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Anderson recently revealed in her Netflix documentary that she was scouted for Playboy at a BC Lions Football Game, in Vancouver, 1989. The beginnings of her modelling career and 'star image' creation began here.

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In September 2025, BC Lions used Pamela Anderson's star image to market their upcoming game. As her career was set off all those years ago at one of their games, BC Lions chose to use this as a marketing strategy to expand their audience and bring more people to their game. While the competition was free to enter, the participants had to have purchased a ticket for the game beforehand, making this an economically valuable strategy for the team.

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Join us pre-game at Terry Fox Plaza for our Pamela Anderson Look-A-Like Contest!

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Gee, D. (2025) 'Are you a Pamela Anderson look-alike? The B.C. Lions are looking for you', Vancouver Sun, 03 September.

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'Are you a Pamela Anderson look-alike? The BC Lions are looking for you'

This article further advertises the look-alike competition, as well as the BC Lions Game itself. The article highlights the economic incentives that the competition offers: a one day modelling contract and the chance to feature in BC Lions merchandise. This demonstrates how BC Lions have cleverly used media convergence to bring the modelling/beauty industry and the sports industry together, using Anderson's 'star image' as a marketing strategy.

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Are you a Pamela Anderson look-alike? The B.C. Lions are looking for you

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CFL team offers a chance to be discovered like the Baywatch and Naked Gun star

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Having been scouted at the 1989 BC Lions game in Vancouver, Anderson flew to LA where she modelled for her first ever Playboy. It wasn't long before Anderson had her first cosmetic surgery procedure, in an attempt to fit in with the other models. She quickly became one of the most iconic 'sex symbols', and many have linked her star image to that of Marylin Monroe.

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Gabbatt, A. (2015) 'Playboy magazine publishes last issue featuring naked women', The Guardian (US news), 11 December. 

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Anderson features in the last 'nude' Playboy

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As a star whose image has been largely constructed through her body and 'sex appeal', it seems prevalent that she is the face of the last playboy magazine to feature naked women. 26 years on, her overriding star image in 2015 was still her Playboy modelling career.

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Playboy magazine publishes last issue featuring naked women

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The latest issue, featuring Pamela Anderson, went on sale Friday, months after the men’s magazine announced it would switch to only ‘non-nude’ content

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In 1977, Anderson decided to use her sexualised star image to help a cause she felt strongly about: PETA (People for the ethical treatment of animals). Using her 'sex appeal' to her advantage, Anderson posed for PETA advertisements in provocative and sexualised positions, in an attempt to engage audiences in a cause she herself felt very strongly about.

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Jones, S. (2010) 'Pamela Anderson poster for Peta urges vegetarianism, provocative style', The Guardian, 22 October.

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This article quotes Anderson's reasons for choosing to pose provocatively in a bikini, as well as highlighting the backlash she received for this advertisement.

Anderson stated 'I decided to do this provocative style because there is so much competition for people's attention today, so Peta and I wanted to make sure the message couldn't be ignored'.

Depending on individual views, this article simultaneously heightens and criticises Anderson's 'star image'.

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Is it art? Is it meat? Is it sexist? Whatever it is, the latest advertisement from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is eye-catching.

The poster girl, the former Baywatch star and committed vegetarian Pamela Anderson, insisted that her decision to wear a bikini and portray her body as collection of cuts of meat, had not been a tough one.

"I decided to do this provocative style because there is so much competition for people's attention today, so Peta and I wanted to make sure the message couldn't be ignored," she said.

Anderson shrugged off the suggestion that some people might gaze at the poster for carnal gratification rather than vegetarian epiphany.

"The butcher diagram is the perfect thing to parody, because it allows you to use your own body as a protest tool," she explained.

Anderson will launch Peta's fresh effort to convert the UK to the benefits of vegetarianism, at an event outside the London Transport Museum, in Covent Garden, at 2pm on Sunday.

Peta, in its work for animal rights over 30 years, has drawn attention to procedures in farming, laboratories, circuses and the clothing trade, and to wildlife issues, and cruelty in general. Some of its publicity campaigns have attracted controversy. A poster featuring the face of one of those convicted of killing "Baby P" and linking cruelty to animals to cruelty to humans, was banned by the Advertising Standards Authority.

Dan Mathews, Peta's senior vice president, said he had high hopes for the new campaign. "As Peta's 'weapon of mass distraction', Pamela has lured legions of pop culture junkies to Peta's website and sparked interest in animal issues in a very unique way," he said.
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Pamela Anderson poster for Peta urges vegetarianism, provocative style

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Is it art? Is it meat? Is it sexist? Whatever it is, the latest advertisement from the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals is eye-catching. The poster girl, the former Baywatch star and committed vegetarian Pamela Anderson, insisted that her decision to wear a bikini and portray her body as collection of cuts of meat, had not been a tough one.

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Deckha, M. (2008) 'Disturbing Images: Peta and the Feminist Ethics of Animal Advocacy', Ethics and the Environment, 13(2), pp. 35-76.

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This journal article examines how PETA contributes to female objectification through two of their campaigns. The 'give fur the cold shoulder' campaign famously featured Pamela Anderson, who is seductively posed for the hetersexual male gaze. This demonstrates the backlash that these advertisments caused, and in turn, the criticism of Anderson herself.

