Brooke Burns was the hot blonde model turned actress in the late 1990s.
The Texas native was a model in Europe as she graced the cover of magazines like Marie Claire.
She then turned her attention to acting as she was on the series Out Of The Blue before slipping into a red swimsuit for Baywatch then a yellow bathing suit for the spinoff Baywatch: Hawaii.
Next came a role opposite David Spade on Just Shoot Me!, and she was also on the Hawaii show North Shore with the late Shannen Doherty.
The leggy looker then became a TV host on shows like Tic-Tac-Dough.
This beauty also had an interesting romantic life: she was married to Julian McMahon then she was rumored to be engaged to Bruce Willis for a short period.
See her now at 48 in a recent Instagram post.
Brooke Burns was a hot thing in the 1990s: she was on Baywatch and Baywatch: Hawaii
See from left with Brandy Ledford, Simmone Mackinnone and Stacy Lee Kamano in 2000 on Baywatch Hawaii
Burns was born in Dallas, Texas but at 16 moved with her family to Europe, living later in Paris, Milan, and Munich.
From 1998 to 2001, Burns starred in Baywatch and Baywatch: Hawaii as the character Jessie Owens.
She then worked on the prime time soap opera North Shore, which aired from 2004 to 2005.
In 2006, she starred with Rebecca Romijn and Alexandra Barreto on Pepper Dennis. She played Kathy Dinkle.
In 2009, Burns appeared in the first 12 episodes of the updated Melrose Place sow.
She played Vanessa, who was wed to Dr Michael Mancini, played by Thomas Calabro.
She was on the first season of the celebrity diving reality competition Splash.
In 2001 she had a role as Ugly Katrina in the comedy Shallow Hal with Gwyneth Paltrow and Jack Black.
Seen as Jessica ‘Jessie’ Owens on Baywatch
From left Kamano, Jason Brooks, Brandy Ledford, David Hasselhoff, Burns, Michael Bergin, Mackinnon, Jason Mamoa in 2000
Other TV shows Burns popped up on were Ally McBeal, Drop Dead Diva, CSI: Miami, To Tell the Truth, and Average Joe: Hawaii.
In 1997 she starred in the film Conan The Adventurer.
She appeared in a Hallmark Channel Christmas movie, The Most Wonderful Time of the Year, co-starring Henry Winkler in 2008.
Burns was married to actor Julian McMahon from 1999 to 2001. They have a daughter who was born in June 2000. Seen in 1999
Burns began dating actor Bruce Willis in August 2003 and there was talk they had gotten engaged, but they split in June 2004. Seen in 2003
Other films include Smokejumpers, Dancing Trees, Trophy Wife, Art of Travel and Time And Again.
In 2017, she appeared as Sydney in a Hallmark movie, Christmas Connection, with Tom Everett Scott.
Burns was married to actor Julian McMahon from 1999 to 2001.
McMahon was the son of the former Prime Minister of Australia Sir William McMahon.
They have a daughter who was born in June 2000.
She had the lead role in 2017’s Christmas Connection with Tom Everett Scott
The star proved she still looks stunning in this image shared to Instagram this week
The star is best know for the shows Nip/Tuck and FBI: Most Wanted.
He died in July 2025 at age 56 after a long illness.
Burns began dating actor Bruce Willis in August 2003 and there was talk they had gotten engaged.
But they split in June 2004.
Willis, who is the ex-husband of A-list actress Demi Moore, went on to marry Emma Heming.
Willis, 71, was diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia (FTD) in early 2023.
He is currently living in his own home in Los Angeles as he gets care.
In 2013, Burns married film director Gavin O’Connor who has made the films Miracle (2004), Warrior (2011), The Accountant (2016) and The Way Back (2020).
In 2005, Burns broke her neck in a diving accident and in May 2014 she was involved in a car crash in Los Angeles.
Her last acting role was in the 2020 TV movie Roux the Day: A Gourmet Detective Mystery.
