80s Fitness Stars Then vs Now

Suzanne Somers - Then

Suzanne Somers is credited with inventing the "infomercial" concept. If she hadn't kicked off the craze with the Thighmaster, we wouldn't have the Shae Weight, ShamWow, or Miss Cleo's Psychic Friends Network. However, she used the platform to launch her film career rather than get pigeonholed into the exercise niche.

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