As Baywatch prepares to return to television with Stephen Amell and others in the mix, former star Erika Eleniak is speaking out that working on the original show was harder than one might think. The Shauni actress confirmed that while she and her co-stars might've looked glamorous onscreen, filming in the beach in those red suits could be pretty uncomfortable at times.
With Fox preparing to bring lifeguards back to television once the 2026 TV schedule winds down, Eleniak spoke to Rewind Magazine about the times when filming on a beach in a swimsuit wasn't all it was cracked up to be. In fact, she said it was at times more difficult to shoot than other shows, and explained the factors that played into that: