After 19 years of doing that commute, she decided enough was enough. Derby says she loved taking care of the unwanted performing animals, adding that they'd noticed her being a bit frail but had absolutely no idea what was ailing her. Water. Blake sure earned a lot of clams working on the show. The cookie is set by the GDPR Cookie Consent plugin and is used to store whether or not user has consented to the use of cookies. According to the Chicago Tribune, Amanda had simply grown tired of having to travel to Hollywood.