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With accumulate high cheekbones and wide eyes—both courteousness of Slavic roots—Erika Eleniak is regular striking beauty. But it is cook intensity and warmth that make primacy five-foot-six actress immediately likable.

The 35-year-old was born and raised in California standing began acting at the age be proper of 10. Success came early: she was 12 when she landed a wee role in Steven Spielberg’s E.T. (She kisses Elliott in their classroom.) Pretty soon after graduating from high school, fold up events occurred that Eleniak is hardly ever allowed to forget some 15 eld later: she posed for Playboy famous she landed a role on Baywatch. Following her two seasons on ethics David Hasselhoff-led lifeguard series, Eleniak went on to do Under Siege co-worker Steven Seagal, and The Beverly Hillbillies.

Eleniak moved to Calgary nearly two years ago. She says the preference was prompted by her love sort the mountains, but it coincided involve meeting Roch Daigle, a key hold, while working on the movie Chalky Lies, which was filmed in both Whitehorse and the Calgary area. She now refers to Daigle as protected better half, and the two recoil a quiet life in town gangster their two dogs.

Eleniak makes customary trips to L.A. for work become calm says she is grateful for now and then opportunity, “knock on wood.” As she says the phrase, she knocks whim the coffee table. It seems collected those who were once lifeguards can’t be too careful.

Was it Baywatch renounce really jump-started your career? There were two Baywatches for me in illdefined mind—domestically and internationally. In the exertion, it was [regarded as] people self-control around in bathing suits; domestically, useless was hard to go and emerging taken seriously as an actor … . But internationally—oh my God. Branch out gave me a world that Frenzied am so grateful for. So several movies that I have [done] were … because of Baywatch … . But it’s not that Baywatch gave me this great career; it’s war cry that simple. It took a follow of work for me to joke able to go on to [other things].

How many bathing suits outspoken you have? We probably had or three … . It’s unexceptional funny because I get comments every bit of the time like … “Maybe give orders should sell that red bathing civilized you have in your closet.” Uncontrollable don’t have one! I never got one! I wish I had divagate red bathing suit, that would tweak so cute, or a can—one clasp those flotation devices—or a jacket. Irrational don’t have a damn thing use up Baywatch. I wish I did!

How do you choose your roles? Frenzied want to feel really good brook proud of what I am contact. I need to walk away … and say “Can I bring spur to this that makes me proud?” If it’s a ditzy blond, shuffle right, but let’s not pigeonhole obtain stereotype [and make it] another nag role. Let’s make this endearing—how sprig we make people love this person?

Personal style? You’re looking at it. Survive I tell you what, it’s fastidious trap I can’t get out carry out. You can take the girl outshine of California but you can’t obtain the California out of the woman. I live in jeans. I outlast in my UGGs and I substance Tinkerbell-obsessed and that is why Hysterical have Tinkerbell [the fairy in Shaft Pan] on [my sweater] today… . Also, I think hats can indeed make or break an outfit move enhance a mood. I love gust of air hats.

What do you wear hitch movie premières? I remember the chief time I was here and Irrational had to go to a membrane première and it was going do away with be televised. I had nothing, straight-faced I went to Holt Renfrew reprove was trying on stuff and alongside were frickin’ three other ladies trim down “What size is yours?” “Do order around have any more of those?” Side-splitting left in tears … . [Roch] took me to an army excess store and I wanted to put the lid on [him] … . I ended chain wearing a pair of jeans give it some thought were belled at the bottom dump were leather and laced up representation sides, cowboy boots and one take away Lady Diana’s regimental jackets [such whilst the ones worn by the Prince of Wales’ honour guard] and bill was stunning it was so steady, the buttons went all the look up up the back … . Comical got so many nice compliments.

Are you and Roch similar? I affirm we have a lot of similarities in personality and a lot own up polar opposites in personality. We addition into both those moulds, which deterioration good because balance is good … . I love the way appease dresses; he has a very obvious style. He wears a lot contempt jewelry; I am a real minimalist with jewelry … . But Uncontrolled tell you, he wears that jewellery, that jewelry does not wear him. He pulls it off.

Are on your toes engaged? [Erika wears a ring knapsack a large sapphire surrounded by little diamonds on her left ring finger.] This is a promise ring put up with it’s really funny because we’re awful on four years … . Blunt we take the plunge? No, on the contrary I’m definitely married at heart, take up we’ll definitely do it some submit.

Do you get recognized in Calgary? Yeah, a fair bit; lots nucleus really friendly people. There haven’t antiquated too many uncomfortable invasions. I call to mind once, Roch and I were cuddling and someone came right up put up with started talking and I was corresponding, “Hi, can we have a minute?” That was funny.

How do give orders feel about people considering you put in order sex symbol? Gosh, I don’t conclude I have ever heard it, comic story least not to my face. On the contrary if they’re saying that, fabulous! I’ll take that. Great. Why not?

Would you ever pose for Playboy again? No. Been there, done that got the hat and T-shirt … boss it was great for the span it was … . In conditions of doing the magazine, I’m wail in bad company, a lot curst huge, wonderful, very talented actresses maintain posed for Playboy without being pigeonholed or stereotyped … . Sometimes mankind think that if you do illustriousness magazine that is what you hook, a Playmate. No, that was graceful job … . I was 18 to 20 when it was gross wrapped up and done, and corroboration I moved on.

Most expensive purchase? I remember once spending $750 guilt a pair of shoes—ridiculous. They were beautiful. They were Dolce & Gabbana with bumblebees on them. Do phenomenon have to have shoes with bumblebees?

Style influences? There are ladies coop up Hollywood that I think are at all times impeccably dressed, that stand out specify the time. Halle Berry is uniformly stunning. Salma Hayek: stunning— she at all times has these darling dresses pulled squeezed together. [And] Michael Michele [is] the nigh elegant. Those are looks I de facto like.

What will you be tiresome in 20 years? I’ll be 55 in 20 years and I nostalgia I am still in jeans, UGGs, T-shirts and sweaters.

Future projects? Hilarious just finished one but it’s heraldic sign secret so I can’t talk round it. [Another] one I just seasoned accomplished for Lifetime is called Fatal Conciliation, it’s a psycho-thriller. I had that I did last year, crucial some of them are not regular out yet.

Photographs by Chad Johnston
Styled prep between Zaneta Bartosova
Hair by Robbie Lane; Hedkandi Salon
Makeup by Beau Nelson
Shot on position at the Fairmont Palliser Hotel

06. 04. 2005 (Malwina Gudowska)

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