More than two decades later, Yasmine Bleeth is looking drastically different than in her “Baywatch” days. During a rare September 2023 sighting, the 55-year-old, largely retired actor was photographed shopping at a Los Angeles Whole Foods with a friend. Looking happy and carefree during the trip, Bleeth appeared significantly fuller-figured as she rocked a makeup-free face and simple low ponytail. Sporting a denim jumpsuit over a simple pink tee, Bleeth completed her errand-running ‘fit with beige Birkenstocks and a chic white tote.
Rarely seen publicly since the early ’00s, Bleeth was also previously photographed in February 2020 — sans glam — while walking her dog. Fans, for the most part, reacted to the paparazzi shots with positive support. While some noted the stark difference in Bleeth’s appearance (with one writing, “Whoa, never would’ve recognized her”), more observed Bleeth’s healthy glow. One such person wrote, “She looks happy, and that’s attractive,” while another highlighted Bleeth’s “beautiful smile.” Another summed it up by musing that it was “quite nice to see someone move on past the Hollywood culture to live their life on their own terms.”
Certainly, Bleeth’s low-key daily beauty routine is far less laborious than that at the height of her career. In an essay for Glamour’s February 2003 issue, Bleeth recalled that while starring opposite Don Johnson on “Nash Bridges,” she spent “hours plucking my eyebrows, putting on tanning cream, doing a facial.”
