Nicole Eggert regrets getting implants for Baywatch at 18 after revealing breast cancer diagnosis

Actress Nicole Eggert says she regrets going under the knife for a breast augmentation at 18 while starring on the hit show.

Nicole Eggert issues health warning amid breast cancer diagnosis.

Bigger is not always better.

Former Baywatch star Nicole Eggert, who recently announced her breast cancer diagnosis, revealed she regrets going under the knife for a breast augmentation at 18 while starring on the hit show after becoming self-conscious on set, reports Page Six.

“I look at all these younger girls doing it and think, ‘God, leave your bodies alone!’” she told People in an interview published Saturday.

“But when you have to put on that one-piece and it’s like, you’re so flat that it’s like, pleating — you got pleats across the front — You’re like, ‘What is this?’” she recalled.

“Nothing you can do. You can’t stuff it with anything. You can’t do anything.”

Nicole Eggert played Summer Quinn on the TV series Baywatch alongside Pamela Anderson. Picture: Fotos International/Getty Images

Eggert was not physically or mentally prepared to film in a tiny swimsuit every day.

The Charles in Charge star said she had no idea she landed a spot on Baywatch and at the time thought she would be acting on a spin-off series about high school students in Malibu.

“It was a stupid 18-year-old decision,” she said.

Eggert, 52, has since undergone a series of breast augmentations — including a reduction that was documented on the E! show Botched in 2015.

Earlier this month, the mum of two’s chest was in the news for a different reason — she revealed she had Stage 2 cribriform carcinoma.

The actress says she regrets getting her breast implants at 18. Picture: Ethan Miller/Getty Images

At the time of her announcement, Eggert said she was waiting to get into the operating room to have the painful lump in her left breast removed and to find out when she could start chemotherapy.

The Blown Away actress admitted she often “panics” knowing that the cancer is “growing” inside her with “every second that passes.”

The most difficult part for her is the thought of leaving her daughters, Dilyn, 25, and Keegan, 12.

“[Dilyn’s] an adult, but I have a 12-year-old at home where I’m the only caregiver. I have no family. I have nothing,” she explained.

“It’s just so overwhelming, and I’m just doing everything I can not to spiral.”

Eggert’s close friend Mindy Molinary has created a GoFundMe page for her to help with her costly upcoming treatments.

Eggert’s friends have set up a crowd-funding page to help her with treatment costs. Picture: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

“[Eggert] is tenacious and has always found a way to get by, but this is different,” the pal wrote on the crowd-funding platform.

“She will be unable to work while undergoing surgery and treatments. She has a long, scary road ahead and has a terrible time asking for help.”

Molinary added, “I implore you to help my friend afford her medical bills as well as feel secure that she won’t be left without a home for her family during this extremely trying time.”

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Kyle Richards donated $US1,000 to Eggert’s GoFundMe.

This article originally appeared in Page Six and was reproduced with permission

Originally published as Nicole Eggert regrets getting implants for Baywatch at 18 after revealing breast cancer diagnosis