Cheryl Ladd Opens Up About Hair Loss Battle

Charlie’s Angel star Cheryl Ladd has opened up on how her husband Brian Russell kept her going strong during her breast journey.

Even when she lost her hair and eyelashes during chemotherapy and radiation – a temporary but distressing side effect of cancer treatment – he made her feel special, per People.

'I looked like an . My husband would say, "But, honey, a beautiful alien,"' Ladd told the outlet.

The actress, 74, who this month, shared that it was her music producer spouse, 82, who pushed her to see a doctor after she detected a lump in her left breast three years ago.

'He said, "Call the doctor. We're going to deal with this right now." He just about threw me in the car,' Ladd remembered.

A biopsy soon revealed she had an aggressive form of breast cancer, and it would be a long, hard journey to recovery.

Ladd said her husband of 45 years, who hails from Scotland and with whom she now lives near San Antonio, Texas, 'was just unbelievable' in his support.

Besides making her feel beautiful and loved, Russell kept her nourished even when she had zero interest in food.

'He was so kind, and sometimes I didn't have any kind of appetite, so he'd say, "How about I make you just a little tomato soup? Could you eat a little orange?"' she said.

Ladd (pictured in March 2020) is now cancer-free, and told People she’s doing much better, 'I feel like myself, which is such a gift'