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Meredith, F. (2003) 'Give Big Women Their Space', Fortnight, 416, p.13.

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This article from 2003 focuses on the 'Turn over a new leaf' poster, which Anderson featured in for Peta's 'try vegetarianism' campaign. Meredith explains that alonsgide the poster, PETA posted on their website a statment from Anderson, where she refers to people from Belfast as 'Blubbery Belfastians', who would benefit from trying a vegetarian diet. Meredith highlights the fatphobia that this statement entails, as well as the idealisation of the slim, white and blonde figure, which Anderson is promoting in the poster.

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Scholars and journalists have criticised Anderson's choice to use her sexualised star image to model in seductive and provocative ways for Peta's campaign posters. Some claim that any public engagement with the campaign would be due to the sexual appeal of Anderson, rather than the ethical reasons for going vegetarian.

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Hawkes, W. (1999) Give Fur The Cold Shoulder. 

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Anderson poses for a PETA poster, where she appears naked and looking over her shoulder, in a seductive manner. Again, here she is using her sexualised star image for a cause. This Peta campaign was urging people to stop buying animal fur clothing items.

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Quinn, B. (2019) 'Pamela Anderson visits 'innocent man' Julian Assange in prison', The Guardian, 7 May. 

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In 2019, Pamela Anderson visited Julian Assange (the founder of Wikileaks, who was imprisoned for breaching his bail conditions after being arrested on a count of sexual assault) in Belmarsh prison. Her appearance displays not only her friendship to Assange, but also her value of fairness in the court system - Anderson made very clear that she believed in Assange's innocence. In contrast to her features in the PETA campaigns, Anderson is not using her 'sex appeal' to try and gain support for a cause she believes in. This demonstrates a shift in her star image, and shows her not as a sexualised 'blonde bombshell', but a concerned friend.

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Pamela Anderson visits ‘innocent man’ Julian Assange in prison

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Actor joined by WikiLeaks editor-in-chief for Assange’s first social visit since his arrest

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PETA UK (2003) 'Lettuce Bikini-Clad Pamela Anderson Invites Belfastians To Go Vegetarian', 19 May [Press release].

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The statement Meredith is referring to in her journal article, regarding the fatphobic comment.

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Lettuce Bikini-Clad Pamela Anderson Invites Belfastians To Go Vegetarian - Media Centre - PETA UK

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Pam Appears In PETA’s Provocative Billboard Over UK’s Eighth-Fattest City

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O'Neill, A.W. (1998) 'Actress Seeks Divorce From Husband Lee', Los Angeles Times.

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A newspaper article from 1998, when Anderson filed for divorce papers from her husband, Tommy Lee after he assaulted her at their home. The media focus on the divorce highlights the public representation of Anderson's relationships as turbulent and toxic.

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Just hours after jailed Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee was charged Thursday with spousal and child abuse, his actress wife, Pamela, filed court papers to end a three-year marriage that broke down as a tape of the couple having sex was being hawked over the Internet.

Pamela Anderson Lee, who starred on "Baywatch," cited irreconcilable differences in papers filed in Superior Court in downtown Los Angeles even as her now-estranged husband remained in custody on $1-million bail.

She seeks custody of the couple's children, Brandon, 20 months, and Dylan Jagger, 2 months--and is asking the court to restore her legal name to Pamela Denise Anderson.

Lee, meanwhile, is scheduled to be arraigned today in Superior Court in Malibu on charges he assaulted his wife during an argument Tuesday evening--the day after she appeared on the "'Tonight Show."

Lee also was charged with possessing a gun and could face more jail time if he is found to be in violation of probation. He had pleaded no contest in a 1996 case to battering freelance photographer Henry Trappler during a scuffle outside the Viper Room, a West Hollywood nightclub.

Lee was placed last month on 24 months' probation, ordered to pay $17,500 restitution and required to seek anger management counseling.

Trappler's lawyer, Gloria Allred, said Lee has not paid the restitution. If it is not paid before a March 11 compliance hearing, she said, she will push for a probation violation hearing.

Meanwhile, the trial of Trappler's civil case is scheduled to begin next month, but probably will be postponed if Lee remains in custody.

The Lees have been entangled in a number of civil cases involving Seattle-based Internet Entertainment Group and its sales of their honeymoon sex tape, which was reported stolen from a garage safe two years ago. Pamela Lee also is seeking to block the group from peddling another sex tape, this time featuring her with Poison's Bret Michaels.

It was the second time Pamela Lee had filed divorce papers. Her first action, in November 1996, was soon dropped after Lee reportedly wooed her with romantic gestures that included riding up to their Malibu home atop a white steed.

Pamela Lee, 30, summoned deputies to that gated house on Mulholland Highway about 7:45 p.m. Tuesday, complaining that her husband had attacked her during an argument.

Deputies, who noted that her back was reddened and that one of her fingernails was broken and bloody, promptly arrested the 35-year-old Lee.

Through her publicist, Pamela Lee initially called the incident "a private matter" and said she and the children were "doing well." Later, the publicist, Marleah Leslie, issued a second, more detailed statement in which Pamela Lee alleged that her husband assaulted her while she held Dylan, and in front of Brandon.

"Pamela intends to vigorously cooperate in the prosecution of her husband, and is looking to the district attorney and all other appropriate authorities to protect her and her children," the statement said.

