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Tom Cruise’s ex co-star looks unrecognisable 40 years after starring in Risky Business

TOM Cruise's Risky Business co-star looks completely unrecognisable 40 years after starring in the coming-of-age flick.

The 1983 movie centred on the character of Joel - played by Tom, now 61 - who was left home-alone for the weekend with just a basic allowance from his parents.

Tom Cruise's Risky Business co-star Shera Danese, far right, looks completely different 40 years after the coming-of-age movie was released
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Tom Cruise's Risky Business co-star Shera Danese, far right, looks completely different 40 years after the coming-of-age movie was releasedCredit: Alamy
Tom, now 61, played protagonist Joel in the coming-of-age flick
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Tom, now 61, played protagonist Joel in the coming-of-age flickCredit: Alamy
Shera, now 73, looked completely different as she stepped out with daring eyeliner and a layered hairstyle
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Shera, now 73, looked completely different as she stepped out with daring eyeliner and a layered hairstyleCredit: Getty

Randy Chicago lad Joel decided to book a call girl and eventually ended up meeting stunning Lana, played by Rebecca De Mornay.

Shortly after Joel's dad's Porsche rolled into a lake and, in order to get it fixed without suspicion, he needed to raise funds.

Hence Lana and Joel sparked a risky business liaison as he teamed up to introduce her prostitute friends to his wealthy teenage mates in one big profitable party.

During that scene, Lana invited her friend Vicki, played by Shera Danese, now 73, to stay at Joel's pad while his parents are away.

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Viewers watched the trio get high together while they drummed up their plan.

In the film, Shera had a penchant for pretty patterned dresses.

She styled her blonde hair into a voluminous curled style and often wore stylish earrings.

Yet in a recent snap, she looked completely different as she stepped out with socialite Kathy Hilton at a Real Housewives of Beverly Hills series premiere.

Gone were the blonde curls in favour of a sophisticated layered style staying true to her natural grey hairstyle.

She flashed a huge smile as she showcased her trendy eye-make up which had seen her apply a flick of blue liner on her lower lash line.

Shera flashed her figure in a black crop top before layering up with a black and green diamente-adorned blouse and matching trousers.

She accessorised with a green necklace to complete her hugely fashionable look - a contrast to the prim tea dresses of her film character.

Shera followed up her Risky Business role in 1987 playing a cloak room attendant in Baby Boom.

The Philadelphia-born star has also starred in John Q and Alpha Dog.

Gone are Shera's blonde curls from the 1983 movie
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Gone are Shera's blonde curls from the 1983 movieCredit: Getty
Tom's role saw him left home alone before he links up with his wealthy pals and prostitutes
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Tom's role saw him left home alone before he links up with his wealthy pals and prostitutesCredit: Alamy
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