‘The Bold and the Beautiful’s’ Don Diamont Unearths a Farrah Fawcett Flashback 50 Years in the Making

As the iconic cop show Charlie’s Angels turns 50 this week, The Bold and the Beautiful star Don Diamont (Bill Spencer) has unearthed an old photo with the show’s first big breakout star. Farrah Fawcett became a household name in 1976 when she burst onto the pop culture scene as Jill Munroe, one of Charlie’s three private detectives, also known as his angels.

That was also the year that Diamont was a teenage tennis player practicing in Sherman Oaks. In an Instagram post, Diamont shares the story of how he met Fawcett on the tennis court.

“What better way could I possibly celebrate Charli’s Angels 50th anniversary then sharing this POLAROID of a 14 year old me with Farrah Fawcett from 1976 at the height of her FARRAHNESS?” Diamont asked, before explaining how his teen self met the most famous pin-up girl in the world at the time.

“I was a competitive junior tennis player and trained at The Tennis Station in Sherman Oaks, CA. I was there over the weekend with my parents and brother when who walks in??? FARRAH!” he continued. “She was going to use the ball machine to practice soooooo…., JUST TO BE A NICE KID🤨…. I asked her if she wanted me to hit with her instead of having to use that damn ball machine. She DID! WOW!!! THIS IS THE SAME FARRAH FAUCET WHOSE RED SWIMSUIT POSTER WAS HANGING ON MY WALL.”

Diamont went on to detail how his brother had an old Polaroid camera in the car at the time, so he ran to get it and snapped the shot that Diamont shared.

Fawcett only played Jill for one season, but during that time, she made quite a name for herself. The poster Diamont referenced went on to sell more than 12 million copies, per the Farrah Fawcett Foundation. Fawcett earned an Emmy nomination for The Burning Bed in 1984. Sadly, the actress passed away from anal cancer in 2009 at the age of 62.