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Just hours after jailed Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee was charged Thursday with spousal and child abuse, his actress wife, Pamela, filed court papers to end a three-year marriage that broke down as a tape of the couple having sex was being hawked over the Internet.

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Anderson's seemingly turbulent and ever-changing love life plays a central role in her overall 'star image'. It also feeds into the 'troubled' star image Anderson holds. Anderson has been open about the abuse that she was subject to from a very young age, which immediately constructs her star image as one which has faced trauma and suffering.

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Pamela Anderson married Tommy Lee in 1995, after only knowing him for four days. This marriage led to much media coverage, and still holds as her most infamous relationship, attached heavily to her image. This is likely due to the turbulence of their relationship, the stolen sex tape scandal and due to the fact that Tommy Lee is the father of Anderson's sons, Brandon and Dylan Lee.

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McAllister, S. (1998) 'Tommy Lee Gets 6 Months in Jail for Beating His Wife', Los Angeles Times, 21 May.

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A news article published in 1998 reveals that Tommy Lee had been sentenced to six months in jail for abusing Pamela Anderson. The sentencing of Tommy Lee furthers Anderson's 'troubled' star image.

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Rock star Tommy Lee was sentenced Wednesday to six months in Los Angeles County Jail for battering his wife, actress Pamela Anderson Lee, and was warned that any violation of his subsequent probation will land him in state prison for three years.

Malibu Municipal Judge Lawrence J. Mira said he hoped that counseling would teach the tattooed Motley Crue drummer to solve problems without violence and that jail time would convince him to stick to the many conditions of his three-year probation.

Lee pleaded no contest last month to a felony charge of spousal battery.

"What I see here is a very clear--very disturbing, in my judgment--pattern of conduct in which otherwise resolvable matters are handled by violence," Mira said. "You do it whether it's a family member or a third party. That's intolerable in any kind of civilized society."

Mira gave Lee a three-year suspended prison sentence and required as conditions of his probation that he spend 180 days in jail and pay a total of $6,200 to a battered women's shelter, a victim restitution program and a domestic violence fund.

The judge noted that Lee had been repeatedly placed on probation for a series of violent incidents dating back to 1983 and faulted the justice system for allowing the rocker to believe that he could get away with behaving violently.

Lee must also enroll in counseling and rehabilitation programs and perform 200 hours of community service. He is prohibited from contacting his wife, who was not in court Wednesday.

A stricken-looking Lee, dressed in a dark pinstriped suit, turned to his parents, sister and friends and said, "See you later, guys," as he was led away in handcuffs.

Before sentencing, Deputy Dist. Atty. Kathy Solorzano described for the court the Feb. 24 altercation that left Pamela Lee with bruises, a torn fingernail and fear for the safety of her two sons, Dylan and Brandon.

Lee assaulted his wife, who was holding their infant son, after she refused to call her parents and ask them not to come over to the couple's home, Solorzano said.

The former "Baywatch" actress, who filed for divorce shortly after the incident, had hoped her husband would be spared jail time, said Solorzano, but supported the requirement that he undergo anger management counseling.

Tommy Lee's attorney, Charles English, said after the hearing that his client was "obviously very sad that he's going to be away from his kids," and speculated that Lee would complete his probation successfully.

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Tommy Lee Gets 6 Months in Jail for Beating His Wife

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Courts: Rock star is spared state prison but must undergo counseling and rehabilitation and perform 200 hours of community service.

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Lutkin, A and Finder, M.M. (2025) 'Pamela Anderson's Complete Dating History', Elle

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The very fact that there are articles dedicated to her love life demonstrates how much they are intertwined in her star image.

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Pamela Anderson’s Complete Dating History

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Anderson has a lot of famous exes—and her latest red carpet appearance has some wondering whether she found new love on set

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Released in 2023, this documentary allows Anderson to construct her own 'star image', in her own words. As a star whose image has been constructed through the media's overt sexualisation, this gave Anderson a chance to finally tell her own story. This documentary is strikingly truthful, revealing everything from the sexual abuse Anderson was subject to as a child, to the harassment she faced from the media (particularly in troubling times, e.g. her miscarriage). Also striking about this documentary is the way Anderson has chosen to present herself, make-up free and in a loose-fitting dress. Providing a stark contrast to her previous 'image', Anderson has used this documentary as an opportunity to reveal her new 'image', where she seems to be stripping back to her 'natural' self. It could also be argued this is her 'real' self, compared to the constructed image that has been tied to her for so many years.

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Watch Pamela, a love story | Netflix Official Site

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In her own words, through personal video and diaries, Pamela Anderson shares the story of her rise to fame, rocky romances and infamous sex tape scandal.

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Aitkenhead, D. (2024) 'Miss Understood: Pamela Anderson', Woman Magazine.

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An article in Woman Magazine, reflecting on how Anderson has been stereotyped by the media for her whole career, and who she 'really' is.

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Miss Understood: Pamela Anderson The world’s most misunderstood pin-up tells Decca Aitkenhead the unvarnished truth about her turbulent upbringing, returning to live in her rural hometown, and why she still believes in love. EARLIER THIS MONTH, Pamela Anderson stood in her kitchen while her mother criticised her and thought: “You should have had the abortion.” ... Read more

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Drake, S. (2024) The Girl Next Door: Fantasy and Exploitation In Playboy Magazine. MA thesis. California State University, Fullerton.

