“The woman I was in love with is gone”: ‘Baywatch’ Star Jeremy Jackson’s Gut Wrenching Confession After Seeing Ex-Wife Loni Willison Living on LA Streets

Actor and singer Jeremy Jackson is widely known for his portrayal of Hobie Buchannon on Baywatch from 1991 to 1999 and was highly praised for his performance. He starred alongside David Hasselhoff, Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Parker Stevenson, and more. The actor had appeared in the maximum number of episodes of Baywatch after Hasselhoff.

The actor who played Hasselhoff’s son on the show decided to exit after he turned 18. He later appeared, in the After Baywatch: Moment in the Sun docu-series, and confessed that his growing drug addiction contributed to his deciding to exit the show. Jeremy Jackson opened up about ex-wife Loni Willison, who has been spotted on the streets of L.A.

Baywatch actor Jeremy Jackson’s marriage with former model Loni Willison was doomed

Jeremy Jackson met former model Loni Willison when he was 21 years old and she was 19 years old, working as a p*rn star. The Baywatch actor who played David Hasselhoff’s son on the show had previously shared that the former model mentioned one of her ex-boyfriends who struggled with substance abuse had forced her into the p*rn industry.

With Baywatch a success, Jackson reportedly helped Willison out financially as he paid her student debts, put her on a meal plan, and paid for her treatments so that there was no scar on her face. It was reported (via AOL) that it was Jackson who got the former p*rn star magazines and helped her become a professional model and a fitness competitor. She later went on to not only star in 2005’s Expose but also graced the cover of fitness magazines such as Glam Fit and Flavour.

The two of them tied the knot on California Beach in 2012, dressed in white, and were accompanied by their dog. She went on to grace the covers of fitness sportswear and swimwear. The former couple who made several red-carpet appearances seemed like one of Hollywood’s best couples, but of course, it was too good to be true.

With a history of substance abuse, their marriage descended into alcohol-fuelled arguments, and in August 2014, the couple decided to part ways. It was also when Jackson was accused of allegedly assaulting Willison. The former model did not press charges but noted that the actor had beaten her so much that it left her with two broken ribs, an injured neck, and scratches on her face and body.

Jeremy Jackson had entered Celebrity Big Brother in 2015, which is when it was revealed that the two have parted ways. The model’s mental health went into a downward spiral, and according to reports by Telegrafi, Loni Willison shared that it took her more than two months to recover properly. She shared that she ended up quitting her job as a plastic surgeon’s assistant and couldn’t find any modeling gigs.

Jackson was reportedly evicted from the reality show after he exposed Chloe Goodman’s breasts without her permission. (via BBC) The former model said at the time that now people can see what she had endured. The two were officially divorced in 2014.

Jeremy Jackson opens up about Loni Willison’s mental health issues

In an interview with The Daily Mail, the Baywatch actor opened up about his former partner’s mental health situation after pictures of her living on the streets went viral online.

The reports had suggested that during the final year of their marriage, Loni Willison had started to suffer hallucinations and believed that the actor had wanted to hurt her. Jackson, on the other hand, mentioned,

She set me up and started screaming that I was hurting her when I did nothing to her. There are no hospital records. There are no doctor bills. There are no X-rays; there are no pictures. She attacked me while recording, screaming, ‘You’re hurting me.’.

The actor goes on to state that he has not seen her since that day, and he went through the biggest depression of his life for two years after the incident. Jeremy Jackson revealed that for two years, he was going in and out of rehab, crying, and doing grief and loss counseling because he had lost the love of his life.

The 41-year-old model’s pictures digging through trash, homeless, and living on the streets of Venice Beach, went viral online in 2018 (via Radar Online). Jackson, just like everyone who had once seen Loni Willison in the most glamorous way, couldn’t believe the pictures. He at the time shared,

The woman I was in love with is gone, and whoever she is mentally now is not who I knew.

He also shared that Willison would hear things, see things, and accuse him of completely delusional things. Jackson mentioned that the former model would have massive breakdowns, and panic attacks and would come home from work crying. He recalled that the model was scared that someone was going to stab her.

The former model spoke to the NY Post and explained that she is in a lot of pain as she cannot live inside anywhere because someone electrocuted her every day for nearly a year. She noted that she is not necessarily happy with how her life has turned out to be, but she is just living.

Loni Willison shared with X17 Online (via AOL) that she has not spoken to Jeremy Jackson, and she doesn’t want to speak to her friends either. Willison mentioned she is doing just fine and does not want any help. The former model noted she could live on her own.

Fans have since then expressed that it’s very sad to see such a star living on the streets due to mental health issues.