BAYWATCH - ELENIAK TOOK LAXATIVES TO STAY IN BAYWATCH SHAPE

Former BAYWATCH babe ERIKA ELENIAK was so concerned about gaining weight and bulging out of her famous red swimsuit on the set of the surf drama she took laxatives. Looking back, the actress, who was 19 when she got her big break on the show, admits it was one of the most stupid things she ever did because it left her in agony. "I can remember feeling heavy... I weighed maybe 120 (pounds). I spent the day going 'I'm not thin enough, I have to hide.' "The worst thing I've ever done was definitely laxative abuse. That's just so awful - you get incredible stomach aches. "I went to the emergency room once for that and for four hours it was the most excruciating thing I'd ever felt." Eleniak is now trying to lose her post-pregnancy weight the healthy way by signing up as a contestant on the fourth season of hit US reality show CELEBRITY FIT CLUB, which debuts in August (06).