Some phobias paralyze us. Carmen Electra could have paid for it when she was filming in Baywatch…
What is the first rule when becoming a sea rescuer? Know how to swim, you say. Logically, anyone who would play this role in one of the most cult series of all time should also have the ability. And yet, an actress extremely well known for her role in Baywatch managed to get away with it. If Carmen Electra, who played Lani in season 8 of the red bathing suit series, can’t swim. Even more surprising, she is afraid of water. This aquaphobia prevents him from learning how to move in water. A paralyzing fear that definitely did not prevent her from shining for a season in the cult series which offered us the best slow-motion races by David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson.
Baywatch: the most watched series in the world
Baywatch – available on Pluto TV – focuses, remember, on the Malibu Beach Rescue Squad, in Los Angeles. The dozen lifeguards, under the command of Lieutenant Mitch Buchannon, played by David Hasselhoff during the 9 seasons of the show, do their best to rescue swimmers while having personal problems to manage. The series wasn’t supposed to last that long. Canceled after the first season, it was saved thanks to syndication (the series then no longer belongs to a single channel and can be broadcast by several). It went on to become the most-watched series in television history with over a billion viewers every week worldwide.
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From Malibu to Hawaii
The series then had a revival at the turn of the 21st century with a relocation to Hawaii, then a TV movie in 2003. Carmen Electra was also part of this long-format adaptation. Obviously, the actress was not put off by stories on the high seas. In 2012, she participated in the film The attack of the two-headed shark. This horror story directed by Christopher Ray had her as one of the victims of a deadly attack by a sea monster.
Article written in collaboration with 6Médias
