David Hasselhoff has asked for privacy following the apparent suicide of his ex-wife Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff. She was 61.
“Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff,” the “Baywatch” actor shared on X on Thursday. “We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult period but kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”
Bach-Hasselhoff reportedly died late Wednesday night from a self-inflected gunshot wound, according to TMZ. The AP further confirmed her death with the Los Angeles medical examiner’s office.
The actress is credited with 14 episodes of “Baywatch” from 1991 to 2000, as well as a single episode of spinoff “Baywatch Nights” in 1997. She also appeared in Francis Ford Coppola’s “Rumble Fish” in 1983 and many other 1980s and ’90s TV classics such as “T.J. Hooker,” “The Fall Guy,” “Cheers” and “Knight Rider.” Bach-Hasselhoff also competed on “Celebrity Big Brother 8” in the U.K. in 2011.
The former couple was married from 1989 to 2006.
She is survived by daughters Hayley and Taylor Ann Hasselhoff.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 988 is a free, 24/7 confidential service that can provide people in suicidal crisis or emotional distress, or those around them, with support, information and local resources.
