Actress D'errico hits on 'Battlebots'

By Christopher Cousino

Daily Arts Writer

Donna D'errico. A name synonomous with ... well not very much. A 1995 Playboy centerfold. Star of "Baywatch" 1996 to 1998. Married to Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx.

So when her name cropped up as one of the sideline "sportscasters" on Comedy Central's new show "Battlebots," it seemed absolutley absurd (that aside from the show's basic premise). "That's why I like doing the show," D'errico said, "I don't really fit in. I like the cornbally kind of stuff."

Especially when she gets in the ring side-by-side with the competitors. "My favorite part is just during the actual battling. Guessing who is going to win," said D'errico. "Nintey percent take it really serious. Almost too serious. They know the people at home are laughing. If they're laughing, it's not at the robots."

While the main attraction lies in the robot fights, D'errico's commentary is both goofy and funny. Even hubbie Sixx watches. "Nikki likes 'Battlebots,'" said D'errico.

If she were to design a bot, it would be "shaped feminine, a la the fembots with trills coming out of the breasts." Speaking of breasts, D'errico thinks her buxom "Baywatch" friends wouldn't last in a fight against the Battlebots.

"Most of us didn't have one athletic bone in our bodies."