The Nanny: Fran Drescher reveals a surprising detail about Mr Sheffield’s home

The Nanny made its television debut almost three decades ago.

And lead actress Fran Drescher revealed on Thursday there was an interesting detail about the design of Mr Sheffield’s Manhattan home.

The 63-year-old explained on The Morning Show that a circular staircase was installed to make sure her character could ‘do a fashion show in every episode’.

The spiral staircase meant viewers got to see every inch of Fran Fine’s outfits from all angles, rewarding the efforts of the show’s wardrobe department.   

‘Myself and Peter Jacobson, who were the co-creators and executive producers, we had a lot to discuss with Brenda Cooper, who was the costume designer that we hand-picked,’ she said.

In order to highlight Ms Cooper’s hard work, they asked for the set designer to adjust the layout of the living room to draw attention to the clothes.  

‘Peter was the one that insisted on the circular staircase so that I could do a fashion show in every episode and make an entrance,’ she said. 

Peter also happens to be Fran’s ex-husband. 

She continued: ‘We wanted the character to look spectacular and wear couture clothes, but she shopped at a discount store, so that is how we justified it.’

Fran said that ‘costumes [are] an exquisite part’ of the television medium, so she didn’t think it was extravagant to adjust the set around her outfits. 

‘Even when we were doing the show, I used to say all the time that the clothes are as big a star as the star herself,’ she added.

Fran’s revelation about the Sheffield family home comes after she recently brought back one of the eye-catching looks she wore on the iconic ’90s sitcom.

Earlier this month, she slipped into a rainbow Moschino vest she donned during the first season of the show in 1993.

Her post on Instagram went viral, drawing plenty of attention to the fact The Nanny is now available on streaming service HBO Max.