Shay Mitchell stars in the upcoming Baywatch reboot for Fox, and she already has her souvenir picked out. Speaking at PEOPLE’s 2026 Upfront presentation, she revealed that she plans to leave the set with the one thing everyone wants — the red swimsuits — and she does not seem sorry about it. Mitchell credited her stylist for hunting down the shirt, saying, “A shout-out to my stylist for finding it.”
Shay Mitchell on red swimsuit for Baywatch reboot: ‘It was like putting on a superhero outfit’
Shay Mitchell walked the New York City event in a vintage graphic tee printed with the original ’90s cast of Batwatch, pairing it with a long black skirt that had a cutout around the hip. She said, “Honestly, we had to pay respect to the OG cast, and that’s the whole reason why we’re here.” Talking about her outfit for the evening, she said, “I saw this. I was obsessed, and I had to wear it.”
In the series, Mitchell is playing Trina — a sharp lawyer who leaves a big firm behind to become a full-time lifeguard — so slipping into the famous red one-piece for the first time, she filmed her reaction and still cannot quite believe it happened. She said, “Putting on the red outfit. I filmed the whole thing, and I was like, ‘This is insane.’” The You actor also said, “I mean, it was like putting on a superhero outfit minus the cape.”
And that feeling stuck, because Mitchell told PEOPLE that she has no plans to return the swimwear when production ends, admitting, “It was really surreal, and that will definitely be something I take out of this show.” Moreover, she confessed, “In the future, when they ask me what I’m taking from set, it’s the bathing suits.”
Besides Shay Mitchell, Baywatch also stars Brooks Nader, Stephen Amell, Livvy Dunne, Noah Beck, and original cast member David Chokachi, who is returning as Cody Madison. The Fox reboot will skip the fall schedule and premiere as a midseason entry in early 2027.
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