By Jennifer Pearson for MailOnline. Once upon a time, Loni Anderson was so adored by Burt Reynolds that he paid artists to paint her portrait - again and again. Now the ex Mrs. Burt Reynolds is selling off everything that the actor ever gave her during their 12 years of marriage including those very personal paintings.
Loni Anderson selling nude portrait of herself commissioned by Burt Reynolds
Burt Reynolds married his girlfriend of about six years, the actress Loni Anderson, in a quiet, minute ceremony that belied the five media helicopters circling above his Florida ranch and the throng of reporters outside. Ann-Margret and Jim Nabors were among the 65 guests in attendance. The ring was 7 carats, designed by the groom, back before rings that big were being handed out left and right. It was a marriage that began in April and ended when he served her divorce papers five years later — then took 22 years for the by-then-resentful couple to sever financial ties completely.
During the jiggle decade on TV, when no brassiere was left latched and bounce was more than just a laundry detergent, Loni Anderson was at the top of the top-heavy batch. She auditioned for the breast show of its time, Three's Company , and somehow didn't get the gig perhaps she had too much talent. Sadly, she's always stopped just short of skin. The closest viewers have come to feasting their eyes on her bountiful boobs was opposite then-husband Burt Reynolds when she stripped to her bra and panties in Stroker Ace Still, it's never too late to unleash Loni's lungs.