Kamal Ghorui
Over 30 years after retirement from ‘The Price Is Right,’ Holly Hallstrom is finally telling her story. Hallstrom recently revealed that she was fired, not because of her weight, but as a retribution for her handling of the game show’s other scandals.
Holly Hallstrom reveals the events that led to her firing
Speaking with PEOPLE about her participation in ‘Dirty Rotten Scandals’ docuseries, which includes a two-part episode telling the story of ‘The Price Is Right’ behind the scenes, Hallstrom opened up about the events that led to her firing from the show after nearly two decades as one of “Barker’s Beauties.”
Hallstrom explains how her own issues with Bob Barker began
Hallstrom explained that her own issues on set came in the aftermath of Dian Parkinson’s affair with Bob Barker and the fallout from its ending. Parkinson went on to sue Barker for sexual harassment, leading to employees being asked to testify under oath about the environment behind the scenes at the game show. “Every time you went to the studio, you had to sit with lawyers who all they wanted to hear was all the bad stuff about Dian and how Bob could not have possibly sexually harassed Dian,” she shared in the documentary.“I wanted nothing to do with it,” Hallstrom continued. “I was the only one that was asked to give a deposition and did not. I didn’t want to commit felony perjury, which is exactly what it would have been if I gave a testimony.”
Holly Hallstrom believes her weight was just an excuse
Hallstrom says she believes that her weight was an excuse to fire her, and the real reason was that she refused to testify in court. Explaining the whole situation, she said, “I was not surprised that he used that as the excuse, the reason, the justification for firing me, but when I was asked why I was fired, I told them, ‘I was told it was because my weight was a problem.’”After Barker’s demise in 2023, Hallstrom thought again about sharing her story. When presented with an opportunity to do so, she forged ahead.