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A thesis by Samantha Drake, exploring Playboy over the decades, highlighting the seen positives and negatives of the magazine for women: the sexual freedom, paired with industry and media exploitment. These are echoed by Anderson herself in her Netflix documentary, and how it impacted her star image.

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The Gazette (2004) 'In Profile: Pamela Anderson', 16 June, p.17.

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This newspaper article appears in the Lancashire Evening Gazette, in the entertainment section. The article gives a brief overview of Anderson's 'image' and how her career began.

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Poole, R.J., 2010. "Blonde bombshell and homely housewife: selling women in the 1950s Hollywood comedies"

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An article exploring how blonde hair in Hollywood is more than just a hair colour, it's a whole 'image' in itself, and a commodity to sell films.

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Brown, J.A. (2024) 'Pamela Anderson and Marilyn Monroe: sex symbols and the naked truth', Celebrity Studies, 16(1), pp. 35-52.

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This article highlights the similarities between Monroe and Anderson, placing particular focus on their hair colour, career in Playboy and turbulent love and sex life.

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Pamela Anderson and Marilyn Monroe: sex symbols and the naked truth

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Pamela Anderson is one of the latest in a long line of Hollywood sex symbols that reveal a persistent obsession with celebrities as arbiters of sexual standards and knowledge. Specifically, Anderso…

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Young, C. (2009) Beyond Blonde: Creating A Non-Stereotypical Audrey In Ken Ludwig's Leading Ladies. MA thesis. University of Central Florida.

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This thesis examines the 'value' of blonde hair in Hollywood.

'Blonde hair was established as a hallmark of beauty and sexual attractiveness, as it was attributed to the goddess of love, and therefore became a signifier of these states' (Young, 2009).

Although not referring to Anderson, this concept is reflected in her star image.

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Anderson's first feature in Playboy was in 1989, in the 'Back to Campus' Issue. This may be pinned as the beginning of her career and 'star image'.

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Pamela Anderson Was Discovered by a Jumbotron, Was “Aching” to Express Herself in The Last Showgirl, The Tonight Show: Jimmy Fallon, 8 January 2025

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Appearing on the Jimmy Fallon chat show, Anderson is being interviewed for the film 'The Last Showgirl', which she stars in.

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Pamela Anderson Was Discovered by a Jumbotron, Was “Aching” to Express Herself in The Last Showgirl

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Nath, N. (2025) 'Pamela Anderson & Jamie Lee Curtis on Navigating Parenthood as Working Moms', Momtastic. 

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The storyline of 'the last showgirl' displays another branch of Anderson's image - a 'working mother'.

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Pamela Anderson & Jamie Lee Curtis on Navigating Parenthood as Working Moms

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“The Last Showgirl” stars Pamela Anderson and Jamie Lee Curtis recently opened up about being working moms and how they navigate parenthood.

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Li, S. (2025) 'The Last Showgirl Honours Women at Any Age: An Interview with Gia Coppola', Cherry Picks.

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This article is an interview with Gia Coppola, the director of The Last Show Girl.

She explores her choice for casting Anderson, explaining that when she watched Anderson's netflix documentary, she 'noticed a lot of similarities with her character, Shelly. (She) saw two women who were always optimistic, no matter what life threw at them' (Coppola, 2025). Anderson's persona in her documentary landed her the role in this film.

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“The Last Showgirl” Honors Women at Any Age: An Interview with Gia Coppola

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How can we support and embolden women as they move through different stages of life?

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Allaire, C. (2022) 'These 35 Looks Prove Pamela Anderson Is Hollywood's Top Bombshell', Vogue, British edition.

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These 35 Looks Prove Pamela Anderson Is Hollywood’s Top Bombshell

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In honour of the new series, Pam & Tommy, a look back at the star’s inimitable style.

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Interesting to note is that in this Guardian article describing Anderson's visit to Belmarsh, Quinn refers to Anderson as 'actor'. This term shows how Anderson's star image has shifted over the years, from 'model' and 'sex star' to 'actor'.

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Snow, P. (2023) 'Blonde Ambition: Pamela Anderson's magical mind', The Baffler, 69(1), pp. 18-27. 

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'Blonde Ambition: Pamela Anderson's magical mind'

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This article explores how Anderson has constructed her image to be what it is, with particular focus on her performance in Hans Klol 'Beauty of Magic' show. Snow places admirational focus on Anderson's maintenance of her original 'star image'.

'When the show first opened, Anderson was a month shy of turning forty, and age at which many sex symbols begin to think about how best to transition into being a symbol of something else entirely' (Snow, 2023).

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Ouellette, L. (2025) 'Showgirl: The Deobjectification of Pamela Anderson', Film Quarterly, 79(1), pp. 73-79.

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This article unpacks how Pamela Anderson has been objectified her whole career, and seen as a 'sex symbol'. The author links this to one of her more recent films, The Last Showgirl. However in recent years, Anderson has stripped back to her 'natural self', often wearing loose-fitting clothes and going make-up free to Hollywood events.

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Temoera, J. (2024) 'Pamela Anderson, 56, says ‘anti-ageing is a lie’— here’s why', Women's Health Magazine. 

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This article explores the freedom of ageing for women, using Anderson's shifting physical image as an example. In an interview for the article, Anderson stated 'In this industry, you can get carried away and forget who you are underneath it all. That's why I wanted to peel everything back' (2024).

