Moonfrightening Cybill

David Harding|Metro11 April 2012
The Weekender

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As a wealthy private eye in cult TV series Moonlighting, Cybill Shepherd was one of the most glamorous stars of the 1980s.

But the former Vogue covergirl's looks turned heads for all the wrong reasons yesterday.

She appeared on GMTV in a red velvet hooded cape to hide her 'jetlag hair'.

Shepherd, 52, told presenter Fiona Phillips: 'I didn't have time to do my hair.

'If you'd like a laugh, I'll take it off in a bit but it's a little scary. I bought this cape last year and thought, "Some day I'm going to wear this every day of my life". So far, I've been in London for two days and I've worn it every day.'

True to her word, the actress removed the cape to reveal her blonde hair in a topknot.

She then took out her scrunchy and, with her hair standing on end, laughed: 'Would you like me to brush it now?'

To complete the bizarre ensemble, Shepherd wore a pink tracksuit top, tinted glasses and barely a trace of make-up.

Phillips could not help but joke: 'Well, we're pleased you made an effort this morning.'

A GMTV insider said later: 'Cybill's outfit was very, very bizarre. When she walked into the studio with her hood up we couldn't believe our eyes.'

Shepherd, who is in Britain to promote her one- woman cabaret show, Cybill Disobedience, starred opposite Bruce Willis in Moonlighting.

At its peak in the late 1980s, millions of fans tuned in each week to see the growing chemistry between the characters.

Shepherd, who suffered a rare form of skin cancer, also spoke of her battle with the disease yesterday. She said: 'It changes your life totally. I'll be cancerfree in January for three years.'

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