The Real Reason Alexandra Paul Left Baywatch

While "Baywatch" stars like Yasmine Bleeth and Jeremy Jackson left the show because of drugs (via Esquire), and others like Pamela Anderson left to focus on family, Alexandra Paul's exit from the show wasn't toxic or filled with drama. She simply felt her time with the show was done, and she wanted to explore other roles and opportunities. "I knew I needed to leave but I was so sad about it at the same time," she said in an interview with Loaded. "I would call my co-star Jaason Simmons and weep about my decision. But even though in my contract I was allowed to leave to do other projects during the filming season, and even though we shot just five months a year so there was plenty of time for other work, I felt it was time to move on."

Paul still loves to talk about her time on "Baywatch," and is more than happy to discuss it when it's brought up in interviews. But she also likes to make it clear that she has a lot of passions, ranging from her animal rights activism to her health and fitness coaching. While she's always happy to look back on how far she's come since "Baywatch," Paul obviously has a lot of goals and work in her life she still plans to accomplish.