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Pamela Anderson, 56, says ‘anti-ageing is a lie’— here’s why

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Hans Klok & Pamela Anderson Perform "The Beauty Of Magic" | Late Night with Conan O’Brien

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Now Anderson does not model anymore, shifting her star image was central to her career and celebrity 'value'.

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This campaign was created by Dove as a podcast series, which unpacks the noughties beauty standards. Pamela Anderson features on an episode.

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The Open Journal is a collection of Pamela Anderson's 'random topics, thoughts, poetry, and love-based philosophy'. The idea of journaling relates to a more sophisticated, calm and mature lifestyle - reflecting Anderson's new star image.

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The Open Journal with Pamela Anderson | Substack

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The Open Journal is a weekly, public journal entry, filled with a collection of random topics, thoughts, poetry, and love-based philosophy. It serves as an outlet for me in the hopes of inspiring others to take the journey of self-discovery…. Click to read The Open Journal with Pamela Anderson, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

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Interesting to note that there seems to be a lot more public scrutiny of Anderson's changing physical appearance than media scrutiny; the media seem to be framing it as empowering.

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From the DListedCommunity community on Reddit: I’m Sick & Tired of Pamela Anderson Getting Kudos for “Aging Gracefully” & “Make-Up Free”. Yes, I’m Glad That She Seems Happier But It Took A Lot of Surgery, And Possibly Getting (Semi?) Sober To Get to Where She Is Today.

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Horton, A. (2022) 'Exploiting the exploited: the problem with Pam & Tommy', The Guardian, 15 February. 

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This article demonstrates how the series 'Pam and Tommy' was created and aired without Anderson's consent. The series follows the theft of the sex tape, and includes the couples reaction to finding out it had been watched by millions. Horton does note that the series explores how Anderson's image was affected at a deeper level than Lee's.

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Exploiting the exploited: the problem with Pam & Tommy

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The show about Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's sex tape offers a screwball meditation on consent - without the consent of one of its subjects

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'Lily James on the Work She Did to Become Pamela Anderson: “It Needed That, and It Deserved That”', Kase Wickman, 27 June, 2022. 

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'to humanize and desexualise people who have been flagrantly sexualised and dehumanized' Bell (director), 2022.

This quote demonstrates the sheer amount of sexualisation by the media of Anderson, to the extent that she was dehumanized. This links to the Vogue article which focuses on how James achieved Anderson's body.

Bell notes the harsh reality of the depiction of breaches of privacy to both herself and James, who have experienced excessive paparazzi attention and leaked personal information. The article demonstrates how women in the limelight are often treated by the media.

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Lily James on the Work She Did to Become Pamela Anderson: “It Needed That, and It Deserved That”

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To portray the ’90s bombshell on Hulu’s Pam & Tommy, James had the armor of a fake breastplate—but a lot to reveal too.

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Coates, H. (2022) 'How Lily James Achieved S Pamela Anderson Body, According To Her Personal Trainer', Vogue, British edition. 

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This vogue article explains how Lily James achieved Pamela Anderson's body for the series 'Pam and Tommy'. This demonstrates how much her physique was one of the main elements of her star image. To achieve Pamela Anderson, this article suggests that the main aim for the series was making sure Lily Jame's body looked like the 'beach icon'. Rather than focusing on her makeup, hair or behaviour, the focus was on her body - showing the media sexualisation of Anderson throughout her career.

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How Lily James Achieved A Pamela Anderson Body, According To Her Personal Trainer

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Matt Bevan helped her hone her physique in a matter of months.

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Polk, M. (2023) 'Here’s the Full, Wild Story Behind the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee Sex Tape', Mens Health.

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Here’s the Full, Wild Story Behind the Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee Sex Tape

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One of the biggest scandals of the 90s, explained.

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Key to note are the dates of these articles telling the story of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's stolen sex tape. The first article to reveal the truth was supposedly the Rolling Stones article by Amanda Chicago Lewis, 22 dec 2014.

However, in 2021 and 2023 further articles were published re-telling the story, although there are some key differences.

Not only does it show the element of misinformation in news reporting, it also highlights how Anderson's star image has remained in tact through the scandal, so much so that there is still huge interest in uncovering the truth behind the theft.

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Lewis, A. (2014) 'Pam & Tommy: The Story of the World's Most Infamous Sex Tape', Rolling Stone.

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Pam & Tommy: The Story of the World’s Most Infamous Sex Tape

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Porn, guns, the mob and one very disgruntled electrician: how the superstar couple’s most intimate moments went global.

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Interest and relevance has remained

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Cocoran, L (2021) 'The True Story Behind Pamela And Tommy’s Leaked Sex Tape Is Almost Too Crazy To Believe', Elle. 

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The True Story Behind Pamela And Tommy’s Leaked Sex Tape Is Almost Too Crazy To Believe

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Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee’s leaked sex tape story is truly outrageous. Discover the unbelievable events behind this infamous scandal in detail.

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Pamela Anderson's iconic messy bun look became a trend on social media around two years ago, with influencers and content creators creating videos to show how to achieve the look. This demonstrates how Anderson's star image remains in tact and relevant to the young generation today.

