Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

My children are the reason I laugh, smile and want to get up every morning.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

I love a guy in a suit - someone who puts on his nice Armani pants.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

With my first, I gained 40 pounds; in the second, I gained 35, and with Stella, I gained 25. My thing is to get most of your weight off, or at least get into good eating habits and exercise routinely, the sooner the better.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

My tradition, as an adult, is to have an open-door policy on Thanksgiving. I always host, and I welcome absolutely anyone into my home. I think it's really special. If people are going through hard times or not getting along well with their family, they flock to my house. And I'll have my tree up!

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

I was named honorary woman of distinction 2007 for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, and I have recently become involved with Save the Children's Make Time for Change.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

I value a buck, and when they're giving you $300,000 to lay down and look cute and pretty for a commercial in Korea, you gotta just go, 'Holy crap, this is unbelievable.'

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

Somewhere deep inside, I knew I had to be an actress.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

It was scary. It's a public beach that we're filming on, so there was tons of paparazzi, especially when Pamela would be working. It was absolutely mayhem.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

When you get into the public eye, one day, you're kind of unknown, and the next day, you have people in your bushes waiting to take a picture of you.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

I want to work, but being a mom is my No. 1 priority.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

I think people assume that having thyroid disease means you're older and overweight, but in reality, thyroid disease strikes at all ages and affects all sizes.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

I think Baywatch is such a hit here because of the weather.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

My children teach me to slow down and enjoy life.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

Midwestern people stick together. Gee willikers, they work hard. There's no glitz, no glamour. When I was a girl in Duluth, Minnesota, I used to get up early and milk cows, so I know what hard work is.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

I didn't go to L.A. to be a star; that wasn't my intention. When I auditioned for 'The Price Is Right' and got it, I was very content doing it - 'I don't have to work three jobs anymore. This is great.'

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

The show was that we were sexy lifeguards. Clearly, the suits were probably five sizes too small and all of that, but it was just part of what it was, and that's why it was so popular.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

To this day people will say, 'What do you think about doing 'Playboy?'' I feel honored to be a part of that bit of history with Hugh Hefner. No regrets.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

Don't be hard on yourself! You just had a baby. It took nine months to get there, and I believe it takes nine months to get back. For me, I really watched what I ate and exercised as much as I could with three kids.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

I think that people sort of stereotype me as the blonde 'Baywatch' girl who's always in a swimsuit, so, I think, to tell my story - that I got up to 175 lbs., was so depressed I couldn't get out of bed - will show that life wasn't always good for me.

Gena Lee Nolin
Gena Lee Nolin

It was later in life when I found out that I had thyroid issues and gained a ton of weight. I got up to 200 pounds.