[3] Starting in April 1986, she made regular appearances for one year on the late-night informational programme Jōhō Kōsaten Do!
In 1989, she became the race queen of Nissin Cup Noodle Racing Team, made her full debut as a celebrity with her appearance to Waratte Iitomo!,[4] and became widely known as the High Leg Queen (ハイレグ女王, Hai Regu Joō) ([5][6] In the 1990s, she became widely active as a sexy-type of tarento in a similar vein as Ai Iijima and Aya Sugimoto.
[5] She used this opportunity to put her entertainment work on hold, during which time there were reports on theories regarding her mental health as well as her severe weight loss.
[12][13][14] This was followed closely by a report of her causing trouble returning items at a cosmetics store,[15][16][17] resulting in articles claiming there was a plan to eliminate her from the entertainment industry.
A Board of Education, Ken Shimura no Daijōbudaa, and Monomane Ōzakettei-sen broadcast on Fuji Television, which left her with no regular positions on programs by April 1996.
[citation needed] In September 2009, she made a guest appearance on a project modeled after the TV program, Ano Hito wa Ima!
[27] On 1 August 2013, she climbed to the peak of Mount Fuji, a goal she decided on due to her love of the mountain.
[citation needed] In March 2016, she stepped down as a regular from the Tuesday broadcast of Tokyo MX's 5-Ji ni Muchū!, a position she had held from October 2011.
[28] In May 2017, she returned to television for the first time in a year for the special edition of Cream Nantoka broadcast by AbemaTV.
In February 1991, reports speculated she was actually 25 years old, not 23,[30] at which point she changed her profile to reflect her real date of birth.
"[33] She was again accused of lying about her age in 2000, and Okamoto maintained a stance that partway confirmed the suspicion, and the controversy subsided.
Okamoto has gone as far as to tell others to go get her family register, speaking of how people refuse to believe her age even if she shows her health insurance certificate.
She was a member of a unit, Hyōryū Gals, with Mitsuyo Ota, president of the entertainment company Titan, and Renhō, a politician, during their days as TV personalities.
[35] Others she is close to are Aya Sugimoto, who is of the same generation and was active in entertainment during the same period, as well as Akira Hokuto who was a co-star on 5-Ji ni Muchū!.