#64 Baywatch Star Alexandra Paul Talks Playing Lieutenant Stephanie Holden for Seven Seasons

Catch up with ALLISON INTERVIEWS Host, Allison Kugel: Follow Allison on Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/theallisonkugel/ Allison Interviews Blog - allisoninterviews.com Allison’s Memoir on entertainment journalism and mental health: https://shorturl.at/rIUW2 _________________________________________________________________________ Alexandra Paul has appeared in over 100 feature films and television programs, usually as the first or second female lead. She is internationally recognized for her 5-year starring role as Lt. Stephanie Holden in the iconic television series Baywatch.  Alexandra co-hosts a weekly podcast, Switch4Good which has 5 million downloads and YouTube views. It was awarded Mercy for Animals’ Best Vegan Podcast in 2024.  Alexandra was honored by the ACLU of Southern California as their 2005 Activist of the Year for her long history of fighting for the environment, voting rights and peace issues. In 2014, Last Chance for Animals named her and her brother Jonathan “Vegans of the Year.” In 1997, the United Nations commended Alexandra for her work on human overpopulation. A dedicated and accomplished athlete, in 1997, Alexandra trained for the World Ironman Championship in Hawaii (a grueling 2.4 mile swim, 112 mile bike ride, and 26.2 mile marathon), which she completed in 13:18:52. In 2012, Alexandra swam around Key West, a 12.5 mile race. In 2014, she swam the 22 km Reto Acapulco off the coast of Mexico.  Alexandra has a TEDx talk on the benefits of a one child family which currently has 678,000 views.  In 2000, Alexandra and her identical twin sister Caroline were the recipients of the Christopher Street West Rainbow Award for their ongoing support of gay and lesbian rights.  Alexandra Paul’s Links Switch4Good Podcast: https://alexandrapaul.com/podcast/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexandra_actress URL: https://alexandrapaul.com/ ________________________________________________________________________ Subscribe to the audio podcast of Allison Interviews on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, and subscribe to the video podcast on YouTube. :-) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices