a closeup of Shelley
from a paparazzi pic, 1979
In 1979, Shelley was proclaimed as Charlie's newest Angel and she became a Hollywood superstar virtually overnight. Her face appeared on magazines and newspapers around the world and her casting was even mentioned in the evening news. "I couldn't believe it. What was I doing in the evening news?" Shelley exclaimed, surprised. 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." Shelley disclosed in 2000, "I was totally unprepared for the press 'bonanza' that followed."
a paparazzi pic of Shelley from 1979
