Ted Danson could not believe women found him attractive during his early days on "Cheers."During a recent episode of his podcast, "Where Everybody Knows Your Name," the 78-year-old actor interviewed "Parent Trap" star, Lisa Ann Walter, and had a surprising answer when she asked him "what happened when you figured out what a hottie you were.""I won't go back too far because it's not necessary, but I was the guy who literally I would be, the woman would be standing opposite me naked and I'd be going 'What?' I'd look over my shoulder and be like, 'You mean me?'" he said."Literally, it took me until the second year of ‘Cheers’ when I decided, 'You know what? Keep your mouth shut, Ted.'"The actor said that whenever he wasn't on set and "somebody would say something" about his sex symbol status, he would start to protest, and before catching himself, noting, "I'd have to swallow it."Danson shared it took some time for him to accept that people found him attractive.
(Myung J.Chun / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)‘I DREAM OF JEANNIE’ STAR BARBARA EDEN NEVER SAW HERSELF AS A SEX SYMBOL DESPITE ICONIC COSTUMEHe went on to say that when anyone would compliment him and tell him "you're so sexy and so funny," he attributed it to the show's decision to hire "very sexy looking women to look at Sam Malone and go, 'Wow, he's sexy.'""I got that mantle and I finally learned to keep my mouth shut," he said.Walter later assured Danson that while he may not have been feeling it, "you were selling it," and it wasn't just about "the women they put around you."Danson starred as Sam Malone on "Cheers" for over 12 years, from 1982 to 1993, a role which earned him two Emmy Awards for lead actor in a comedy.Danson starred in "Cheers" for 12 years and 11 seasons.
(Aaron Rapoport/Corbis/Getty Images)CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTER"Cheers" came to an end after 11 seasons when Danson decided to leave the show in order to pursue other opportunities, with executiv...