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Sports Illustrated Model Kelly Rohrbach Reveals Embarrassing Baywatch Audition

Swimsuit model taking over for Pamela Anderson’s “CJ” bared more than producers expected.

By Diana Crandall
May 18, 2017 8:46 am
Kelly Rohrbach in Baywatch
Kelly Rohrbach in Baywatch (Paramount)

Kelly Rohrbach, the star of the upcoming “Baywatch” remake, stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk about her road to Hollywood—including the “easy A” classes she took to breeze through Georgetown—and revealed that her “Baywatch” audition could’ve gone very differently.

“You’re lucky you had a guy in there,” Kimmel quipped. See for yourself.

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