The ex-wife of a Baywatch star, Loni Willison, 41, was spotted rummaging through a dumpster in Los Angeles, highlighting her struggles with homelessness.
Loni Willison, former model and ex-wife of Baywatch star Jeremy Jackson, has faced a devastating fall from grace.
Once a fitness model gracing magazine covers, she is now homeless, living on the streets of Los Angeles.
Her struggles with addiction, mental health issues, and a turbulent marriage have garnered public attention over the years.
Loni Willison spotted rummaging through a dumpster in Los Angeles
On Monday, Loni Willison, 41, was seen rummaging through a dumpster in Los Angeles. A grocery cart filled with her belongings sat nearby.
Dressed in a striped tank top, black vest, and a Los Angeles Lakers cap, she appeared to be navigating her circumstances with resilience.
At one point, she was spotted pushing her cart down the street with a cigarette dangling from her mouth.
A turbulent marriage that sparked her downfall
Willison attributes many of her struggles to her marriage to Jeremy Jackson, which ended in 2014 after less than two years. In a 2023 interview with X17 Online, she stated, “My ex-husband. Getting married. At least I got divorced… it set everything up.”
Their relationship reportedly involved domestic violence. In August 2014, police responded to a domestic disturbance call at their home.
Willison alleged that Jackson physically assaulted her, leaving her with broken ribs and facial injuries. However, she chose not to press charges, later revealing fear and emotional distress as the reasons for her silence.
After their acrimonious split, Willison’s life spiraled into mental health issues and drug addiction.
In 2016, she suffered a mental breakdown and began believing she was being “electrocuted” by external forces. She turned to crystal meth in an attempt to “fix” the perceived electrical currents.
By 2018, she was first photographed homeless on the streets, marking the beginning of her public struggle.
In interviews, she described being in constant physical pain and unable to live indoors due to her sensitivity to electricity.
She stated, “I can’t live inside anywhere because someone electrocuted me every day for nearly a year.”
A former life as a fitness model
Before her downfall, Loni Willison was a successful fitness model. She appeared in magazines such as Glam Fit, Flavour, and Iron Man.
Additionally, her life seemed picture-perfect, with a budding career and a high-profile marriage.
However, her struggles with mental health and addiction overshadowed her past accomplishments, leaving her to navigate the streets of Los Angeles in search of survival.
Jeremy Jackson, 44, has spoken about the pain of losing the woman he once loved. In a 2021 interview, he admitted, “Losing her was like the death of somebody.”
He claimed to have tried helping her during her downward spiral but ultimately felt powerless.
“The woman I was in love with is gone,” he stated. “Whoever she is mentally now is not who I knew.”
While her former husband reflects on the love they once shared, Loni continues to face the challenges of homelessness, hoping for a chance to rebuild her life.