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Iconic 90s Pamela Anderson Bun Tutorial, Rachel McKeown, 24th Feb 2023

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Nichole Ciotti, Instagram, 6th October 2024

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Nichole Ciotti on Instagram: "Here’s a simple tutorial for the iconic Pamela Anderson-inspired messy bun. It focuses on volume, texture, and a playful, undone look 💁‍♀️

Section out your face-framing, if desired. Gather your hair into a high ponytail and secure it with a stretchy hair tie. On the final pull through, flip your ponytail forward and pull it out in the back to create an upside down bun with your ends sitting on top of your head. Pull the bun apart and begin loosely pinning to create the look you want. Lightly mist a texture spray throughout the bun for extra volume and hold. Tame face-framing pieces with a heated round brush and styling cream, if needed.

#hair #hairtutorial #updo #hairstyles"

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13K likes, 122 comments - nicholeciotti on October 6, 2024: "Here’s a simple tutorial for the iconic Pamela Anderson-inspired messy bun. It focuses on volume, texture, and a playful, undone look 💁‍♀️

Section out your face-framing, if desired. Gather your hair into a high ponytail and secure it with a stretchy hair tie. On the final pull through, flip your ponytail forward and pull it out in the back to create an upside down bun with your ends sitting on top of your head. Pull the bun apart and begin loosely pinning to create the look you want. Lightly mist a texture spray throughout the bun for extra volume and hold. Tame face-framing pieces with a heated round brush and styling cream, if needed.

#hair #hairtutorial #updo #hairstyles". 

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Cacciatore, B. (2022) 'The ‘Pammy’ Updo Is Everywhere, and It’s So Easy to Do', Glamour Magazine. 

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The ‘Pammy’ Updo Is Everywhere, and It’s So Easy to Do

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Lustig, H. (2025) 'Millie Bobby Brown Borrows Pamela Anderson’s Bedhead Updo for Her Latest Red Carpet', Marie Claire. 

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Not only is Anderson's image still relevant and desired by the public, it also is with A-list celebrities.

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Millie Bobby Brown Borrows Pamela Anderson’s Bedhead Updo for Her Latest Red Carpet

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The star’s messy platinum blonde bun paid homage to a fellow Hollywood icon.

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Ess, A. (2012) 'Free-Spirited Mama: Pamela Anderson on Homebirthing, Intuition and Motherhood', Bamboo Magazine.

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Pamela speaks about her decisions in motherhood, such as choosing a homebirth and her experience of single parenting.

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by Ashley Ess

Pamela Anderson may best be known for her sultry roles as an actress (Baywatch, VIP, Barb Wire) and model (Playboy), in addition to her unconventional lifestyle. Behind the persona of the proverbial blonde bombshell, however, sits a remarkably thoughtful intellect; a long-time animal activist; vegetarian; philanthropist; art connoisseur; and avid reader with a penchant for metaphysics. She has dedicated much of her time working with charities such as PETA, The American Liver Foundation and Waves for Water, among many others. Her celebrity has certainly proven to not only have staying power but should be considered anything but a superficial fifteen minutes of fame.

I sat down with Pamela to learn more about a role that few people know exist: conscious parenting and natural birthing advocate. While some celebrities are choosing C-sections or epidurals, she has unabashedly shunned the norm by choosing the natural childbirth route. She is fiercely proud of her decision to homebirth. Pamela is also passionate about raising her two sons, Brandon and Dylan, as consciously and intuitively as possible. As a single mom, she does her best to support their bodies, minds and spirits, with the hope that, as whole children, they will one day become conscious adults. By her own admission she has made mistakes along the way. But at her core, Pamela is an intuitively aware mother... and the conscious family and birthing community welcomes all of those we can get!
Pamela on... ... choosing natural childbirth -- two home water births with a midwife:
It amazes me that I chose natural childbirth. It wasn't the way I was raised. And I wouldn't say the circle I kept was filled with the most healthy people - not exactly natural living types. Actually, they were quite the opposite. But I'm a voracious reader. I love learning and researching and always want the best. I apply all I learn to everything I do. When I found out I was pregnant I wanted a better life for my children than I had. During my pregnancy I read The Continuum Concept by Jean Leidloff and subscribed to Mothering Magazine. I loved the idea of having a water birth. Natural and at home was the best way to go! I convinced my family that this was a far better choice than a hospital birth and they supported me.
... her birthing experience:
I had a wonderful midwife. I remember foolishly saying, "I can handle pain... I have tattoos!" The wake up call was the first contraction. I was screaming, "If this is what a contraction feels like I can't do this!" But of course, I did. And I did it again with my second child.
... making early parenting decisions, consciously:
I chose not to circumcise my sons. I believe we need all our body parts.

They were also vaccinated at a much slower rate, with only the crucial ones (still not convinced that any are crucial, but I made sure they weren't over-vaccinated when so small). I chose to spread them out over time. My mother had Polio as a child and couldn't walk until she was 5. She begged me to vaccinate my kids. We had many conversations about it. And I trusted her. But I also trusted my gut -- as moms we always need to tune into that. My kids are thriving healthy young teenagers now.
... mothering:
I have never done nannies. My mom is the best grandma there is -- she and my dad helped me. My kids are wild, free-spirited handfuls... typical teenagers. All because of me! I am hands-on. I do have a few regrets though. We all make mistakes. I wish I could have given them a traditional family. It burns me to the core that we are not a family of four. But I have tried to be the best mom I can be. And I've tried to bring responsible men into their lives ... consistently. But it's tough. Lets just say I have good intentions! This time in their lives - adolescence -- is even harder for moms. Especially single moms. This is a time when we have to sort of disconnect ... and all they've had up until this time is us. We have to put them first, and give them space. Detach. It's very hard. They know they are loved ... they will prevail. We have to know that.

