Atrailer for the specialsees Dannielynn and Larry, 48, embark on a journey to Mexia, Texas, where Smith — whodied in 2007 from an accidental overdoseat age 39 — grew up.
“Dannielynn’s a teenager now, and she doesn’t really know a ton of things about her mom,” Larry says in a voiceover during the trailer.
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Dannielynn and Larry Birkhead.ABC 20/20/YouTube
“As a dad who hasa child whose mom’s passed away, I thought, ‘Why not go back to Anna’s beginnings?’ " he adds.
According to the release, Larry and Dannielynn meet one of Smith’s friends from high school “and see the places she frequented before becoming famous.”
“While in Los Angeles, they visit several sentimental locations and Dannielynn sees for the first time some ofAnna Nicole’s memorabilia from her lifeand career, tucked away in a storage locker following her death,” the release continues.
Dannielynn Birkhead.ABC 20/20/YouTube
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And the trip proved to be just as much of an educationaljourney for Larry. “To be really honest, I didn’t know a whole lot about Anna — you know, her early years,” he says in the trailer of the late model, actress and television personality.
Aside from Dannielynn and Larry’s journey, the special also “takes a comprehensive look at Anna Nicole through new interviews with those closest to her, never-before-seen and rarely seen video, as well as material from the ABC News archives,“according to the release.
“20/20also reports on the dichotomy between who Anna Nicole was in the spotlight and who she was in private as Vickie Lynn Smith, her rise tofame, life in the limelight, hertragic death in Florida and the unanswered questions about her death,” the release adds.
Larry and Dannielynn’s episode of20/20airs Friday at 9 p.m. ET on ABC.
source: people.com
