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BAYWATCH star Erika Eleniak looks very different decades on from the hit show.

The actress, 53, is unrecognisable in snaps posted to Instagram, 25 years after starring as Shauni McClain in the action drama.

Baywatch star Erika Eleniak looks very different, 25 years on from the hit show
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Baywatch star Erika Eleniak looks very different, 25 years on from the hit showCredit: Rex
The actress, 53, is unrecognisable in snaps posted to Instagram
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The actress, 53, is unrecognisable in snaps posted to InstagramCredit: Instagram / Erika Eleniak

Erika left Baywatch in 1992 to pursue film roles - nine years before the syndicated series came to an end - but the move didn't quite pan out.

As well as a cake-busting cameo in Under Siege, the blonde bombshell has since appeared in some smaller flicks and had cameos in TV shows including Desperate Housewives.

The TV star struggled with eating disorders and was once hospitalised for laxative abuse.

In 2006 she became a contestant on US TV show Celebrity Fit Club.

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The mum-of-one currently lives in Calgary, Canada, and most recently starred as Marilyn Monroe in an upcoming movie called Marilyn Monroe Back?

Now clad with huge tattoos, she has a strong fan base of 80k Instagram followers, who she regularly keeps updated with her goings on.

The American hit, which made stars of David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson, aired on ITV in the 80s and 90s.

It proved a massive teatime family hit for the broadcaster with millions tuning in each week.

Baywatch, set on the drama-heavy beaches of LA County and later Hawaii, was one of the most-watched shows in the world.

It delivered global fame to the likes of Carmen ElectraYasmine Bleeth and Jason Momoa.

British TV giant Fremantle is now developing a reboot of the series, according to Deadline.

Erika is pictured with Billy Warlock, Parker Stevenson, David Hasselhoff and Shawn Weatherly in Baywatch
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Erika is pictured with Billy Warlock, Parker Stevenson, David Hasselhoff and Shawn Weatherly in BaywatchCredit: Getty
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