Brooks Nader is in a “healthier” mindset.
Nader, 28, exclusively opened up to Us Weekly about spending several hours a day in a swimsuit as she filmed Baywatch at the 2026 Fox Upfronts red carpet on Monday, May 11.
“I feel like I’m used to wearing a swimsuit, like in a photo shoot, or there’s full hair, makeup, you’re not doing any physical activity, you’re just posing and looking hot,” she explained of her Sports Illustrated Swimsuit modeling career. “There are photos on the beach of us running [with] people walking by so you get every single angle of your body, and you’re fully in motion. You gotta have a good relationship with yourself to do that daily and not let anything get to you.”
Nader, who plays Selene in the upcoming series, told Us that true confidence “comes from within.”
“I feel like I’m in a healthier place,” she shared, referring to her past struggles with weight-loss drugs. “I realized day one [day] when I was thrown into the ocean at 4 a.m. and I was hungover because I was partying the night before. I was like, ‘We got to get it together. No more partying, and we’re going to be healthy.’ So that has been really beneficial.”
Nader also reminisced on her first-ever photo shoot with Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, during which she wore a cherry red one-piece, the exact same shade as her iconic Baywatch getup.
“I kind of manifested getting here,” she smiled.
Nader’s costars Hassie Harrison (Nat) and Jessia Belkin (Charlie Vale) also opened up to Us about wearing a swimsuit to work every day.
“I try to say nice things to myself some days,” Harrison, 36, shared. “Some days it’s harder than others, but it’s like, you know, what? What an honor that we got cast and chosen for this role. And you know, just want to go give it our best.”
Belkin, 23, for her part, shared how she got extra toned ahead of filming. “I did a lot of Pilates,” she said. “I did some running. We did boot camp at the beginning, and that included ocean diving. Then we went to the pool and we [worked] on the form.”
