Mrs. Shay is the estranged ex-wife of Steven Shay, and mother of Spencer and Carly Shay.
She was never seen or mentioned in the series until the season finale of the third series of the revival series, iHave A Proposal. Carly realizes she unstressed about Freddie, but stressed about her mother not being there when they are married one day. Spencer and Carly finally have the discussion about their mother. It's implied that Mrs. Shay abandoned Carly and Spencer when Carly was a child, which caused him to raise her by himself while her husband and their father was in the Navy. Carly has been asked about her mom in iStart Over, but she ignored the question.
Mrs. Shay turns up unexpectedly - off-screen - at the end of iHave A Proposal, just as Carly is about to marry her boyfriend Freddie, but they are interrupted by her mother's arrival. Neither of them are impressed by her arrival as she interrupted the marriage and Spencer, especially, is shown to be angry, while Carly shockingly asks "mom?"
Relationships[]
Steven Shay[]
(Unknown-Present; Ex-Husband)
Mrs. Shay was married to Steven Shay for an unknown amount of time and had two children with him - Carly and Spencer - but they divorced when Carly was a child. Their relationship has never been seen or mentioned on-screen.
Carly Shay[]
(July 24, 1994-Present; Estranged Daughter)
Carly does not have a good relationship with her mother at all. In the original series, Carly never mentioned her mother, but is asked about her in the revival show premiere iStart Over, but Carly avoids the question. Two years later, Carly finally talks to Spencer about her mother and is upset that she will not be there when Carly one day marries Freddie. It's revealed Mrs. Shay abandoned Carly and Spencer when she was a child, it seemed to traumatise Carly so deeply that she would freak out over any mention of her. Mrs. Shay later turns up at a wedding venue where Carly is about to marry her boyfriend Freddie and the couple are interrupted by her mother's unexpected arrival. Carly isn't impressed with her mom's sudden arrival and shockingly asks "mom?".
Spencer Shay[]
(November 11, 1981-Present; Estranged Son)
Spencer is completely estranged from his mother. Spencer never mentioned his mother in the original series and revealed in the revival that she abandoned him and Carly when Carly was little, which resulted in Spencer raising Carly while their father was in the Navy. Years later in the revival, Spencer finally mentions their mother to Carly. Spencer tells Carly she's not like their mother and would never abandon Freddie or anyone like Mrs. Shay did with them. Spencer also mentions to Carly that he tried to talk to her about their mother until Carly accidentally knocked over the Christmas tree, which he thinks is connected to her accidentally knocking over the fireworks. When their mother unexpectedly turns up at a wedding venue - just as Carly and Freddie are about to get married - Spencer is angry that his mother has arrived.
Minor Relationships[]
- Freddie Benson: Freddie "meets" Mrs. Shay off-screen in iHave A Proposal, when she unexpectedly turns up just as Freddie is about to marry Carly. Like Carly and Spencer, Freddie is not impressed with Mrs. Shay's sudden arrival.
- Harper Bettencourt: Like Freddie, Harper "meets" Mrs. Shay off-screen in iHave A Proposal. Harper is shocked to learn of Carly and Spencer's mother, asking "You got a mom?!"
Trivia[]
- Mrs. Shay was indirectly mentioned in the revival premiere iStart Over, when Carly was asked about her mom, but she changed the subject.
- Many fans assumed she had died since she was never mentioned in the original show, but it's proven false in iHave A Proposal.
- She "appears" off-screen for the first time in iHave A Proposal.
- Carly and Spencer mention their mother for the first time ever in the season 3 finale of the revival, iHave A Proposal.
- Laci Mosley, Jerry Trainor, Nathan Kress and Miranda Cosgrove, were all asked who they would like to play Mrs. Shay and they said Courteney Cox, who played Monica Geller in the show Friends.[1]
Appearances[]
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