Fran Drescher Reveals ‘The Nanny’ Was Based on a Real Incident Involving Twiggy

Fran Drescher is making waves for her role in Marty Supreme, but for longtime fans, she’ll always be known as Nanny Fran Fine on the beloved ’90s sitcom, The Nanny. The story of a cosmetics saleswoman from Flushing, Queens, who becomes the nanny for the wealthy Sheffield family delighted primetime audiences during its six-season run on CBS.

But did you know a true story actually inspired it?

Drescher, who co-created the hit series, conceived the idea while visiting another icon, Twiggy, in London.