Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff dead at 61

Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff has died after reportedly taking her own life.

Pamela Bach-Hasselhoff has died.

The former ‘Baywatch’ actress – who had daughters Hayley and Taylor with ex-husband David Hasselhoff – was pronounced dead at her home in California on Wednesday (05.03.25) night at the age of 61 after reportedly taking her own life.

Law enforcement sources told TMZ that family members wanted to check on Pamela out of concern after not hearing from her, and medics were called on a report of an unconscious female shortly after 10pm.

Pamela was pronounced dead at the scene with a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. According to the outlet, she didn’t leave a note.

David, who was married to the actress from 1989 to 2006 and tied the knot with Hayley Roberts in 2018, said he was “deeply saddened” by the news.

He told TMZ in a statement: “Our family is deeply saddened by the recent passing of Pamela Hasselhoff. We are grateful for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time but we kindly request privacy as we grieve and navigate through this challenging time.”

Pamela made her movie debut in 1983’s ‘Rumblefish’ and her TV roles included parts in ‘Sirens’, ‘The Young and the Restless’, ‘The Fall Guy’, ‘TJ Hooker’ and a 10-year stint alongside her then-husband David in ‘Baywatch’.

David and Pamela’s divorce was acrimonious and they were still resolving issues about spousal support in 2017.

At that time, the 72-year-old actor requested the monthly sums he paid out to his ex-wife be reduced from $10,000 to zero but they ultimately agreed on $5,000 per month.

David had filed documents requesting an immediate end to his alimony payments, pointing out his ex-wife had shown “failure to make any efforts to become self supporting, contribute to her own support, or even make any efforts to gain job skills.”

He also cited his own reduced income, which previously saw the payments reduced from $21,000 a month.

However, the ‘Viper’ actress later hit back and in her legal documents argued she had made “good faith and reasonable efforts” to secure work as an actress, but given her age, “the current market for actresses” and the time she took out to raise her family, hadn’t been successful.

She argued David makes around $1 million a year still, whereas her prime earning years were spent raising their daughters and taking care of their home so the ‘Knightrider’ star could pursue his own career.

Her legal documents also argued that her ex-husband had failed to give her $1 million to balance the separation of their assets when they divorced, as she got $325,000 from their house, whereas he kept the home, a boat, jetskis, and two trusts with extensive assets.