of 32 offended me. And the fact that it was my friend was simply inexcusable. He kept pleading with me not to cry, but I did.

Tracy called Arngrim in 1986 to let her know that he was running out of time. In describing her response, Arngrim writes, "I was inconsolable. I wished I could have run to his aid and held him here. I naively believed that if I could just hang onto him, I could halt death in its tracks.Nellie Oleson, "Little House on the Prairie" Actress Recalls Her On-Screen Husband's 'Every Day' Crying