a closeup of Shelley from the cover
of the French edition of the mag Story, May 1980
the caption reads as:
One Fabulous Competition
Shelley Hack of Charlie's Angels:
Becoming A Star in Hollywood!
Shelley became Angel n 5 in 1979; and the French edition of the magazine Story featured a writeup on Shelley in May of 1980. It was called "A Farm Girl Becomes Charlie's Newest Angel" (At the time, Shelley owned a 240-acre farm in New York's Catskills where she would go to let her hair down and unwind). It further said, "Kate Jackson was fired. They had to find a replacement. Of the 150 candidates they had interviewed (including Margaret Trudeau), the producers selected Miss Shelley Hack, a Supermodel who lives... in an old farm among her chickens and sheep!"
Shelley with fellow Charlie's Angels
Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd in a writeup
for the French edition of Story magazine, May 1980
Many auditioned for the role of Tiffany Welles, but it was Shelley who was cast. According to Aaron Spelling, "We looked at some very well-known actresses in this town. Most of the girls we saw were gorgeous, but they didn't have the right bubble and intelligence." Leonard Goldberg added, "Shelley is a very bright young lady. She knows what's happening. The one thing that stood out was that she was totally likeable in the tests."
Shelley appeared
on the cover of the French edition
of the magazine Story, May 1980
