{"id":247052,"date":"2025-07-08T04:18:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:18:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/247052\/"},"modified":"2025-07-08T04:18:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-08T04:18:14","slug":"bond-girl-70-looks-unrecognizable-35-years-after-starring-in-007-film-can-you-guess-who-it-is","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/247052\/","title":{"rendered":"Bond Girl, 70, looks unrecognizable 35 years after starring in 007 film &#8211; can you guess who it is?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A BOND Girl from the beloved franchise looks completely different from her role in the 1989 flick.<\/p>\n<p>The actress starred in 007 film Licence To Kill and made a lasting impact on viewers 35 years ago.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Priscilla Barnes walking down a driveway.\" height=\"960\" width=\"680\" data-credit=\"The Mega Agency\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1980s-bombshell-former-bond-girl-1008112298.jpg\" data-caption=\"Can you guess the 1980s bombshell?\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1980s-bombshell-former-bond-girl-1008112298.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Can you guess the 1980s bombshell?Credit: The Mega Agency<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Priscilla Barnes, former Bond girl, in Los Angeles.\" height=\"960\" width=\"730\" data-credit=\"The Mega Agency\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1980s-bombshell-former-bond-girl-1008108946.jpg\" data-caption=\"She was seen in LA after heading to a grocery store\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1980s-bombshell-former-bond-girl-1008108946.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>She was seen in LA after heading to a grocery storeCredit: The Mega Agency<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Priscilla Barnes, former Bond girl, walking down the street.\" height=\"960\" width=\"680\" data-credit=\"The Mega Agency\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1980s-bombshell-former-bond-girl-1008108868.jpg\" data-caption=\"She rocked some ripped light blue denim jeans\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1980s-bombshell-former-bond-girl-1008108868.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>She rocked some ripped light blue denim jeansCredit: The Mega Agency<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Priscilla Barnes carrying grocery bags.\" height=\"960\" width=\"680\" data-credit=\"The Mega Agency\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1980s-bombshell-former-bond-girl-1008108952.jpg\" data-caption=\"She looked fresh-faced on her outing\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1980s-bombshell-former-bond-girl-1008108952.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>She looked fresh-faced on her outingCredit: The Mega Agency<\/p>\n<p>When the actress, who is now 70, starred in the movie, the franchise was fronted by Timothy Dalton.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from her role as a beautiful Bond girl in the hit flick, she played Terri Alden in the ABC sitcom Three&#8217;s Company between 1981 and 1984.<\/p>\n<p>She also appeared in films, including A Vacation in Hell, Stepfather III, The Crossing Guard, Mallrats, The Devil&#8217;s Rejects and The Visitation.<\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;ve guessed it, it&#8217;s Della Churchill star Priscilla Barnes.<\/p>\n<p>Read More about Hollywood<\/p>\n<p>Stepping out in Los Angeles and making a rare appearance, Priscilla looked laid back after a trip to the grocery store.<\/p>\n<p>Seen arriving home after getting her groceries, Priscilla wore a casual outfit that made her look years younger than she is.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Scene still from *Licence to Kill* showing Benicio Del Toro, Priscilla Barnes, and Don Stroud.\" height=\"644\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Shutterstock Editorial\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/benicio-del-toro-priscilla-barnes-1008187841.jpg\" data-caption=\"It's Priscilla Barnes who starred in Licence To Kill back in 1989\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/benicio-del-toro-priscilla-barnes-1008187841.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s Priscilla Barnes who starred in Licence To Kill back in 1989Credit: Shutterstock Editorial<\/p>\n<p>Looking youthful, the stunning New Jersey-born beauty wore some distressed jeans and a simple t-shirt.<\/p>\n<p>She seemingly ditched wearing a bra for the occasion, too, and wore some simple sneakers in a navy and white colorway.<\/p>\n<p>Priscilla, who has been married to Ted Monte since 2003, wore her blond locks down and tousled.<\/p>\n<p>Ditching makeup for the occasion, the former Bond Girl also sported some brown sunglasses in some of the snaps.<\/p>\n<p>For Your Eyes Only, Official Trailer <\/p>\n<p>Carrying multiple totes and shopping bags, Priscilla looked weighed down with her purchases as she made her way indoors.<\/p>\n<p>She then later emerged carrying a glass and holding an empty bag.<\/p>\n<p>Though Priscilla is known and loved as an actress, she began her career as a model.<\/p>\n<p>Her first break came when American comedian, actor, entertainer and producer, Bob Hope, saw her in a local fashion show.<\/p>\n<p>He then invited her to join his troupe for a 1973 performance at\u00a0Walter Reed Army Medical Center\u00a0in\u00a0Washington.<\/p>\n<p>Spellbound by her brief brush with the world of showbiz, Priscilla moved to LA and began acting.<\/p>\n<p>Then, while she was working as a hostess at a Hollywood nightclub, she made a slight career U-turn.<\/p>\n<p>Priscilla adopted the pseudonym of Joann Witty and posed completely nude for the Pet of the Month photo layout in the March 1976 issue of\u00a0Penthouse\u00a0magazine.<\/p>\n<p>The magazine later wanted to republish the photos under Priscilla&#8217;s real name.<\/p>\n<p>They wanted to do so in 1982 after she shot to stardom for her work on\u00a0Three&#8217;s Company.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Priscilla Barnes and Ted Monte at a film premiere.\" height=\"960\" width=\"665\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/priscilla-barnes-husband-ted-monte-1008190002.jpg\" data-caption=\"She has had a glowing career\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/priscilla-barnes-husband-ted-monte-1008190002.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>She has had a glowing careerCredit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Priscilla Barnes at the 2024 Evening From the Heart Gala.\" height=\"960\" width=\"639\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2024-evening-heart-gala-benefitting-1008184679.jpg\" data-caption=\"Priscilla seen above all glammed up at an event in 2024\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/2024-evening-heart-gala-benefitting-1008184679.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Priscilla seen above all glammed up at an event in 2024Credit: Getty<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A BOND Girl from the beloved franchise looks completely different from her role in the 1989 flick. 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