( Cover Media ) -- Alyssa Milano does n't think every child actor is bound to get in trouble with the law . The 40-year-old actress appeared on screens as a preteen in the 1980s sitcom `` Who 's The Boss , '' and thinks her genuine gift of being an actress has kept her from going off the rails . `` I hope it 's talent , '' she told Maxim magazine . `` That was an era when TV child actors just did n't work after their show was over . '' The `` Mistresses '' star believes that only certain people have been able to hold on to regular jobs while maintaining their wholesome image . She counts `` Married With Children 's '' Christina Applegate , 41 , as another actress who has done well out of starting work early in life . `` I think Christina Applegate and I are the only two who maintained some sort of career path past the shows that launched us , '' she confessed . Milano welcomed her first child with her CAA agent husband David Bugliari in 2011 . She thinks that troubled stars like Lindsay Lohan and Amanda Bynes did n't have much chance of have a healthy career and personal life to begin with . `` I have a great family , and I look at a lot of these kids who struggle in the industry and think they 'd have struggled no matter what they did , '' she admitted . Courtesy of Cover Media .
Alyssa also tells Maxim magazine that not all child stars are looking for trouble . She attributes this to helping her grow up in the spotlight . She points to Christina Applegate as another actress who 's maintained her success .