The 89-year-old talk show host, who hosted her own show Sally from 1983 to 2002, was one of the most recognizable personalities of the 1990s. She provided candid and topical discussions with daytime audiences.
However, Meta, the company that controls Facebook and Instagram, has refused to validate her despite the fact that she has presented identity and that there are other individuals impersonating her.
She requested in a recent post to be given the coveted blue tick, which attests to the legitimacy of an account for a public figure or celebrity.
She wrote, “So, Instagram doesn’t want to give me my blue check, regardless of the proof I send them.” There’s also a fake account called “realsallyjr,” which isn’t me!
“Help me notify Instagram so that this can be fixed.”
Since the account only went live in April, Sally has been posting personal images of her life as it is today, as well as artifacts from some of her most famous interviews.
This includes pictures of her on vacation, aboard boats, and eating cake at a restaurant.
However, because so few people knew she had an account, she had fewer than 600 followers at the time of writing.
Notable for her red reading glasses, Sally dyed her hair the same shade and has maintained it ever since.
Her fans are now desperately hoping that she will be given the recognition she deserves.
“Ms. Sally Jessy Raphael, the icon and legend of daytime television, needs her blue check mark,” someone commented. Hello!
Another said, “It’s pretty crazy that someone as famous as you is having trouble being recognized,” adding that they “didn’t understand what the issue was.”
They continued: “Perhaps Meta will notice if you keep sharing the link to your Instagram on Facebook!
“It was wonderful to watch you grow and keep growing.”
For TV chat shows, Sally’s daily discussions on subjects like unruly kids and extreme religious beliefs were revolutionary.
Oprah Winfrey, who launched her talk show three years after Sally, was among the celebrities whose careers were sparked by the model’s later copying and modification.
In 1990, she won an Emmy for Outstanding Daytime Talk Series.
She quit after 20 seasons as her show’s ratings began to drop as a result of the genre’s declining popularity.
