Farrah Fawcett's Friends And Relatives Reflect On Star's Last Days As 10th Aniversary Of Death Approaches

Jun 24, 2019 by apost team

It has been ten years since the beloved actress Farrah Fawcett succumbed to her cancer battle on June 25, 2009. The blonde-locked icon was America's sweetheart to millions of fans over a sprawling decades-long career in film, TV, and stage.

On the anniversary of her death, her loved ones remember her life and times as the person behind the celebrity.

She was best known for her role as detective Jill Monroe in the hit television show Charlie's Angels in the 70s. She stood out as the beautiful girl with the beautiful hair—Her signature feature.

Everybody wanted the flipped out winged hair that Farrah rocked, and she even created her own shampoo and starred in hair commercials. Her biography on the Farrah Fawcett Foundation website describes her "perfect combination of girl-next-door innocence and blonde bombshell sexuality."

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Unfortunately, she started to lose that hair during her treatment for cancer. Her best friend Alana Stewart told ABC that Farrah did what she could to keep it, and when she lost it during the last round of chemotherapy, it was a struggle.

On Farrah's request, Alana had faithfully recorded Farrah's entire battle with cancer for a documentary entitled "Farrah's Story." In it, audiences follow Farrah's journey as she is diagnosed and treated. At one point Farrah learns that her tumors are gone but they then sadly return. When she learned the harrowing news, Stewart told ABC "But she didn't break down. That wasn't Farrah."

Alana also describes a trip to Germany that the two women make together to pursue alternative treatments. She said it was like two girlfriends going on a trip to Europe, and "during the worst times" there, "we still had fun." 

Her family was close to her during the last days. She was once married to actor Lee Majors, whom she divorced in 1982 following 9 years of marriage. After Majors, Fawcett's long-term partner was Ryan O'Neal, who is said to have been the love of her life. The two have one son together, Redmond O'Neal, and he was who she thought of on her death bed. People reported that her last words were "Redmond."

Her close friend Mela Murphy told the magazine, "That was Farrah. She always thought about the people she loved.”

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