Morgan Fairchild has had a celebrated career with roles on Flamingo Road, Falcon Crest and Paper Dolls, and also as Chandler Bing’s mother Nora Tyler Bing on Friends.
At at age 70, the blonde bombshell has no plans on letting her famous looks go.
The Texas native told Closer Weekly that she worked hard to drop 30lbs which popped up out of nowhere last year. The siren revealed after doing her research, she decided to go on the trendy Keto Diet.
Morgan Fairchild has had a celebrated career with roles on Flamingo Road, Falcon Crest and Paper Dolls. At at age 70, the blonde bombshell has no plans on letting her famous looks go
The show won her new fans: The icon also played Chandler Bing’s mother Nora Tyler Bing on Friends; Chandler is played by Matthew Perry; seen in 1995
And the actress, who can next be seen in Spring Break ’83, also named the plan she is on.
‘It’s called Ideal Protein — it’s like pre-packaged stuff,’ the beauty told the publication.
‘I have my fake oatmeal every morning and then salads. You know it’s a very specific diet. It’s not a hard diet … it’s just very specific.
‘If you cheat at all, you don’t lose the weight … but I’ve been very disciplined,’ she told Closer’s Diana Cooper.
On set: With Courteney Cox as Monica Geller, Lisa Kudrow as Phoebe Buffay, Matt LeBlanc as Joey Tribbiani, David Schwimmer as Ross Geller, Matthew Perry as Chandler Bing in 1995
The pinup warned if people want to copy her, they must be diligent for success.
‘You do have to stick to the diet,’ said the star, who gained a following from appearing from several episodes of Friends in 1995, 1998 and 2001.
She turned to the keto after she found out she had mold in her house.
‘I went through this unfortunate thing where I had mold in my house and I blew up like a balloon,’ she shared.
Staying slim: The Texas native told Closer Weekly that she worked hard to drop 30lbs which popped up out of nowhere last year. The siren revealed after doing her research, she decided to go on the trendy Keto Diet’ seen in October 2019
She has always had an incredible body: The TV vet – who has been on Mork & Mindy with Robin Williams, seen here in 1995
‘I had a lot of bronchial issues, which I knew were from the mold, but I had not realized that the weight gain was from the mold.’
Fairchild then did her research online and realized mold is linked to weight gain.
‘I said, “Oh my God, unexplained weight gain!”’ she said.
‘I never had a weight problem because I’m not an eater, I’m not a food person … so even once I realized what it was, I still didn’t know how to fix it.’
Morgan then luckily ‘stumbled upon this guy’ who was eating an Ideal Protein meal at the doctor’s office, the Too Old To Die Young star explained.
And she got advice from ‘a mold specialist.’
When she started the program she was advised, she ‘just started dropping weight like crazy,’ said the Days of Our Lives star.
And the meals she orders come pre-made.
‘It’s great because I don’t cook. I mean I really don’t cook. So it’s just pre-packaged foods.’
And with COVID-19 and the riots, she is happy to stay home and not have to cook.
‘I don’t have to cook for anybody and I don’t have to worry about getting a ton of groceries because I don’t eat,’ she said.
‘So I’m sticking to that and trying to lose more weight while we’re here in quarantine.’
One of her top shows: She played Jordan Roberts on the soaper Falcon Crest, which aired from 1981 until 1990; seen with Simon MacCorkindale, who died in 2010
The center of this show: And in 1984 she lit up Paper Dolls; seen with Nicollette Sheridan, left) and Terry Farrell as well as Lloyd Bridges
She also told Closer that her boyfriend, 69-year-old Mark Seiler, is in a nursing home during lockdown.
Although the Falcon Crest actress is riding solo in lockdown, she still has the support ‘They’re taking very good care of him,’ she assured. ‘I talk to Mark a lot [on FaceTime]. It’s nice.’
The icon is starring on a new soap opera, Mélange, airing on LOGOtv’s digital platforms.
In the hot seat: The star as Chandler’s mom with Jay Leno for an episode of Friends