Shay Mitchell Reveals What She Wants to Steal from Baywatch Set (Exclusive)
The ‘Pretty Little Liars’ star will be playing Trina in the upcoming reboot
Shay Mitchell at 2026 FOX Upfront.Credit : Stephen Lovekin/Shutterstock
While speaking with PEOPLE at Fox Upfront 2026, Shay Mitchell revealed the one item she wants to take home from the Baywatch set
The Pretty Little Liars star will be playing Trina, a lawyer turned lifeguard, on the upcoming reboot of the series
The reboot also stars Brooks Nader, Livvy Dunne and Stephen Amell
Shay Mitchell has been having a blast filming the upcoming Fox reboot of Baywatch.
While speaking with PEOPLE at Fox Upfront 2026, she remembered what it was like when she slipped into the iconic red Baywatch swimsuit for the first time.
“Putting on the red outfit. I filmed the whole thing, and I was like, ‘This is insane.’ I mean, it was like putting on a superhero outfit minus the cape,” she said at the May 11 event.
Shay Mitchell while filming the upcoming Fox reboot of “Baywatch.”.BACKGRIDMitchell noted that the swimsuit is the one thing she wants to take home from the set.
“It was really surreal, and that will definitely be something I take out of this show,” she said. “In the future, when they ask me what I’m taking from set, it’s the bathing suits.”
At the N.Y.C. event, Mitchell wore a graphic tee that had a photo of the ’90s cast of Baywatch on it. She paired the top with a long black skirt that had a cutout around the hip. When asked about her outfit, she gave a nod to her stylist, who found the vintage tee.
“A shout-out to my stylist for finding it,” she said. “Honestly, we had to pay respect to the OG cast, and that’s the whole reason why we’re here. I saw this. I was obsessed, and I had to wear it.”
Shay Mitchell attends the 2026 Fox Upfront event.Taylor Hill/WireImageIn the reboot, Mitchell plays Trina, a lawyer who leaves a big firm to become a full-time lifeguard, per The Hollywood Reporter. The Pretty Little Liars star tells PEOPLE that she’s always been a fan of Baywatch.
The show originally premiered in 1989 and ran for 11 seasons until it went off the air in 2001. Some stars who appeared on the program are David Hasselhoff, Carmen Electra and Pamela Anderson.
“I just feel like that show was so heartwarming,” she says of the original. “It had action in it, and it was just a really fresh take, so we’re hoping to do the same.”
The Baywatch reboot, which also stars Brooks Nader, Livvy Dunne and Stephen Amell, will focus on a new generation of lifeguards that patrol Southern California. The show is set to premiere on Fox in 2027.
Mitchell notes that this is a perfect time for the reboot to air because the world needs a light-hearted show right now.
“I think people want heartwarming. I think that we’re all loving nostalgia right now. Everything from the fashion world to entertainment, media. We want that sense of nostalgia and Baywatch is that,” she says.
