‘Charlie’s Angels’ Stars Recall Bikini Battles, Cast Changes, Health Scares and Making TV History: ‘It Gave Women Permission to Be Independent’

Home TV News Apr 7, 2026 1:20am PT ‘Charlie’s Angels’ Stars Recall Bikini Battles, Cast Changes, Health Scares and Making TV History: ‘It Gave Women Permission to Be Independent’ By Michael Schneider Plus Icon Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large franklinavenue Latest Fox Renews ‘Memory of a Killer,’ Starring Michael Imperioli and Patrick Dempsey, for Season 2 7 hours ago ‘Shrinking’ Creator Assures Fans Season 4 Will Have a Time Jump, but Not Be a Complete Reboot 10 hours ago CBS Seals Deal With Byron Allen to Lease All of Late Night After Stephen Colbert Exits in May 16 hours ago See All Courtesy of The Paley Center for Media Cheryl Ladd chuckled as she remembered being called a “troublemaker” by “Charlie’s Angels” producer Aaron Spelling. Ladd said Spelling liked her being in a bikini on the hit 1970s series — but she was having to wear one on screen so often “that it was starting to piss me off.” Speaking on stage Monday at the Paley Center’s PaleyFest L.A. panel celebrating the 50th anniversary of “Charlie’s Angels,” Ladd recounted how she sent the show’s producers a message: “I went out and bought the tiniest little bikini ever seen on television!” Something that wouldn’t pass muster with ABC censors. Related Stories Netflix's 'Jo Nesbø's Detective Hole' Is 'Pretty Shocking' and Has a First Episode Death That's 'Going to Blow People's Minds,' Says Working Title Boss