Double bypass?  His daughter had no chance, given that he raised her like that.  If Dave Thomas hadn't been fat (if owning a restaurant makes you fat, why didn't the founder of Whataburger blow up like that?) chances are Wendy might be healthy and still appearing in commercials today.  She has the vivid hair color for it, but she'd rather eat like her father. If any readers feel bad about a change, remember that Wendy Thomas has piles of money (Goodwin doesn't) and it's hard for actors to get well-paying gigs.  "Real Wendy" didn't need to get paid for a commercial nearly as much as Morgan Smith Goodwin did.  If you have a $100 million net worth like Wendy Thomas, the commercial is just extra work because someone in corporate thought "hey, this would be good for marketing!"   Goodwin wasn't making nearly as much money before this.