Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson’s homeless ex-wife Loni Willison seen dumpster diving in Santa Monica
LONI Willison, the homeless ex-wife of Baywatch actor Jeremy Jackson, was spotted dumpster diving for food and supplies in Santa Monica on Friday.
The latest sighting of the 37-year-old former fitness model comes just months after she was found in October, having been listed as missing for over two years.
Wearing blue skinny jeans, navy Converse and a baggy black hooded sweatshirt, Willison was seen smiling as she sifted through trash cans near Santa Monica beach.
She stopped to peruse through a number of dumpsters, appearing to find a several of items of use, including a stack of rice cakes and a box of baking soda.
Her hair a bright shock of orange, Willison was seen pulling her belongings in a shopping cart behind her.
The contents inside the cart were largely shielded by a green tarp, though seemed to be holding a number of bags and other items of clothing.
She stopped to smoke a roll-up cigarette on the beach and appeared to raise a smile as she basked in the LA sunshine.
Any eyewitness told The Sun: “Loni was pushing a shopping cart and rummaging through trash cans for food and anything useful.
“She was just south of the Santa Monica pier on the beach near the multi-million dollar beach houses and hotels.”
According to the witness, Willison looked like she “hadn’t slept much”.
At one point, Willison pulled out a bottle of perfume from the trash an attempted to use it on herself.
She then headed to a public restroom, before settling down on the beach and tossing clumps of bread towards a flock of nearby seagulls.
“Surprisingly she doesn’t seem miserable. Her spirits were actually good despite her situation. She was nice to anyone she spoke to and was smiling,” the witness said.
Loni and actor Jeremy got married in 2012, but they split in 2014 after a series of arguments, which culminated in him allegedly attacking her at their West Hollywood home.
She allegedly suffered two broken ribs, neck injuries and scratches to her face.
The former model was an assistant at an LA cosmetic surgery center and apparently had a mental breakdown a couple of years later, in 2016, and she lost her job, apartment and car and was forced to live on the streets.
She began using drugs and has since battled an addiction to meth and alcohol, as well as mental health issues.
She went missing in October 2018 after a failed attempt by friends to get her into rehab, but she was found two years later and told The Sun she rejected offers of help.
She said: “I haven’t spoken to Jeremy. I don’t want to speak to my friends, I’m doing just fine. I don’t want anyone to help me.”
Loni, who was pushing her cart by the multi-million dollar homes in LA’s Venice district at the time, added: “I can live on my own. I’ve got everything I need right here.
“Nobody really cares about me and I don’t want to see them, they don’t want to see me.
“I haven’t got a cell phone. I’ve got food and I’ve got a place to sleep.
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“I get money here and there and there’s food in the bins and near the stores. There’s lots here.”
Jeremy’s ex-girlfriend, Cindy Kovacs, exclusively told The Sun that the Baywatch actor refused to help his ex-wife years after their split in 2014.
The former beauty, who was once on the cover of Australia’s Glam Fit magazine, is now living on the streets close to Venice Pier in Los Angeles.