The life of a "Baywatch" star isn't all sand and surf, Alexandra Paul says.

Her passion for protecting the environment has landed her behind bars. She said she has been arrested several times, once for protesting at a nuclear site in Nevada."I had the opportunity to pay a fine," she tells Parade magazine, "but I thought, `If I pay, the government can just spend the money on more tests.' "

Of her jail time, Paul said, "I was only in there 41/2 days, but when I got out, I had such low self-esteem. That's what jail does to you."

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