Farrah Fawcett was an award-winning actress and model who gained international fame when she posed for her iconic red bathing suit poster. Now, REELZ’s new docuseries, Autopsy: Farrah Fawcett, seeks to uncover the truth behind her curious outfit choice, and the medical secret behind it.<br /><br />“This was the photo that was taken of Farrah Fawcett. It became the biggest selling poster in the world,” says Dr. Michael Hunter in the promo.<br /><br />As RadarOnline.com readers know, the Hollywood beauty died of a rare form of cancer in 2009, despite having always led a healthy lifestyle. In REELZ's new show, Hunter and his team of investigators expose the truth behind her troubled medical history.<br /><br />“I’ve discovered a little-known medical condition of Farrah’s that may have been instrumental in [the] success [of the poster],” says Hunter in the teaser.<br /><br />“She was born with Pyloric Stenosis, which is a blockage in the small intestine,” he continues. “It causes young children to be sick. It’s relatively common and it’s fixed by surgery.”<br /><br />Fawcett had the operation when she was just 28 years old, causing her to have a scar on her stomach for the rest of her life.<br /><br />“She was very self-conscious about it,” says another spokesperson in the video. “It was a source of embarrassment for her… it became a problem because she had to have that scar tissue removed.”<br /><br />When she arrived to do her infamous photo shoot, it was her scar that dictated Farrah Fawcett’s choice of outfit. While directors wanted her to do a bikini shoot, she chose the now-iconic red one-piece to hide her scar!<br /><br />Autopsy: Farrah Fawcett airs Sunday, March 11 at 8 ET / PT on REELZ.
