Shelley was and always will be THE quintessential Charlie Girl. Her image embodied all the ideals of the brand - she was independent, bright, chic and confident. She catapulted the brand (as well as herself) to iconic status when she began endorsing it in 1976 and everyone who lived through the era remembers how much they emulated THE Charlie Girl. ( for more check out: The Woman They Aspired To Be )
Even Drew Barrymore, Shelley's fellow Charlie's Angel, remembers how big an impact Shelley THE Charlie Girl had on popular culture. She mentioned the advertising icon on The Drew Barrymore Show during the October 26th episode of the podcast over at Apple Podcasts. As she was talking to Abbi Jacobson, Ed Grimley's name came up (Grimley is a fictional character created and portrayed by Martin Short). Then, Drew noticed that her fabulous Charlie Girl outfit with a few tweaks could pass for an Ed Grimley look. Here's what Drew said:
Drew Barrymore: By the way, I kind of am dressed like Ed Grimley. I'm like a Charlie Girl and Ed Grimley had sex and birthed this (referring to herself) baby. (Then she turned to the audience and said) Remember THE Charlie Girl?
audience members: Yeah!
Drew Barrymore: Thank you.
