FHM’s eerily prophetic interview with Anna Nicole Smith.

“that I’m probably gonna die at 37 like Marilyn.”

Back in 2004, FHM visited blonde bombshell Anna Nicole Smith at her home in southern California for what would become the July cover story.


The following interview shows the many sides of Anna Nicole Smith, including her inclination to be playful, sexy and emotional all at once. During this time, Anna Nicole Smith revealed that her greatest wish was for people to love her. Now, almost a week after her tragic death, it’s quite clear that the world not only loved Anna Nicole Smith, but that she will always be placed on a pedestal reserved for legends who have passed before their time.

“Shit happens…and then you live,”

Anna Nicole Smith once said. And she’d know. Curled up on a purple leopard print couch in her San Fernando Valley home, Anna Nicole is, well, a little shaky today. Admittedly, so is FHM—Anna Nicole’s house, the place she says she almost never leaves, feels hermetically sealed.


The home is a Marilyn Monroe shrine with photographs and paintings of the ’50s icon everywhere. Even though Anna Nicole’s TV-immortalized poodle Sugar Pie has taken a bite out of FHM’s calf upon our arrival, we’re still happy to be here: This interview had already been canceled four times, with Anna Nicole’s attorney/gofer Howard K. Stern offering excuses ranging from “One of Anna’s dogs had to go to the pet hospital” to “Anna’s just getting over walking pneumonia.” The 36-year-old seems to have made an impressive near recovery. She looks absolutely stunning without a lick of makeup.

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