Jessica Simpson assets to land Baywatch role

Busty US singer-turned-actress Jessica Simpson could be poised to follow in the footsteps of similarly endowed stars Pamela Anderson and Carmen Electra by landing a role in Baywatch.

According to reports, the 25-year-old blonde has been singled out by producers making a big-screen version of the cult California lifeguard series, who believe she would be perfect for the role of leading lifeguard.

Apparently, Simpson caught the producers’ eye with her ‘performance’ in the 2005 Hollywood remake of another classic TV series, The Dukes of Hazzard, despite the film being universally panned by critics.

“Jessica really caught the eye in The Dukes of Hazzard film last summer,” a source told the Sun.

“She was the unanimous choice for the Baywatch role. Jessica has all the assets to make Pammy’s part her own.”

No doubt her assets were thought ideal for Baywatch’s legendary title sequence, which features slow-motion shots of the lifeguard team jogging along the beach.

As well as harnessing the Texan blonde’s considerable assets, the producers are also reportedly hopeful that Baywatch original and cult legend David Hasselhoff will also appear in the film, reprising the role of Mitch Buchannon that helped catapult him to international stardom.