Members of the Baywatch reboot cast are said to be stricken with fear they face being pulled under by a “curse” that has struck almost every original cast member of the hit beach show.
Pamela Anderson, now 58, has emerged as one of the most high-profile survivors of the so-called hex TV insiders say has followed the original Baywatch cast for decades – as producers prepare to relaunch the iconic beach drama with a fresh lineup.
Anderson, who rose to global fame as C.J. Parker after joining the show in its third season, went on to become one of television’s highest-paid stars – despite nearly being written out following the fallout from her sex tape scandal with then-husband Tommy Lee.
The original Baywatch series, which defined 1990s pop culture with its slow-motion lifeguard runs and global syndication success, launched the careers of multiple actors including David Hasselhoff, Erika Eleniak, Yasmine Bleeth, Jeremy Jackson, Carmen Electra, and David Charvet.
Now, as a reboot moves forward, attention has turned to the divergent – and often troubled – paths taken and scandals endured by the original stars in the years since the show ended.
A television industry source said: