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Boobwatch, oops we mean,Baywatch, a TV show that defined a generation from 1989 until 1999. Since then it has also spawned a ton of spinoffs and films, too. Precisely everyone watched it, and strangely, it was a series that brought families together on a Saturday night.

The show was so successful that it launched the careers of stars like Pamela Anderson and David Charvet, and lead to the downfall of show favourites Yasmine Bleeth and Jeremy Jackson.

Oh, and although he needs no introduction, we can’t forget to mention actor andJump in My Carcover singer, David Hasselhoff. What a man.

So in case you were wondering, and we know you are, here's exactly what the stars are up to now.

David Hasselhoff: Mitch Buchannon

As Mitch Buchannon, David Hasselhoff ruled the Santa Monica strip. From pulling damsels off blazing yachts, in the middle of the ocean, to solving crimes on the mainland, Mitch went above and beyond as Baywatch’s fearless, womanising leader.

Post-show, The Hoff has continued to capitalise on his Baywatch fame by parodying himself in films like The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Dodge Ball: A True Underdog Story, and Killing Hasselhoff. The Hoff has also released 15 studio albums, appeared as a contestant on Dancing With the Stars, and for a time played judge on America’s Got Talent.

Decades on, David’s still incredibly humble aboutBaywatch’ssuccess, and its continued success on streaming services. “Without me, Baywatch would have been cancelled. We never thought we would last more than a couple of years but we lasted 245 episodes,” the 71-year-old told GQ.

When he’s not scoring cameo rolls on low-budget films, The Hoff is touring the world with his PartyYour Hassel Hoff showwhere he sings some of his most famous – yet forgettable – tunes and even dons the iconicBaywatchwindbreaker.

Unfortunately, the very loveable Hasselhoff has had to cancel shows recently in Germany, Austria and Switzerland due to poor health, we're hoping he makes a swift recovery and is back to business in no time.

Pamela Anderson: CJ Parker

When we think ofBaywatch, it’s Pamela Anderson in that red swimsuit that comes to mind.

Although The Hoff, in his humble opinion, often tries to claim he's the real reason the show was so successful, we respectfully disagree. There was one reason fans were obsessed with the show, and sadly it’s got nothing to do with him in his bathers, and everything to do with Pammy and the rest of the female cohort.

Following her success on the show, Pamela had no trouble scoring parts and modelling gigs after leaving the series in 1997. She then went on to become a legendary figure of Playboy and had a 22-year career on its pages. Pamela also appeared in films like Scooby-Doo, Scary Movie 3, Borat and the Baywatch reboot starring Zac Eron and The Rock in 2017.

In 2022, she and her ex-husband Tommy Lee were also the subject of an eight-part miniseries Pam & Tommy, which centred around the theft of her sex tape and the aftermath – a series she has condemned.

"I blocked that out of my life — I had to, in order to survive," she said in her documentary titledPamela, A Love Story, after learning about the unauthorised miniseries. "It was a survival mechanism, and now that's all coming up again, I feel sick. My whole stomach feels right now like it's been punched. I don't feel good right now."

In 2022 she also released her memoir,Love, Pamela, and took her talents to Broadway as Roxie Hart in Chicago, and is a political activist, an AIDS, anti-pornography and animal rights activist and whale conservationist.

Pamela knows a thing or two about love, which she says she's learned from her five marriages.

Tommy Lee, Kid Rock, Rick Salomon, Jon Peters and Dan Hayhurst have all been Pamela's husband at some point. But, it's only with Tommy Lee that she shares children, they have two sons Brandon and Dylan.

Alexandra Paul: Stephanie Holden

After hanging up her red cossie, Alexandra Paul went on to have a huge career in the midday movie scene.

She also has a number of executive producer credits to her name in the documentary world. Similar to Pammy, Alexandra is an environmental, animal and gay rights activist, she shares her passions on her Switch 4 Good podcast, where she sometimes finds she gets herself into a bit of a pickle.

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