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How ‘Baywatch’ star Jaason Simmons avoided being outed in the ’90s with help from his co-star
Baywatch—the soapy TV action-drama about hot & horny lifeguards—is still iconic after all these years.This week, a new ABC Studios docuseries called After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun dropped on Hulu, which explores how the show became a cultural phenomenon—turning cast members like Pamela Anderson and Jason Momoa into superstars—and delving into all the highs and lows of behind-the-scenes drama.Subscribe to our newsletter for your front-row seat to all things entertainment with a sprinkle of everything else queer.Of course, Baywatch, which premiered in 1989,was a true product of its time; the original NBC run of the show is almost comically heteronormative. Though, come on, you can’t put a bunch of bronzed, muscled gods and goddesses in tiny red bathing suits on screen and not expect to stir a few gay awakenings!Hunk versus hunk.
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