Cheryl Ladd is speaking publicly about her breast cancer diagnosis for the first time.
The actor appeared Monday at PaleyFest in Los Angeles to honor the 50th anniversary of the classic TV series “Charlie’s Angels” with former co-stars Kate Jackson and Jaclyn Smith.
Speaking at a panel during the event, Ladd said she’d been diagnosed with “an aggressive form” of breast cancer. Though she did not offer a timeline for her diagnosis, she went on to reveal she’d gone “bald” while undergoing chemotherapy, per People.
“It’s a humbling experience, and yet I had wonderful doctors and a wonderful husband who helped me fight all through it,” the 74-year-old explained. “Eventually, I started to get little sprouts of hair. It was a long, long, hard road, but you just get on with it.”
A segment on NBC’s “Today” that aired Tuesday pointed out that Jackson, 77, and Smith, 80, are also breast cancer survivors. Actor Farrah Fawcett, who appeared on the premiere season of “Charlie’s Angels” before Ladd joined the cast in Season 2, died of anal cancer in 2009 at age 62.
