Anna Nicole Smith Talks Playboy, Billionaire Husband and Motherhood in Rare Interviews (Flashback)

ET revisits the life and career of Anna Nicole Smith, from her breakout success in ‘Playboy’ to the blonde bombshell’s untimely death in 2007. As expected, the late model gets very candid in rare interviews about her biggest headlines, from Anna Nicole’s infamous 'I do's with 89-year-old billionaire J. Howard Marshall to her trademark full-figure physique. The retrospective also includes a visit to her Texas farm, and a special message from RuPaul about why the actress had become a phenomenon. Twenty-five years after her pop culture debut in centerfolds and GUESS ads, she died at 39 years old. In her final ET interview, Anna Nicole breaks down in tears as she grieves the death of her 20-year-old son, Daniel, who, like his mother shortly after, died of an accidental prescription drug overdose. In 2017, ET’s Kevin Frazier sat down with Larry Birkhead, the father of Anna Nicole’s daughter, Dannielynn, to hear how she honors her mom’s spirit.