Wendi McLendon-Covey addressed the speculation that Patrick Warburton and David Spade weren’t on good terms while filming Rules of Engagement.
During the Tuesday, January 28, episode of Michael Rosenbaum‘s “Inside of You” podcast, McLendon-Covey was asked about the rumors surrounding the CBS show.
“Now I always hear this rumor and I like them, but Patrick Warburton and David Spade didn’t get along. Is this true?” Rosenbaum, 52, asked.
McLendon-Covey, 55, replied, “I never saw that. I never saw a single thing that would substantiate that.”
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The actress subsequently agreed when Rosenbaum called the claims “misinformation.” Neither McLendon-Covey nor Rosenbaum elaborated on where the rumors originated, as the show originally aired from 2007 to 2013.
Rules of Engagement follows two couples and their single friend — all at different stages in their relationships — as they deal with the complications of dating, commitment and marriage. In addition to McLendon-Covey and Warburton and Spade, both 60, Rules of Engagement starred Megyn Price, Oliver Hudson, Bianca Kajlich and Adhir Kalyan.
McLendon-Covey went on to find success on The Goldbergs and now NBC’s St. Denis Medical. Ahead of its premiere in November 2024, McLendon-Covey exclusively spoke with Us Weekly about what insight she gained from playing a medical professional.
“Luckily — because I am an administrator — I don’t have to do any of the gory stuff. But we have excellent medical consultants that help us learn how to do things so that they look real,” McLendon-Covey, who plays Joyce, shared. “What I’m learning is the chain of command.”
McLendon-Covey specifically learned about what goes on behind the scenes, adding, “I do think that’s very helpful. If I’m ever back at the hospital, I can navigate [things] a little bit better. When I need something, I can advocate for myself a little bit [more].”
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St. Denis Medical is set in a fictional hospital in Oregon where the healthcare professionals are trying their best to treat patients while dealing with their own issues outside of work. McLendon-Covey joked that she trusts certain costars more than others when it comes to medical skills.
“There’s a couple of actors that I truly believe could draw blood if they needed to,” McLendon-Covey told Us. “I absolutely think Allison [Tolman] could [help in certain medical emergencies]. And I do believe that David Alan Grier could give me stitches because he practiced. He did suturing practice so I would trust him to do that. I hope it never comes to that but I think he’d be good.”