As parents it's important to nourish our kids' dreams... without banging them over the head with false hope. You can be anything you want to be but you have to work your butt off. Enjoy hard work. And know that you'll only succeed if you apply yourself.
... philanthropy:
I just returned from Brazil. I took my oldest son on his first humanitarian/surf trip. We went with Waves for Water, an organization whose goal it is to bring clean drinking water to everyone who needs it. We spent two days in the slums giving clean water to children that don't have it. Something as simple as water we take for granted here. We then spent to days surfing. I know this trip resonated in him. It's a balance. Doing good things are just natural extensions of humanity. I'm proud I've included my kids in my philanthropic journey.
... how her decisions to birth naturally and parent alternatively has affected her and her children:
We'll see. That's the mysterious part of having children. How will they turn out ... despite personal obstacles. I'm happy I gave birth naturally. And I did and am doing the best I can. I don't have to be their best friend or even be liked sometimes. I'm their mother. And they will get the best education I can supply for them. They can fight me all they want. Education is key so when they are on their own they can make well thought-out decisions.

I didn't start off brilliantly to end weak. I will persevere and be a pillar for my kids. That, I HOPE, will be appreciated one day.

Fingers crossed.

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Free-Spirited Mama: Pamela Anderson on Homebirthing, Intuition and Motherhood - families + parenting - bamboo magazine :: whole family living

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by Ashley Ess Pamela Anderson may best be known for her sultry roles as an actress (Baywatch,...

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These news articles explore a less mediated part of Anderson's image - motherhood.

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Khomami, N. (2024) 'Pamela Anderson's Baywatch swimsuit to be displayed at London museum', The Guardian, 10 December. 

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Anderson's iconic Baywatch red swimsuit is described as 'one of the most famous pieces of swimwear in the world' (Khomami, 2024). The swimsuit was one of the defining features of her 'image' in the 90s, and is still remembered as such today.

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At its peak in the 1990s, the US TV series Baywatch drew an estimated 1.1 billion viewers each week - many of whom tuned in to watch the model and actor Pamela Anderson's slow-motion running scenes in a red bathing suit.

Now, one of the most famous pieces of swimwear in the world - worn by Anderson during her tenure on the show from 1992 to 1997 - will be displayed in London as part of an exhibition dedicated to swimming and people's enduring love of water.

Splash! A Century of Swimming and Style, which opens at the Design Museum in March, explores swimming's evolution in its social, cultural, technological and environmental contexts over the past 100 years - from Britain's lido boom during the early 20th century to the viral Mermaidcore trend of the 2020s.

Other objects going on display include the first Olympic solo swimming gold medal won by a British woman (Lucy Morton in the 200m breaststroke at the 1924 Paris games); the now-banned LZR Racer (a high-performance swimsuit developed by Speedo and Nasa, which led to claims of "technical doping"); and a detailed architectural model of the London 2012 Aquatics Centre, designed by Zaha Hadid.

From left: Amanda Beard, Michael Phelps and Natalie Coughlin showing the Speedo LZR Racer swimsuits in 2008. Photograph: Alamy

The exhibition starts in the 1920s, when swimwear began to be marketed for swimming rather than the Victorians' preference for bathing, and when beach holidays exploded in popularity. It ends in the present day, exploring swimming's role in modern life and how it influences and subverts our ideas of body autonomy and agency.

The Anderson swimsuit is a loan from the BikiniARTmuseum in Germany, the first international museum of swimwear and bathing culture, which acquired it from the collection of Anderson's co-star David Hasselhoff and All-American Television.

Each of the Baywatch actors were given specially adapted costumes for their specific proportions, which were based on suits worn by lifeguards in Southern California.

Also on loan from Germany will be one of the world's earliest two-piece swimsuits, which was first called a bikini in July 1946, when the French designer Louis Réard debuted his creation at the Molitor pool in Paris. It was named after Bikini Atoll, a coral reef in the Marshall Islands and a site of US nuclear test explosions.

A selection of 10 men's Speedo briefs ranging from the 1980s to the present day will also feature. The designer Peter Travis first reshaped the Speedo brief in the 1960s to radically celebrate the male form, and the display shows how these "budgie smugglers" became known for their bold and sometimes garish colours.

The exhibition will look at the role of nature and folklore in the evolution of swimming, and how centuries-old tales about merfolk, sea people, water spirits and nymphs came to be told through mass-media, including Disney's The Little Mermaid.

The exhibition's guest co-curator Amber Butchart, a dress and design historian known for her history segments on BBC's The Great British Sewing Bee, said: "It's incredible to be showing Pamela Anderson's iconic Baywatch swimsuit in the exhibition, especially at this pivotal point when she has reclaimed her own image, and has designed and modelled her own swimwear."

Butchart said the history of swimwear and swimming was fascinating because "it mirrors wider changes in society over the past century, whether that's around issues of bodily autonomy and agency, or how we spend our leisure time."

