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Farrah Fawcett believed that audiences loved Charlie's Angels because of the glamour
"I can’t really put my finger on why the show is such a big hit," said the actor.
Though she was widely regarded as the superstar of the 1970s, Farrah Fawcett certainly didn’t seem to view herself as an icon.
As the star of Charlie’s Angels, Fawcett made an enormous impact on television before pursuing a film career, starring in movies like Extremities (1986) and The Cannonball Run (1980). With her beauty and talent, Fawcett was a lethal combination on any set.
But when asked about her “sex symbol” status in a 1977 article, she was reluctant to admit her own impact.
“If I am [a sex symbol] I don’t feel it,” Fawcett said during an interview with the San Antonio Express-News. “I don’t know what it would feel like. I haven’t done anything really sexy, you know.”
While Fawcett seemed to underestimate her own influence, she did believe that audiences seemed to gravitate toward a show like Charlie’s Angels because of the beauty in it.
“I can’t really put my finger on why the show is such a big hit,” said the actor. “People in the business tell me, ‘That script was so bad, you couldn’t follow it,’ but there must be a lot of people out there who watch it and say, ‘Gee, that was interesting.’ I think people want to see some glamour, some clothes, some hairstyles, you know - they want to see girls.”
Moreso, Fawcett also enthusiastically endorsed the quality of the series as well. “I don’t know, maybe people watch the show because they think it’s good,” said the actor.
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