70s TV icon, 78, looks totally different on rare outing at nail salon in LA

A POPULAR 70s icon has been spotted on a rare outing, looking completely different from her earlier days on-screen.

The Emmy Award winner was photographed treating herself to a pampering session at a nail salon in Los Angeles.

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Actress Sally Struthers was spotted on a rare outing in Los Angeles earlier this monthCredit: BackGrid

The TV icon dressed casually in tight black pants, a baggy green flannel, and short black bootsCredit: BackGrid

Photos captured Sally heading into the Diamond Nails & Spa Tanning salonCredit: BackGrid

Fans might have had to do a double-take to catch that the woman in the photos was actress Sally Struthers, 78, heading into the Diamond Nails & Spa Tanning shop earlier this month.

The TV star appeared totally unrecognizable, dressed casually in tight black pants, a loosely fitted green flannel shirt, and short black boots.

She carried a small black handbag and her phone dangled from a long-beaded necklace around her neck.

Sally wore no makeup, and her blonde hair flowed freely down her shoulders.

The four-time Golden Globe nominee is best known for portraying Gloria Stivic, the daughter of Archie (Caroll O’Connor) and Edith Bunker (Jean Stapleton), in the sitcom All in the Family, which aired from 1971 to 1978.

Her character was also the wife of Michael “Meathead” Stivic, played by the late actor and director, Rob Reiner.

Rob and his wife, Michele, were tragically killed in their Brentwood home on December 14th, and their son, Nick Reiner, is the prime suspect in their murders.

“There are no words. This is beyond devastating and my heart is with their family.” Sally shared in a statement to Deadline after her former co-star’s death.

The duo last reunited at the January 2024 Emmys stage in a special tribute to All in the Family showrunner Norman Lear.

“Sally and I were part of a unique television family: not just the Bunkers, but Norman Lear’s extended family,” Rob said about their bond on the set.

“Over the decades, Norman brought us together, and he created groundbreaking television shows that depicted real people who made us laugh, made us think, made us feel.”

Sally also starred in the spin-offs, Archie Bunker’s Place from 1979 to 1982, and Gloria from 1982 to 1983.

She has since starred in many other productions, perhaps most notably as Babette Dell on the CW drama series Gilmore Girls, alongside Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel, from 2000 to 2007.

In 2016, Sally reprised her role in the show’s four-episode Netflix reboot, Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life.

The Oregon native now has a recurring role as Virginia Foldau in another Netflix series, A Man on the Inside, with Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen.

Sally starred on the sitcom, All in the Family, from 1971 to 1978Credit: Reuters

Sally later joined the cast of Gilmore Girls, playing Babette Dell from 2000 to 2007Credit: Getty