Nicole Eggert became a star thanks to TV shows like Baywatch. But it turns out that starring on the classic show wasn't the greatest. Eggert revealed one downside to starring on the show.
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You may remember that the cast often wore swimsuits with those red undies becoming iconic. But it turns out that the wardrobe didn't really save you from the frigid cold. Speaking with Fox News, Eggert revealed that she often had to endure the freezing cold while filming.
"The cold days you have — the bad always outweighs the good," she said. "So, it was like being on the beach is the most amazing job in the world. But the cold days, the freezing days, the days getting rained out and you have to be in the ocean — you're going, 'What did I sign up for? What did I do?'"
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"You know, fighting hypothermia. Like just trying to find a dry towel anywhere," she added. "Those were really hard moments."
Eggert played Summer Quinn for just two seasons of the show. Ultimately, she decided to leave the show to follow her own path.
"I needed to grow up and kind of work on myself," she said. "At the time, for my own happiness, I just needed to take some downtime."
"I think the word 'celebrity' is used much more loosely now," she continued "It encompasses so much more, should I say."
However, it became one of her best known shows, and it's something that she has embraced.
"And celebrity has its funny things, because the '90s is now nostalgic again," Eggert continued. "So, it's actually fun, because people are excited to think about '90s actors and actresses and people that they watched."
As Eggert puts it, the '90s are cool again.
"So, it's a fun time right now because the 90s are cool again, so it's good for me," she added.
Once her former castmates learned she was battling cancer, Eggert said they have been very supportive of her.
"So, I was very much in touch with most of the cast," she said. "Almost all of the cast. And, yes, many of them have been extremely supportive and reached out. Alexandra Paul, Brande Roderick, Gina Lee, Erika Eleniak . . . David Chokachi, these are people that really kind of check on me and make sure I'm OK. And it's lovely."
