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Kelly Rohrbach to play Pamela Anderson’s C.J. role in ‘Baywatch’ movie

Kelly Rohrbach walks the runway during Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week on July 18, 2014 in Miami, Florida. Frazer Harrison/Getty Images

If you’re old enough to remember the ’90s beach-and-bikini TV show Baywatch (starring none other than David Hasselhoff as Mitch Buchanan), then you’ll be pleased to know there’s an upcoming movie version, and even more excited to learn that the producers have decided who’ll play Pamela Anderson’s iconic character, C.J. Parker.

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Dwayne Johnson (a.k.a. The Rock) is starring in the film as Buchanan, and is one of the producers. He announced today on Twitter that Kelly Rohrbach will be taking on the C.J. role.

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He posted a short video to his Instagram, hilariously spoofing the infamous Baywatch opening sequence, which featured scantily clad lifeguards running in their red bathing suits.

For our #BAYWATCH and the iconic role of "CJ Parker" I had to make sure @kellyrohrbach was… tough.

A video posted by therock (@therock) on

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