L.A. Calling: Simone's Hollywood Stories On the most famous beach in the world, somehow everyone is famous
Marius Egger
26.3.2025
On Venice Beach, the motto is: see and be seen. This is where bodybuilders meet street artists, influencers and skateboarders. This week, Simone Bargetze explores the unique beach.
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- Venice Beach is known for its cult of the body and its vibrant beach culture.
- Here, bodybuilders train on the famous Muscle Beach, while street artists and skaters enrich the scene.
- In the new episode of L.A. Calling, former stuntwoman Simone Bargetze takes you to the beach.
In Hollywood, beauty and self-expression go hand in hand. Venice Beach is the center of the Californian body cult. The motto here is: see and be seen.
Simone Bargetze takes you to the beach this week. She meets a group of men who train their muscles here every day until late in the evening. The facility was once used by famous personalities such as Arnold Schwarzenegger.
In addition to athletes, artists and influencers are also an integral part of the Venice Beach scene. The boardwalk serves as a stage for various types of street artists and social media personalities often use the backdrop for their content.
Another characteristic element of Venice Beach is the skate culture, with the skate park being a well-known meeting place for skateboarders.
The variety of activities and people make Venice Beach a particularly quirky place, a melting pot of different subcultures that attracts both locals and tourists.
Watch the video to find out what Simone experiences on the beach and why her dog always wants to lick homeless people.
Every Wednesday evening, a new episode of "L.A. Calling: Simone's Hollywood Stories" appears exclusively on blue News.
L.A. Calling: Simone's Hollywood Stories
- Simone Bargetze was a stuntwoman, lives in La La Land and now reports from Hollywood in her regular video column for blue News. She meets her neighbor Bill Kaulitz and his twin brother Tom for a chat on her doorstep, looks into the more or less luxurious homes of Swiss expats and visits the most unusual places in the dream factory. Simone Bargetze roams through Hollywood - and takes us with her exclusively.
- You can find all episodes here.