Iconic talk show host Sally Jessy Raphael shared rare photos amid her retirement, and looked nearly unrecognizable from her network television days.<\/p>\n
In one Instagram photo shared Friday, the former \u201cSally\u201d host rocked bright red hair, a black and white sundress and a green scarf as she enjoyed a breezy boat ride. She captioned the post <\/a>with a nod to her \u201cRaphaelites,\u201d adding that she\u2019s \u201cserving you sailboat vibes.\u201d<\/p>\n In two additional pics, the TV host, 90, pulled her fiery red locks into a ponytail and donned a tie-dye T-shirt while lounging at the end of a dock.<\/p>\n Sally Jessy Raphael looked nearly unrecognizable in several recent photos shared to Instagram. thesallyjessy\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cHope you\u2019re all enjoying your summer as much as I am,\u201d the 90-year-old former talk show host captioned one July post. thesallyjessy\/Instagram<\/p>\n In another pic, she enjoyed oysters during a getaway. thesallyjessy\/Instagram<\/p>\n \u201cHope you\u2019re all enjoying your summer as much as I am \ud83d\udc97,\u201d she captioned the July 19 <\/a>pics. \u00a0<\/p>\n In yet another, the Daytime Emmy Award winner snacked on oysters during a getaway. \u201cIn New England enjoying some oysters\u2026 aren\u2019t these supposed to be an aphrodisiac?! \ud83d\ude1c\u00a0\u201d she joked in the caption.<\/a> <\/p>\n In February, the TV star shared a snap of herself living her best life in Paris while leaning out a window to check out the City of Lights. <\/p>\n Raphael\u2019s memorable talk show \u201cSally\u201d \u2014 previously known as \u201cSally Jessy Raphael\u201d \u2014 aired from 1983 to 2002<\/a>, and was known for its sensationalistic audience participation style and issue driven content. The former radio host won a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host in 1989. <\/p>\n Raphael also shared a snapshot from Paris in February. thesallyjessy\/Instagram<\/p>\n Raphael hosted her iconic talk show \u201cSally\u201d from 1983 to 2002. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n Her husband, Karl Soderlund \u2014 with whom she shared adopted son Jason and three foster children \u2014 died in 2020 after 57 years of marriage. She also shared daughters Allison (who died in 1992) and Andrea with former husband Andrew Vladimir, whom she divorced in 1963. <\/p>\n Raphael opened up to People in March about turning 90 following a highly visible career in television. <\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s really interesting being 90 because if you dye your hair and you don\u2019t have any veins in your legs, then people say you look young,\u201d she told the outlet. <\/a><\/p>\n \u201cAnd that\u2019s always nice that people say, although why they think looking young when you can claim 90 is beyond me, but they think it\u2019s a compliment.\u201d<\/p>\n She won a Daytime Emmy Award in 1989. FilmMagic<\/p>\n \u201cPeople always say, \u2018That cute old lady,\u2019 so I guess I\u2019m cute again,\u201d Raphael, seen here in a March Instagram photo, told People. thesallyjessy\/Instagram<\/p>\n She also reflected on the benefits of being in her senior years.<\/p>\n \u201cYou\u2019re cute when you\u2019re young, and then for a long time, you\u2019re not cute,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n \u201cAnd then when you get to be 80 or 90, you\u2019re cute again. People always say, \u2018That cute old lady,\u2019 so I guess I\u2019m cute again.\u201d<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t