Marilyn Monroe used to cover herself in Vaseline to achieve a "shiny glow".
Hollywood actress Renee Taylor has revealed the legendary late model's amazing skincare routine, but admits when she tried it herself, it didn't go down so well.
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Speaking at an event to celebrate 50 years of the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute, she said: "She came into class with Lee Strasberg one day and I just had to ask what she did. Marilyn told me, 'I rub my entire body down with Vaseline and then get into a three-hour hot bath every morning. It gives my skin a shiny glow.' So I tried that. I almost drowned."
Meanwhile, Marilyn previously opened up about her morning exercise routine.
She said: "Each morning after I brush my teeth, wash my face and shake off the first deep layer of sleep, I lie down on the floor beside my bed and begin my first exercise. It is a simple bust-firming routine which consists of lifting five-pound weights from a spread-eagle arm position to a point directly above my head.
"I do this 15 times, slowly. I repeat the exercise another 15 times from a position with my arms above my head. Then, with my arms at a 45-degree angle from the floor, I move my weights in circles until I'm tired. I don't count rhythmically like the exercise people on the radio; I couldn't stand exercise if I had to feel regimented about it."
Marilyn also liked being able to take things as easy as possible.
She shared: "I hate to do things in a hurried, tense atmosphere, and it is virtually impossible for me to spring out of bed in the morning. On Sunday, which is my one day of total leisure, I sometimes take two hours to wake up, luxuriating in every last moment of drowsiness.
Depending upon my activities, I sleep between five and ten hours every night. I sleep in an extra-wide single bed, and I use only one heavy down comforter over me, summer or winter. I have never been able to wear pyjamas or creepy nightgowns; they disturb my sleep."
