So when cosmetics brand Laura Geller approached Drescher to be a brand ambassador, her decision came down to the quality of the products. And as a survivor of uterine cancer and founder and president of her non-profit Cancer Schmancer, she keeps that list pretty small, given the amount of potential toxins found in everyday self-care and household items. Over the years, Drescher has continued to practice what she's preached, even in beauty, by only endorsing products and brands she genuinely believes in. Somehow instinctively, they knew that we knew what we were doing.'Р”Р„nd their decision to stick to their guns and keep Fran Jewish set the course in inclusivity and representation in television because according to Drescher, before The Nanny, the last Jewish actress to play an openly Jewish character in a lead role in prime time was Gertrude Berg as Molly Goldberg in the 1949 show, The Goldbergs. The network followed our opinion on that, even though we really didn't have a lot of clout. 'The character has to be very close to who you are in order for it to be rich in specificity, which was my and Peter's brand of comedy. 'Fran Fine must be Jewish,' she recalls thinking.

This is why she 'dug her spiked heels in' when a major advertiser said they'd only sponsor the show if they made Fran Italian instead of Jewish. So when creating the show and the character with her husband at the time Peter Marc Jacobson, her intention was to make Miss Fine as true as possible to her native neighborhood and the people in it, including her upbringing in the Jewish faith. Of course Drescher can personally relate - growing up in Queens, New York, and all.

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