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