United Kingdom, June 2 -- Ted Danson didn't believe his sex symbol status during his time on Cheers.

The 78-year-old actor, who rose to fame as barman Sam Malone in the beloved 80s sitcom, admitted he struggled with the idea that women found him attractive.

During a conversation with Parent Trap's Lisa Ann Walter on his Where Everybody Knows Your Name podcast, she asked Ted "what happened when you figured out what a hottie you were".

He responded: "I won't go back too far because it's not necessary, but I was the guy who literally I would be, the woman would be standing opposite me naked and I'd be going 'What?'

"I'd look over my shoulder and be like, 'You mean me?' Literally, it took me until the second year of Cheers when I decided,...