Cheryl Ladd Almost Turned Down 'Angels'

[Brian Damage]

Cheryl Ladd almost turned down her iconic role in the hit series Charlie's Angels - because she feared fans would reject her for replacing tragic TV legend Farrah Fawcett.

Ladd replaced Fawcett and played her character's sister Kris Munroe for 90 episodes between 1977 and 1981.

However, the actress was convinced she'd face a bitter backlash from Fawcett's loyal fans.

She says, "I was really nervous because I was stepping in and hoping beyond hope the show would work with me in it. Let's face it; there were big shoes to fill. So I said, 'OK, if I could be funny and make mistakes, then I have something to play that makes sense to me.'"

Ladd paid tribute to her predecessor at Saturday's TV Land Awards, where Fawcett was honored with a special tribute - 10 months after she lost her battle with anal cancer.

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[catlover79]

They go more into detail with the Farrah to Cheryl transition in the great book, The Charlie's Angels Casebook. Interesting story - and Cheryl originally won the part of Nancy Lawrence Maitland on Family (originally played by Elayne Heilveil). Then Aaron Spelling recast with Meredith Baxter at the 11th hour. He decided that Cheryl was too young for the Family role but that she'd be perfect in CA...and the rest is history!!