Bay watch Actors who starred in the 1989 American television series spoke out against the fact that they were underpaid, despite the series being the best in the world at the time.

Nicole Eggert, now 52, ​​claimed the actors were paid just $3,500 per episode in Matthew Felker’s four-part docuseries After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun.

Erika Eleniak, who played lifeguard Shauni McClain from 1989 to 1992, recalls, “I remember panicking when I saw my first paycheck after taxes were taken out…how am I going to live on this money?”

Billy Warlock, actor who played lifeguard Eddie Kramer from 1989 to 1992, said: “There is not a single rich actor in the series. Bay watch. Everyone was disposable and if you didn’t fit their brand for the price they paid you, you were gone.”

“The Bay watch “The budget was much smaller than any other show being filmed at the time,” added Alexandra Paul, who played Lt. Stephanie Holden on the series from 1992 to 1997.

When the NBC show was saved from a shutdown, several cast members reportedly had to take a cut of their pay. David Hasselhoff, who played and produced lifeguard Mitch Buchannon from 1989 to 2000, profited greatly from the rerun royalties.

“We are blessed to be in this business. We are blessed to have this job. We are blessed to be doing this interview. Why am I doing this documentary?” the 72-year-old veteran TV actor exulted.

“We are making this documentary because Bay watch is the gift that keeps on giving. It has given me an incredible life.”