Shelley with Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith
in a glam promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979
1979 was a new era for the hit TV series Charlie's Angels. Supermodel Shelley Hack joined Jaclyn Smith and Cheryl Ladd to form Charlie's latest glamorous detective team. The wardrobe budget was increased to $20,000 per episode and each Angel went through eight costume changes per episode. The fashions they wore for the season were the very latest. Also, for promotional purposes, five different pic sets were taken wherein the Angels were decked out in [1] satin robes, [2] skin tight spandex disco pants, [3] casual outfits, [4] evening gowns by Nolan Miller, and [5] full-length fur coats (the most glamorous thing any woman could ever don at the time - PETA wasn't in existence yet). These promotional pics appeared on newspapers and magazines all over the world.
a German fan asked
if Charlie's Angels was coming back
Shelley's tenure in the hit TV series Charlie's Angels lasted for a year and Shelley was okay with that. "I never expected to be there more than a year and I wasn't," Shelley told TV Tales: Charlie's Angels in 2002. "So I did my year and I moved on. That was just fine. That was plenty for me," she added. But Shelley's fans all over the world were saddened by the news that she had left... and by the rumors that the series had been abruptly cancelled. A German fan from Oldenburg asked if the rumors were true (clipping above) - the translation is as follows:
The Three Angels
Soaring & Soaring
"I learned with sadness, with sadness in my heart, that the hit TV series, Charlie's Angels, has been abruptly cancelled. But I'm still hoping that the series will return for another season. But for that to happen, it has to continue filming in the USA. Is it?"
- asks Barbara K. from Oldenburg
The three Angels will continue to soar. Episode 23 of this season will two-hours long. Then the usual hiatus/break from filming will occur on April and May... before 23 new episodes will be filmed in the USA. The Angels next season will be: Jaclyn Smith, Cheryl Ladd, and Shelley Hack's replacement - who, at the moment, hasn't been cast yet. Elvis' widow Priscilla Presley and Bo Derek's sister, Kelly Collins, are being considered. Farrah might make three more guest appearances.
Shelley with Cheryl Ladd and Jaclyn Smith
in a glam promo pic for Charlie's Angels, 1979
