“Three Company” actress replaces Suzanne Somers and her time on “Dallas”

As a gender symbol, Jenilee Harrison is not keen on undressing.

The actress replaced Suzanne Somers for the Three's Company of Playboy in June 1987. As she prepares for the feature, Harrison is determined to appear in a magazine led by Hugh Hefner.

Harrison, 67, is co-host of a new podcast “Stall Talk,” from Boomer to Gen Z Gen, “shares unfiltered stories and wisdom from personal experiences.

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“It’s in my contract, yes, I’ll do it [Playboy]but I have to wear clothes. ” Harrison told Fox News Numbers.

“So, I showed up in the Playboy Building in Beverly Hills to take this photo and went into the charging room to do my makeup and all of that,” Harrison recalled. “The photographer – very famous photographer – came in. He went, 'Are you all ready?' I said, “Yes, where is my closet?” “He looked shocked. I said, “No, my contract says I'm wearing clothes.” ” He was just shocked.

Jenilee Harrison said she kept the clothes for Playboy. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

“So everything stopped,” Harrison continued. “He had to call back. They had to regroup and bring their closets…he didn't even know. But I had to fight for it.”

Jenilee Harrison, circa 1981. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

Harrison became part of a small group of Pinups who showed up in Playboy without nudes, including Dolly Parton and Barbra Streisand.

The self-proclaimed kid admitted that she struggled with being portrayed as a sexual symbol in front of the camera. She wants to be recognized for her hard work in the entertainment industry, not just for her beauty.

Jenilee Harrison is now co-host of a new podcast “Stall Talk,” which is “real woman, true wisdom, true conversation.” (ABC Photo Archives/Disney Universal Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

“I think it's a sexual symbol, just the closet I had to wear to go to Hollywood to do the job,” she explained.

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“Your wardrobe is outside of you, but this is not your core person, what is your soul. But I have a large wardrobe because your wardrobe is a tool for trading. I want to say that at ten o'clock I have to be a nurse. I have to be a nurse. At 12 o'clock I have to be a secretary, I have to be a secretary. I have to be a sports illustration person. I have to be a nun.

Jenilee Harrison admits she wasn't always happy with the idea of ​​sexual symbolism in the 1980s. (ABC Photo Archives/Disney Universal Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

Harrison clarified that she felt “blessed” to appear in the playboy without revealing everything. It was one of her many surprising moments for Hollywood.

“When I was very young – like when I was 19 years old…my agent called me and said, 'They wanted to meet you – they were replacing Suzanne Somers of 'Three',” Harrison said. “I thought, 'Oh, heck, why am I even going to interview? I wouldn't play that role.'”

In the plot titled “Chrisey's Cousin”, Cindy Snow, played by Jenilee Harrison, joins Joyce Dewitt's new roommate Janet and John Ritter's Jack. (Dennis Plehn/Disney General Entertainment via Get Images)

After starring in four seasons of sitcom in 1980, Somers said it was the same as her co-star John Ritter was paid. The actress was quickly eliminated from the show and was fired.

By then, former Rams cheerleader Harrison had appeared in the ads, as well as an episode of “Shares.” She only needed one interview to secure the role of Cindy Snow, her cousin on screen.

Left Suzanne Somers and Joyce Dewitt starred in “Three Companies” with John Ritter. (Disney general entertainment content/Getty pictures)

“When I was in the audition… I tripped when I walked in.” “I fell down and grabbed something.

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Jenilee Harrison and John Ritter attended the “Angel Dust” screening on February 13, 1981 at the DGA Theater in West Hollywood, California. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella is collected via Getty Images)

Harrison insisted that she wasn't frustrated that she had big shoes to fill.

“I'm very living now,” Harrison said. “Luckily, I'm very disciplined… No matter what job I do, I'm watching it in front of me and just doing the job… When I went to the third company, I was welcomed with open arms. They treated me so cute. They treated me like a little sister… and the girls… and these girls… [on set]We protect each other and we support each other. ”

Jenilee Harrison is actively involved in animal rescue when not co-hosting “Board Talk.” (Contributed by Jenilee Harrison)

Harrison was eventually recorded in a sitcom, but her luck didn't end. She later appeared in the popular soap opera Dallas.

Jenilee Harrison plays Jamie Ewing in “Dallas.” (ABC Photo Archives/Disney Universal Entertainment Content via Getty Images)

She smiled and said, “'Dallas' was and was still happy.” “And then I worked with some of the people there…I remember visiting the scene and Patrick [Duffy] There with his boy. His children started to grab his shirt and said, “Dad, that's Jack Tripper's maid!” Patrick was going, “What are you talking about?” The boys kept looking at “Three Company” and they were very excited. That broke the ice. ”

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According to Harrison, the actors in “Dallas” are eager to get her into their circle. Larry Hagman plays the ruthless oil tycoon (Jr Ewing), who immediately welcomes her with a sense of humor.

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Larry Hagman died in 2012 at the age of 81. (CBS via Getty Image)

“He won’t go out in public unless he wears a hat,” she said.

“He had to wear that cowboy hat because he said, 'When I went out, people wanted to see Jr' he loved that character. That hat was Jr, and I remember one time we were all over with limousines. [heading] Participate in some activities. He left his hat and he was frightened. We had to stop the car and everything. He said, “I need my hat!”

“Dallas” actors at the party from left to right, Linda Gray, Steve Kanaly, Charlene Tilton, Larry Hagman, Victoria Principal and Patrick Duffy. (Richard Harrison/Fotos International/Archive Photos/Getty Images)

Harrison said one of her favorite Hargman memories is that despite being the star of the show, he made sure to stay on the scene as long as he needed to make sure other actors could shoot the scene easily.

Jenilee Harrison's first major purchase in Hollywood was a horse. (©Bob V. Noble/Globe Photos/Zuma Wire/Zuma Wire/Alamy Live News)

“If his line is needed, Larry won't go home,” she said. “Larry knows that the show's success is not only about him. The show's success is because of all the characters and how they interact.”

Jenilee Harrison is a self-proclaimed tomboy. (Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

“He has the right to be the number one star, leave the scene, only his air.” “He didn't. He was very down-to-earth, he worked hard with all of us. He continued to work. His life…he still signed and signed in public. He never played his role, and his popularity in “Dallas” was taken for granted… [He taught us] Don't take it for granted. It may disappear tomorrow. ”

Today, Harrison is “realizing his dream” and running a huge ranch. But when she didn’t like animals, she shared the story on “Station Talk”.

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Jenilee Harrison happily runs a sprawling ranch with chickens, goats and more. (Contributed by Jenilee Harrison)

“Whether you’re a Boomer or a Generation Z, we share the closest, honesty, relationship issues with ourselves, we’re giggling, or we’re crying,” Harrison said. “But we share these stories…all our guests share the real and honest issues about women talking about when they go to the bathroom together.”

Jenilee Harrison hopes that the Stall Talk will encourage women of all ages to come forward and share their stories. (Contributed by Jenilee Harrison)

“I always give advice [on the podcast] Harrison reflected on realizing his dream. Everything is possible. ”