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Show 1 by Joey Sasso CONFIDENTIAL REPORT: It takes a very unusual man to be the husband of a national sex symbol. So how does Lee Majors, husband of Farrah Fawcett-Majori fare? "I'm not worried," Majors told me. "Farrah is a wonderful woman and a terrific wife. You can't clutter your life with jealousy or worry. As for having confidence and trust in my wife, Farrah makes that easy. She is a woman of tremendous character and decency." He continued: "I have an old saying framed in my office. It goes like this: 'If you love something, set it free. If it comes back to you, it's yours. If it doesn't it never was.' That's how t feel about a marriage partner." . . . Bonnie Franklin, who's made a million playing a liberated divorcee on 'One Day at a Time,' is about to go prancing off to the altar again. Is she nervous? You betcha. But she's also determined that her marriage to TV writer Lee Kalchelm is going to be as big a success as her last one (to actor Ron Soul) was a flop. TV BACKSTAGE: ABC-TV's 'Battle Star: Galactica," costing $1 million per episode, has sponsors standing in line! The stars are Lome Greene (ship's crafty captain) Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch and Jane Seymour. Special effects are by 'Star Wars' genius John Dykstra . . . Former 'McMillan' star Rock Hudson feels his 52 years and isn't looking for leading man roles, especially with young women. "A middle aged man doesn't have the energy and staying power to satisfy a woman in her 20s," he complains . INSIDE THE TUBE: The less that sexy TV star Jamie Lee Curtis hears about her famous Hollywood parents, the better she likes it. The 19-year-old star of 'Operation Petticoat' is the daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh. Born when her parents were No. 1 movie heartthrobs, she now is close to neither. When Jamie Lee decided to launch her own show biz career a year or so ago, she virtually disowned her folks . . . Actress Cindy Williams' unhappy private life is making life miserable for everyone around her. The cute, sexy star of 'Laverne and Shirley' often stays out all night, showing up for work bleary-eyed, full of insults and ready to lash out at the slightest excuse . . . Buddy Ebsen has been starring in 'Barnaby Jones' for six years and though most people can't understand why the show keeps hanging in there, Buddy and his friends know the secret of its success. "He's a very sexy man," coos beautiful Lee Meriwether, who plays Barnaby's widowed daughter-in-law. "Terribly sexy. I tell him that all the time. Really, I'm serious." TV INSIDER: Rumors are sweeping Hollywood that Suzanne Somers once starred in a pornographic movie. It is whispered that the 32-year-old blonde star of TV's 'Three's Company' is spending a six-figure sum to buy up all existing prints and the negative. In a town already reeling from the scandals of Suzanne's past blunders, the news has friends and co-workers wondering how many more such revelations the actress' reputation can stand. "If it's true, this could be the last straw," a source close to the cast of 'Three's Company' moans. "For the past six months it's been one scandal after another from Suzanne's past." . . . Ricky Nelson refuses to follow in the footsteps of his late father Ozzle Nelson and keep a close family. The popular singer-actor and child star, whom everybody loved on 'The Ozzie and Harriet Show,' has chosen his career over his family. So Kristen, his wife of 14 years, who also played his wife on the popular series, has decided to divorce him . . . Gabe Kaplan of 'Welcome Back, Kotter' drinks only Teacher's Scotch egg creams. ., ,; - . '. y ' , ' |