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Raven-Symone still hasn't touched her 'Cosby Show' money 28 years after it ended

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 09: Raven-Symone attends Byron Allen's 4th Annual Oscar Gala to Benefit Children's Hospital Los Angeles at the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel on February 09, 2020 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Entertainment Studios)
Raven-Symone attends Byron Allen's 4th Annual Oscar Gala to Benefit Children's Hospital Los Angeles in 2020 (Greg Doherty/Getty Images for Entertainment Studios)

Raven-Symone has revealed she has yet to spend a penny of her money from The Cosby Show.

The singer and actress, 34, found fame playing Olivia Kendall on the hit US show, which ended 28 years ago.

But although close to three decades have passed since it wrapped, she still hasn’t dipped into her earnings from the series.

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The star spilled the beans during an Instagram chat with social media influencer Jerome Trammel.

Trammel brought up a rumour he had heard about her not spending her Cosby cash, and Raven-Symone replied: “I haven't touched my Cosby money.”

Raven-Symone was just four when she was cast as Olivia in the series, which starred Bill Cosby and focused on a well to do African-American family living in Brooklyn, New York.

THE COSBY SHOW -- "Denise Kendall: Navy Wife" Episode 4 -- Air Date 10/12/1989 -- Pictured: (l-r) Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable, Raven-SymonT as Olivia Kendall  (Photo by NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)
Bill Cosby as Dr. Heathcliff 'Cliff' Huxtable and Raven-SymonT as Olivia Kendall (NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images)

The programme ran from 1984 to 1992, airing a total of eight seasons. It was a big hit and was frequently the highest rated show on US TV.

Raven-Symone went on to star in other television series such as Hangin’ With Mr Cooper and Disney shows such as That’s So Raven and Raven’s Home.

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She also has a music career, releasing her debut studio album Here’s To New Dreams in 1993 and following it up with three others.

UNITED STATES - JANUARY 01:  Raven Symone and Bill Cosby  (Photo by The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)
Raven-Symone and Bill Cosby (The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images)

Her former cast mate Bill Cosby’s star has fallen since his days on The Cosby Show, after allegations of sexual assault emerged in recent years.

In 2018, a judge sentenced him to three to 10 years in jail for sexual assault.