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Did Doing The Nanny Ruin Fran Drescher’s Voice?

I know Fran Drescher always has had a nasal voice, but I’ve always thought the inflection she used constantly in the show ruined her voice over the years.

In the first season it’s much higher and smoother and by the last season it’s lower and much more scratchy and gravel-like sounding. I imagine she has/had nodules.

This clip really puts the change in perspective.

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by Anonymousreply 13March 1, 2024 4:05 AM

Um... maybe?

by Anonymousreply 1April 22, 2022 4:37 PM

It is a bit like how the Lucy Ricardo voice probably contributed to Lucy's later gravelly voice, probably as much as the cigarettes.

by Anonymousreply 2April 22, 2022 4:38 PM

[quote]by the last season it’s lower and much more scratchy and gravel-like sounding.

It's the whiskey and cigarettes

by Anonymousreply 3April 22, 2022 4:50 PM

R3, shigerettes

by Anonymousreply 4April 22, 2022 5:19 PM

R2 that reminds me of Lucy by the Punchy Players.

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by Anonymousreply 5April 22, 2022 10:08 PM

Yeah, her voice sounded much deeper by the end of the show. Was Fran a smoker?

by Anonymousreply 6April 22, 2022 11:17 PM

Sorry to bump this but I've been rewatching while I'm in bed going ready to sleep. It's actually very noticeable. The first few episodes I thought she had a cold but it didn't go away.

by Anonymousreply 7September 16, 2022 8:41 PM

You have seen the one where she has wasabi and her voice changes? She probably talked like that when not filming.

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by Anonymousreply 8September 16, 2022 10:36 PM

r6

I'm not sure... I thought she was a health nut

by Anonymousreply 9September 17, 2022 1:39 AM

I think I only watched random episodes of the first season of The Nanny, the only other thing I remember seeing her in is an episode of Who's the Boss; the accent isn't as strong but it's there.

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by Anonymousreply 10September 17, 2022 11:01 PM

It’s possible. Doing her “Lucy” Ricardo voice was too hard on Lucille Ball’s pipes. That’s why she used her real voice on The Lucy Show.

by Anonymousreply 11September 17, 2022 11:04 PM

R10 it’s much higher and less scratchy there.

by Anonymousreply 12March 1, 2024 3:51 AM

Enquiring minds want to know!

by Anonymousreply 13March 1, 2024 4:05 AM
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