Baywatch legend Yasmine Bleeth is doing better than ever after leaving Hollywood.
Bleeth, 57, rose to stardom in the role of Caroline Holden on Baywatch alongside Pamela Anderson and David Hasselhoff. She starred on the ensemble series from 1993 to 1997 before heading to star on Nash Bridges with Don Johnson in 1998. While Bleeth ended up saying goodbye to Hollywood in the early aughts after a few years of personal problems, her former Baywatch co-star, David Chokachi, gave an update on the red swimsuit legend during an appearance on Steve Kmetko‘s popular podcast, Still Here Hollywood.
“I know she’s doing fantastic. She’s married and super happy, and I know she’s sober and doing great. They tried to reach out to her to see if she would do the documentary, but she really didn’t want to go back into the public spotlight really at all, so she basically just declined,” shared Chokachi, who added, “she’s such an amazing human being.”
Check out the video below of Chokachi opening up about Bleeth.
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To see the trailer for the Baywatch documentary Chokachi referenced, check it out below, or watch the full doc on Hulu.
Bleeth Triumphed Over Addiction
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In 2003, Bleeth opened up in a Glamour spread about her horrific battle with cocaine addiction. She would order the drug to her home and then stay up for days on end getting high. She once even collapsed at a photo shoot. After crashing her car while under the influence in Michigan, she was arrested and received two years probation.
“Consciously trying to stay off drugs is now part of my life and always will be,” Bleeth shared in the Glamour essay.
While in rehab, Bleeth met her husband, Paul Cerrito. Still happy, healthy, and sober over two decades later, Bleeth has no desire to return to Hollywood. While she’s occasionally been spotted over the years, it’s safe to say Bleeth’s days in the spotlight are long gone.
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