{"id":2242745,"date":"2026-01-20T19:40:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2242745"},"modified":"2026-01-20T19:40:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T19:40:08","slug":"baywatch-stars-nicole-eggert-and-erika-eleniak-reunite-decades-after-90s-hit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/baywatch-stars-nicole-eggert-and-erika-eleniak-reunite-decades-after-90s-hit\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Baywatch\u2019 stars Nicole Eggert and Erika Eleniak reunite decades after &#8217;90s hit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F01%2F119294888.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>From the beach to the benefit. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cBaywatch\u201d stars Nicole Eggert\u00a0and\u00a0Erika Eleniak\u00a0reunited at a benefit for LA\u2019s first responders at the Los Angeles City Fire Museum on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Eggert, 54, posted a few snaps of herself and Eleniak, 56, smiling for the camera to Instagram. The \u201cHoliday Switch\u201d star rocked a white button down, green jacket, black shorts and matching boots.  <\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nicole Eggert and Erika Eleniak pose together on Jan. 18, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Instagram\/_nicole_eggert<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Canadian model opted for jeans and a black, short-sleeve top. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNothing like spending time with great ladies for a great cause,\u201d <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DTrDUx-D-tI\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Eggert captioned her post<\/a>. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Eleniak echoed her friend\u2019s sentiments, commenting: \u201cSo glad we got to spend some time together!\u2764\ufe0f\u2764\ufe0f\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Erika Eleniak and Nicole Eggert at The LA City Fire Museum in Los Angeles. <span class=\"credit\">Admedia Photo \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She also posted the shots to her own <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DToqEKGlIHn\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=5789a0e3-7c7f-4209-898a-d977d63311e2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram account, writing<\/a>, \u201cSuch a lovely time with Nicole Eggert and Samantha out for a wonderful cause. An evening at the Los Angeles City Fire Museum<br \/>honoring our brave first responders on the anniversary of the LA Fires. PRESENTED BY SCARLETT\u2019S HOPE.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While the actresses both starred on the beloved 11 season drama, their paths never crossed on the show.<\/p>\n<p>Eleniak portrayed Shauni McClain from 1989 to 1992. She exited the series on the same episode in Season 3 that introduced Eggert\u2019s character, Summer Quinn.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nicole Eggert poses on the red carpet.  <span class=\"credit\">Admedia Photo \/ SplashNews.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eggert stayed on the show from 1992 until 1994. \u201cBaywatch\u201d officially ended in 2001.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201990s project also starred David Hasselhoff, Carmen Electra, Pamela Anderson, Donna D\u2019Errico, Parker Stevenson and Shawn Weatherly.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, while celebrating the 30th anniversary of  \u201cBaywatch,\u201d Eleniak revealed she left the series to focus on her film career.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Erika Eleniak at The Brave and the Rescued benefit event.  <span class=\"credit\">MediaPunch \/ BACKGRID<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>She told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2019\/03\/28\/baywatch-at-30-stars-erika-eleniak-and-nicole-eggert-talk-cold-water-iconic-red-swimsuits-and-shows-lasting-appeal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Mercury News<\/a>: \u201cIt was kind of a great time to go because my swansong was the introduction of C.J. Parker,\u00a0Pamela Anderson\u2018s character. And I mean, they hit the lottery.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Eggert told the outlet she decided to step away because she \u201cneeded to grow up and kind of work on myself. If I could talk to young Nicole now, I would tell her to just keep going, rest when you\u2019re dead. But at the time, for my own happiness, I just needed to take some downtime.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eleniak, meanwhile, has \u2014\u00a0for the most part \u2014 stepped away from acting. She currently resides in Canada with her husband, Roch Daigle, and their daughter Indyanna, 20.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Erika Eleniak on \u201cBaywatch.\u201d  <span class=\"credit\">Fremantle Media<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Eggert is mom to daughters Dilyn, 27, and Keegan, 14. <\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBlown Away\u201d star has been open about her battle with breast cancer over the past three years. <\/p>\n<p>In September, Eggert told\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/10\/entertainment\/nicole-eggert-says-looking-at-death-amid-cancer-battle-is-really-hard\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Post<\/a> that she feels \u201creally good\u201d after\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/08\/30\/entertainment\/baywatch-star-nicole-eggert-undergoes-mastectomy-amid-battle-with-breast-cancer\/\">undergoing her second breast cancer surgery<\/a>\u00a0since being diagnosed with Stage 2 cribriform carcinoma in Dec. 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Nicole Eggert poses for her \u201cBaywatch\u201d headshot.  <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Erika Eleniak as Shauni McClain, Billy Warlock as Eddie Kramer, Jeremy Jackson s Hobie Buchannon and David Hasselhoff as Lt Mich Buchannon. <span class=\"credit\">Fremantle Media\/Shutterstock<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI just had my second mastectomy, and I had reconstruction, and my pathology reports came back clear,\u201d she continued. \u201cI get to wear really small bras, and I\u2019m really happy with my boobs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s funny, it\u2019s all of those things, because you\u2019re dealing with boobs all day, every day, all day long, and you\u2019re like, I don\u2019t really care, I just want them to be healthy,\u201d she added. \u201cSo my doctor was amazing, and he left me with the cutest little boobs, and I\u2019m healthy, and all my reports are clear.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Eggert\u00a0made her battle with breast cancer public to help others going through a similar experience.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>David Charvet, Nicole Eggert. <span class=\"credit\">Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI wanted to share my journey publicly because I felt that if I was so scared and I was so alone, that obviously other people were too,\u201d she explained.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo let\u2019s make this a happy place,\u201d Eggert noted. \u201cLet\u2019s make this a place where we can talk about things, and nobody else has to know, and we don\u2019t have to feel scared; we can feel empowered.\u201d<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/09\/10\/entertainment\/nicole-eggert-says-looking-at-death-amid-cancer-battle-is-really-hard\/#\"\/><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source celebrity.land \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>From the beach to the benefit. \u201cBaywatch\u201d stars Nicole Eggert\u00a0and\u00a0Erika Eleniak\u00a0reunited at a benefit for LA\u2019s first responders at the Los Angeles City Fire Museum on Sunday. 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