WASHINGTON - American actor David Hasselhoff has revealed that she was left terrified after an encounter with a tiger shark on a recent shark-spotting trip to South Africa.

Hasselhoff, 57, got up close and personal with the animals as he made a series of films, entitled ‘David Hasselhoff’s Sharkwatch’, for The Underwater Channel.

But during one terrifying encounter, the ‘Baywatch’ star feared he would end up being lunch.

“Suddenly, a tiger shark loomed towards me - a big girl, around 10 foot long. Although I’m six foot and no lightweight, I felt as if I appeared nothing more than a snack to her,” Contactmusic quoted him as having told Britain’s Hello! Magazine.

“She opened her huge mouth. All I could see were rows of white razor-sharp teeth. I held out the bait, hoping that would keep her happy,” he said.

Lucky for him, the trick worked and the shark retreated, but the incident has left him shaken.

“I admitted to (the show’s expert) Mark that I’d been more scared than I’ve ever been when the shark had opened her mouth,” he added. (ANI)