Carmen Electra is reminiscing about her days starring in the original "Baywatch."In a recent interview with Fox News Digital, the 54-year-old "Nation's Dumbest" contestant discussed the success of the original series, saying, all "the cast members made it special.""It's hard to replace Pamela [Anderson] and Yasmine [Bleeth] and all those people.And there was just a certain tone.
I don't know how to explain it," she said."It had a certain tone to it that it was just such a fantasy, and maybe it was the first time on television you could see so much skin because we really were playing lifeguards right so we could be in these skimpy outfits."She went on to say that the show possibly left people thinking, "Oh my God, what is this? We can see nipples."Electra credits the success of "Baywatch" to the sexy nature of the show.
(Gerome Defrance/Getty Images)BROOKS NADER SIZZLES IN ICONIC RED SWIMSUIT AS SHE SHARES BEHIND THE SCENES SNAPS FROM 'BAYWATCH' REBOOT SET"And it wasn't porn.You know, what I mean? They didn't have to sneak away and find a VHS tape to like, sneak and put in.
You can watch this," she added."You can also learn something.
Because, we heard from a lot of people, a lot of fans out there, that they learned so much watching the show."Electra credited the show's sexy nature as one of the reasons it became the global phenomenon it is, saying they were "sometimes trying to be sexy, sometimes not trying to be sexy" and that "all of a sudden, you get these guys on there with these gorgeous bodies."In addition to the sexy aspect of the show, Electra attributed its success to the fact that fans could learn something from the show, including how to give CPR, adding she also "learned how to give CPR," and joked, "I could save someone right now if I needed to."The actress and model joined the show in 1997 for its eighth season, after gaining exposure from posing for Playboy in a 1996 pictorial.Electra joined the show in the eighth season.(Gerome Defrance/Getty Im...