{"id":248916,"date":"2025-10-24T16:07:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:07:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/248916\/"},"modified":"2025-10-24T16:07:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-24T16:07:13","slug":"bewitched-star-erin-murphy-61-shares-stunning-makeup-free-selfie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/248916\/","title":{"rendered":"Bewitched star Erin Murphy, 61, shares stunning makeup-free selfie"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles!\n  <\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">Maybe it\u2019s witchcraft?<\/p>\n<p class=\"speakable\">&#8220;Bewitched&#8221; alum <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/former-bewitched-child-star-erin-murphy-explains-why-60s-sitcom-ended\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Erin Murphy<\/a> shared a barefaced selfie on Instagram Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is 61\u2026WITHOUT a facelift, without any makeup,&#8221; she wrote.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/i-dream-jeannie-star-barbara-eden-shares-what-fans-confess-about-iconic-character\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">&#8216;I DREAM OF JEANNIE&#8217; STAR BARBARA EDEN SHARES WHAT FANS CONFESS ABOUT HER ICONIC CHARACTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She added she\u2019s not sure &#8220;why so many random people on social media feel the need to speculate that I\u2019ve had a facelift; but I haven\u2019t.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/split-of-erin-murphy-as-a-child-and-now.jpg\" alt=\"A split of Erin Murphy's barefaced selfie and as a child on Bewitched\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Bewitched&#8221; alum Erin Murphy shared a barefaced selfie on her Instagram on Wednesday. (Erin Murphy\/Instagram; ABC Photo Archives\/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>She said maybe it was a &#8220;backhanded compliment&#8221; that people think she looks good &#8220;for her age.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is me at 61,&#8221; she insisted.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy, who began <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/child-stars\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">playing Tabitha on &#8220;Bewitched&#8221;<\/a> as a toddler, said she has a small scar on her head from a dog-walking incident a few years ago, another under her chin from a childhood fall and &#8220;smile lines around my eyes, since I laugh more than I cry.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019ve got some freckles and a little tan, since I love the sunshine,&#8221; she shared.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/bewitched-child-star-erin-murphy-explains-why-she-walked-away-from-the-business-after-the-show-ended\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018BEWITCHED\u2019 CHILD STAR ERIN MURPHY EXPLAINS WHY SHE \u2018WALKED AWAY FROM THE BUSINESS&#8217; AFTER THE SHOW ENDED<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Before you sit down at the computer and write something negative, about someone you\u2019ve never met, why don\u2019t you think about something nice you can say, or don\u2019t say anything at all,&#8221; she advised. &#8220;Get outside and enjoy this beautiful day. That\u2019s where I\u2019ll be.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQCjMo4kS6H\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">APP USERS CLICK HERE FOR POST<\/a><\/p>\n<p>She was quickly flooded with praise in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;What you have are great genes!&#8221; one person wrote.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fabulous,&#8221; a second person said with a fire emoji and a third follower said, &#8220;How did you forget those beautiful blues?&#8221; referring to her eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy grew up on television, and the accident that left her with a chin scar was even written into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/entertainment\/genres\/sitcom\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">a 1970 episode of the sitcom<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/newsletters\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How\u2019s your chin?&#8221; Murphy\u2019s TV mom, Elizabeth Montgomery, asked as Samantha Stephens when the young actress walked into the kitchen sporting a Band-Aid.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s better,&#8221; Tabitha replied.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Well, that\u2019s good,&#8221; her mother said. &#8220;Maybe next time I tell you you\u2019re too young to fly, you\u2019ll pay attention.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/erin-murphy-in-blue-suit-2022-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Erin Murphy in a blue suit in 2022\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Murphy at an event in Los Angeles in 2022. (Unique Nicole\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/i-dream-jeannie-star-barbara-eden-recreates-iconic-genie-pose-94\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018I DREAM OF JEANNIE\u2019 STAR BARBARA EDEN RECREATES ICONIC GENIE POSE AT 94<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Murphy, born in 1964 \u2014 the same year &#8220;Bewitched&#8221; debuted \u2014 began playing Samantha Stephens and her husband Darrin\u2019s daughter, Tabitha, in 1966.<\/p>\n<p>She first shared the role with her twin sister, Diane, before taking it on solo once she was older.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy was 8 years old when the series ended after eight seasons in 1972.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/brady-bunch-star-maureen-mccormick-shares-key-successful-40-year-hollywood-marriage\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">\u2018BRADY BUNCH\u2019 STAR MAUREEN MCCORMICK SHARES KEY TO SUCCESSFUL 40-YEAR HOLLYWOOD MARRIAGE<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/erin-murphy-with-elizabeth-montgomery-on-bewitched.jpg\" alt=\"Erin mUrphy with Elizabeth Montgomery on &quot;Betwitched.&quot;\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Erin Murphy as Tabitha with Elizabeth Montgomery on &#8220;Bewitched.&#8221; (ABC Photo Archives\/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think one of the reasons this show is still so popular is that it kind of appeals to everyone,&#8221; Murphy told Fox News Digital last year.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Everybody wishes they could do magic. Everybody, you know, likes the fantasy element of it. Plus, it was really well done. So I think because it was well-written and well-acted and well directed, it&#8217;s held up surprisingly well over the years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Murphy also joked she couldn\u2019t believe it had been 60 years since &#8220;Bewitched&#8221; first premiered on Sept. 17, 1964, &#8220;because that means I\u2019m turning 60 this year, too \u2014 and that\u2019s impossible!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/erin-murphy-on-bewitched.jpg\" alt=\"Erin Murphy on Bewitched\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Erin Murphy on &#8220;Bewitched&#8221; in 1967.\u00a0 (ABC Photo Archives\/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/download\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The actress said she\u2019s always thought of her co-stars as family.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I spent my whole childhood growing up on a television set, so my mom or dad were with me, but they were up in my dressing room and were offstage,&#8221; she explained. &#8220;So, the actors who played my family were the ones there right next to me, so, I always thought of them as family members.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>  <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! 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