Pamela Anderson has ruled out any involvement in the upcoming Fox show baywatch reboot, confirming that no one behind the new series has approached her to reprise her career-defining role as lifeguard CJ Parker.
Anderson, who starred in the original baywatch from 1992 to 1997 with David Hasselhoff, he told Deadline in an interview published on July 24 that he has heard little about the new production beyond an early conversation involving his children.
“No one has contacted me. I don’t know much about it,” he said.
“I know they were talking to my kids at some point about producing, but I don’t think they saw eye to eye. I’m not sure what happened there, but I wish them the best.”
The Fox reboot, set to premiere in January 2027, will bring back several members of the original cast, including Erika Eleniak, Michael Bergin, Kelly Packard and David Chokachi, along with new leads Brooks Nader, Shay Mitchell and Noah Beck.
Anderson made it clear that the door is not completely closed on nostalgia but that it is simply not his priority right now.
“It was a great job and I loved going to work every day at the beach. I would have been there anyway,” he said, adding: “Everything I’ve done has led me here, which is a blessing. But I have no plans to go back. baywatch“.
When asked if she was curious about what CJ might be up to today, she suggested that her children’s involvement might have influenced her.
“If my kids were involved, I probably would have listened to them. I guess I just have to keep seeing what else is out there.”
Instead, Anderson says she’s focused on expanding creatively after her Golden Globe nomination in 2024. The last showgirl.
“I understand there’s a lot of really great television out there right now, but I’ve done that. Now it’s my time to really play with different characters,” he said.
“I have options and some things I’m thinking about, including some theater again. I want to make really bold decisions. I want to surprise people. I want to surprise myself.”
Anderson can currently be seen in black comedy. Rose pruningwhich is now playing in select US theaters.
