Shelley became a household name in 1979 when she joined the cast of Charlie's Angels. She went through all the things all the Angels before her went through, superstardom and constant media attention. She told People magazine in 1980, "I feel like I've been sunbathing on Three Mile Island." The very private star was under constant scrutiny by the press, viewers and critics alike. Her looks, her background, her lifestyle, and even her boyfriends were under scrutiny. In 1979, after getting the part of Tiffany Welles in Charlie's Angels, the tabloids reported that Shelley and her then boyfriend writer/director Nicholas Meyer called it quits. Then by 1980, Shelley was dating writer/director John Leone, Meyer's more outgoing friend. Shelley and John were spotted dining, dancing, and laughing together at fashionable clubs and restaurants around Los Angeles. In February of 1980, Shelley and John attended the event The Love Boat Honors Helen Hayes which was held at the Beverly Hills Hotel in Beverly Hills, California.
