‘Three’s Company’ actress Jenilee Harrison refused to strip down for her Playboy photoshoot

As a sex symbol Jenilee Harrison wasn t keen on stripping down The actress who replaced Suzanne Somers on Three s Company posed for the June issue of Playboy While she was ready for her close-up Harrison was determined to appear in the Hugh Hefner-led magazine on her terms Harrison is the co-host of a new podcast Stall Talk where women of various ages from the boomer to Gen Z share unfiltered stories and wisdom from personal experiences SUZANNE SOMERS' WIDOWER FINDS ROMANCE WITH LATE WIFE'S 'HOLLYWOOD WIVES' COSTAR It was in my contract that yes I ll do Playboy but I have to keep my clothes on Harrison recounted Fox News Digital So I show up for this photo shoot in the Playboy building in Beverly Hills and I go into the charging room to do my makeup and all that Harrison recalled And the photographer a very famous photographer comes in He goes You re all ready to go And I reported Well yeah where s my wardrobe And he looked shocked He s like Your wardrobe No we re doing Playboy And I disclosed No my contract says I m wearing clothes He was just shocked So everything stopped Harrison continued He had to get back on the phone They had to regroup and bring in wardrobe He didn t even know But I had to fight for that Harrison became part of a small group of pinups who appeared in Playboy without going nude including Dolly Parton and Barbra Streisand among others The self-proclaimed tomboy admitted she struggled with being depicted as a sex symbol in front of cameras She demanded to be recognized for her hard work in showbiz not just for her beauty I looked at being a sex symbol as just a wardrobe I had to put on to go into Hollywood and do this job she explained THREE S COMPANY' ACTRESS SAYS SHE POSED FOR PLAYBOY ON HER OWN TERMS Your wardrobe is your outside but it s not what your core person is what your soul is But I had a large wardrobe because your wardrobe is the tool of the pact I would say at o clock I had to be a nurse At o clock I had to be a secretary At o clock I had to be a Sports Illustrated model At o clock I had to be a hooker And at o clock I had to be a nun I had to be all those things But was I uncomfortable Absolutely countless times I was uncomfortable Harrison clarified that she felt privileged to appear in Playboy without baring everything It s been one of a multitude of surprising moments for her in Hollywood When I was very young like years old my agent called me and explained They want to see you they re replacing Suzanne Somers on Three s Company noted Harrison I thought Oh geez why am I even going to the interview I m not going to get a role like that ' In after starring in four seasons of the hit sitcom Somers appealed for a raise which she noted was equal to what her co-star John Ritter was getting paid The actress was expeditiously phased out of the show and then fired By then Harrison a former Rams cheerleader had already appeared in commercials as well as an episode in CHiPs It only took her one interview to secure the role of Somers on-screen cousin Cindy Snow When I evidenced up for the audition I tripped when I was walking in mentioned Harrison I fell over things and grabbed something or whatever They instantly thought Oh here s our klutzy cousin girl How lucky I was CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERHarrison insisted she wasn t fazed that she had big shoes to fill I just live very much in the present commented Harrison Luckily I m extremely disciplined And whatever job I had I looked at it in front of me and just did the work And when I got on Three s Company I was welcomed with open arms They treated me lovely They treated me like a little sister And the girls on set we protected one another and we supported one another Harrison was eventually written out of the sitcom but her luck didn t end there She later appeared in the hit soap opera Dallas Dallas was and is still such a happiness she beamed And I worked with selected of the people there I remember visiting the set and Patrick Duffy was there with his boys His kids started grabbing his shirt and saying Dad dad that s Jack Tripper s maid And Patrick s going What are you talking about The boys had been watching Three s Company and they were so excited That broke the ice According to Harrison the cast of Dallas was keen to have her join their circle Larry Hagman who played ruthless oil tycoon J R Ewing instantly welcomed her with his sense of humor She also saw a different side to the beloved TV villain LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWS He would not go out in general unless he had his hat on she stated referring to his character s signature look He had to have that cowboy hat because he revealed When I go out there the people want to see J R ' He loved that character And that hat was J R I remember one time we were all crammed in a limousine heading to certain event He left his hat or something and he freaked out We had to stop the car and everything He noted I need my hat ' Harrison announced one of her favorite memories of Hagman was that despite being the show s star he made sure to stay on set as long as he was needed to ensure the other actors could shoot their scenes with ease Larry would not go home if his lines were needed she revealed Larry knew that the show s success was not just about him The show s success was because of all the characters and how they interacted He had every right to be the number one star leave the set and just have that air about him she continued And he didn t He was very down-to-Earth and he worked hard with all of us And he continued to work His whole life he d still do autograph shows and be out in general He never took his role his popularity in Dallas for granted He taught us not to take it for granted It could be gone the following day This day Harrison is living the dream running a sprawling ranch But when she s not tending to her animals she s sharing stories on Stall Talk It doesn t matter if you re a boomer or Gen Z we re sharing the greater part intimate honest relationship issues with ourselves and we re giggling or we re crying disclosed Harrison But we re sharing those stories All of our guests just share real and honest questions about what women talk about when they go to the bathroom together The advice I inevitably give on the podcast is go for your dreams go for the opportunities Harrison reflected You have to persevere and remember that if you persevere anything can happen Anything is realizable