“Saved by the Bell” star tries to defend new marriage, fails

Jul 10, 2015 12:10 GMT  ·  By
Lark Voorhies gives odd, rambling interview in a failed attempt to defend her marriage to ex-gang member Jimmy Bell
   Lark Voorhies gives odd, rambling interview in a failed attempt to defend her marriage to ex-gang member Jimmy Bell

Former “Saved by the Bell” star Lark Voorhies married music engineer Jimmy Bell in secret in April this year. Shortly after word of the ceremony got out, news broke that Bell was a wanted man in Arizona for threatening to kill someone and that he had gotten abusive towards his mother-in-law, Patricia, for which reason she’d gotten a restraining order against him.

The video embedded below is of Lark and Jimmy trying to defend their relationship in a new interview with Entertainment Tonight. It is also perhaps the saddest thing ever for fans of this once-promising actress.

A rambling interview that only adds fuel to the fire

For the past 3 years or so, there’s been a lot of speculation around Lark’s mental health, after her mother told People Magazine that she had been diagnosed with severe bipolar disorder and that she was refusing to continue treatment.

Lark has given odd, rambling interviews before, but none like this one. As you can see for yourself, at points she’s struggling to keep from crying, even when tears are welling in her eyes. At others, she’s keeping her smile on and apparently pulling fancy words out of a hat, because what she’s saying isn’t making any sense.

She is clear on several aspects though: her mother was initially thrilled by the marriage but something changed later. No, Jimmy did not abuse her, and no, Jimmy is not taking advantage of her. No, she does not have mental issues, she never had.

Despite admitting in 2012 to being bipolar (before taking it back), Lark says she only ever took medication for depression. Otherwise, she’s just fine.

Her husband, who is a former gang member, chimes in to say that he’s not out for Lark’s money, even though his new mother-in-law claims he would be capable of such a thing.

Lark is not ok

According to court documents filed by Patricia, Lark is currently under medical care, or was until she married Bell. She is also unfit to take care of herself, for which reason she’s been under her care all these years.

This makes her a very easy target for someone like Bell, who tricked her into marrying him in less than a year after they met. The fact that he’s violent only makes Lark’s circumstances all the more dangerous.

According to the former actress and her new husband, they are happy and in love, and working together on getting her music career off the ground.