‘My old life was killing me’ MELISSA’S PRAIRIE PARADISE

Melissa Gilbert became famous for playing a TV character whose pioneer family faced some tough living conditions in their isolated home.

Now the star has found herself going back to basics and living an existence which, compared to her previous Hollywood lifestyle, harks back to those simple pioneer days. But she couldn’t be happier since moving to a rural 14-acre (5.6 hectare) property with a home that initially had no heat and “wonky” plumbing, and was