TMC
09-26-2022, 06:04 PM
https://www.looper.com/1025016/why-cheryl-ladd-felt-indescribable-pressure-when-joining-charlies-angels/
Ladd took a lot of convincing to be on the show
In an interview with Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/charlies-angels-cheryl-ladd-recalls-working-with-farrah-fawcett), Cheryl Ladd talks about how she felt stepping into Farah Fawcett's stylish shoes on "Charlie's Angels." "Well, that was pretty daunting when Aaron [Spelling] asked me to do it the first time," she confessed. "I said, 'No thank you.' ... So he called me in and he said, 'Why don't you want to do it...?' And I said, 'Well, first of all, what would I play? Because nobody can walk in there and try to be Farrah Fawcett.' Nobody can do that." Ladd needed some more convincing to take on the Emmy-nominated (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073972/awards/?ref_=tt_awd) show, but when Spelling recommended that she take on a more comedic approach, the two began imagining her character as a rookie-type, with Ladd rationalizing that " ... Americans really pull for the underdog ... And then Aaron's genius was when he said, 'Well, why can't you be Jill's little sister then you're part of the family already?'"
Ladd finally got the opportunity to act alongside Fawcett in Season 3 of the show, thanks to the original Angel's series of guest appearances. The memories Ladd shared with Fawcett, who passed away in 2009, were always positive. "She was really happy to see the girls," Ladd said in an interview with TV Insider (https://www.tvinsider.com/934126/charlies-angels-cheryl-ladd-farrah-fawcett/). "She said, 'I'm here, and I'm going to do the best work I can and make this work.'"
Ladd took a lot of convincing to be on the show
In an interview with Fox News (https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/charlies-angels-cheryl-ladd-recalls-working-with-farrah-fawcett), Cheryl Ladd talks about how she felt stepping into Farah Fawcett's stylish shoes on "Charlie's Angels." "Well, that was pretty daunting when Aaron [Spelling] asked me to do it the first time," she confessed. "I said, 'No thank you.' ... So he called me in and he said, 'Why don't you want to do it...?' And I said, 'Well, first of all, what would I play? Because nobody can walk in there and try to be Farrah Fawcett.' Nobody can do that." Ladd needed some more convincing to take on the Emmy-nominated (https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073972/awards/?ref_=tt_awd) show, but when Spelling recommended that she take on a more comedic approach, the two began imagining her character as a rookie-type, with Ladd rationalizing that " ... Americans really pull for the underdog ... And then Aaron's genius was when he said, 'Well, why can't you be Jill's little sister then you're part of the family already?'"
Ladd finally got the opportunity to act alongside Fawcett in Season 3 of the show, thanks to the original Angel's series of guest appearances. The memories Ladd shared with Fawcett, who passed away in 2009, were always positive. "She was really happy to see the girls," Ladd said in an interview with TV Insider (https://www.tvinsider.com/934126/charlies-angels-cheryl-ladd-farrah-fawcett/). "She said, 'I'm here, and I'm going to do the best work I can and make this work.'"