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Pamela Anderson's Baywatch swimsuit to be displayed at London museum

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Famous red bathing suit to form part of Design Museum exhibition dedicated to history of swimming

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A fan profile of Pamela Anderson - explaining her portrayal of C.J Parker in Baywatch as one of her most iconic roles.

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Pamela Anderson

Place of Birth

Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada

Pamela Denise Anderson (Born July 1, 1967) also formerly known as Pamela Anderson Lee and Pamela Lee is a well known model, actress, author and activist who played the role of Casey Jean "C.J." Parker in for five years making her one of the most popular and longest serving cast members as well as the most iconic to wear the red swimsuit. She later reprised her role in the reunion movie Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding and made a cameo as Captain Casey Jean Parker, C.J.'s mom in the film version.

She also appeared as one of the interviewees in July 2001 in an episode about Baywatch in the The E! True Hollywood Story series.

Pamela's first television role was Tool Time girl in the comedy Home Improvement which launched her acting career. Later on she also starred as bodyguard Vallery Irons in V.I.P. and Skyler Dayton in Stacked, in both of which she also produced. She also had various roles in movies including the title character in Barb Wire, Becca Kotler in Scary Movie 3, which also featured Jenny McCarthy, Dee Twiddle in Blonde and Blonder, and Invisible Woman in Superhero Movie, as well as appearing in several commercials.

Pamela later wrote and published two books Star in 2005 and it's sequel Star Struck in 2006. She then teamed up with Emma Dunlavey to publish a book with a mixture of pictures, memoirs and poetry called RAW in 2015 and then a relationship guidance book called Lust for Love: Rekindling Intimacy and Passion in Your Relationship with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach in 2018.

She has been married six times, all of which have ended in annulment or divorce and has two sons from her first marriage to heavy metal band Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee; Brandon Thomas Lee, now an actor and Dylan Jagger Lee, now a rock band musician.

Pamela is now the head of an activist corporation called the Pamela Anderson Foundation, which supports organizations and individuals that stand on the front lines in the protection of human, animal, and environmental rights. Though she hasn't completely turned her back on acting, playing roles such as Shelly Garner in The Last Showgirl and Beth Davenport in The Naked Gun.

She also did a documentary film called Pamela, a Love Story and wrote a new book called Love, Pamela. Both were a telling of her own life story, and were released on January 31, 2023.

Pamela is also now the designer of her very first swimwear line. It was sponsored by the Frankies Bikinis beachwear company and released on May 4, 2023.

Characters portrayed by Pamela Anderson in the franchise

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Ladysmith, British Columbia, Canada Pamela Denise Anderson (Born July 1, 1967) also formerly known as Pamela Anderson Lee and Pamela Lee is a well known model, actress, author and activist who played the role of Casey Jean "C.J."

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Pamela Anderson's First Ever Scene On Baywatch Introducing CJ | Baywatch Remastered, Baywatch, 3rd April 2019

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Anderson makes her first appearance in Baywatch

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Anderson makes her first appearance in Baywatch

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Pamela Anderson's First Ever Scene On Baywatch Introducing CJ | Baywatch Remastered

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Saddler, J. (2025) Pamela Anderson's Iconic Baywatch Swimsuit Is On Display In London As Part Of An Exhibition On Swimming And Style. 

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Robin, M. (2023) 'Pamela Anderson recreated her Baywatch look, complete with fresh-out-of-the-ocean hair, to debut her new swimsuit collection', Glamour.

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Anderson posed in a replica of her iconic red Baywatch swimsuit to market her collaboration with Frankies Bikini, demonstrating how it remains part of her star image, years after her role in Baywatch.

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Pamela Anderson recreated her Baywatch look, complete with fresh-out-of-the-ocean hair, to debut her new swimsuit collection

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And you can, too, thanks to her new swimsuit collection with, yes, THAT red suit.

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Pamela Anderson x Frankies Bikinis We’ve teamed up with forever icon Pamela Anderson to make history with her first-ever swimwear collection. The story behind this collaboration began years ago in a small Malibu beach community where Pamela watched founder Francesca Aiello grow up alongside her two beloved sons. This c

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Pamela Anderson & Jamie Lee Curtis Explain The Significance Of Motherhood In The Last Showgirl

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Pamela Anderson & Jamie Lee Curtis Explain The Significance Of Motherhood In The Last Showgirl

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Anderson speaks about being a mother in 'the industry'.

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Pamela Anderson & Jamie Lee Curtis Explain The Significance Of Motherhood In The Last Showgirl

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Anderson, E. (2025) Why Pamela Anderson ‘Reminds’ Jamie Lee Curtis of Mother Janet Leigh: ‘Innocence’ and ‘Incredible Beauty', People. 

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Why Pamela Anderson ‘Reminds’ Jamie Lee Curtis of Mother Janet Leigh: ‘Innocence’ and ‘Incredible Beauty’ (Exclusive)

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Jamie Lee Curtis tells PEOPLE her ‘The Last Showgirl’ costar Pamela Anderson has qualities that remind Curtis of her late mother, actress Janet Leigh: ‘Innocence’ and ‘incredible beauty.’

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Hurtado, A. (2025), 'Jamie Lee Curtis and Pamela Anderson Get Candid About Being Working Moms: There's No Perfect Way', Parade. 

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Pamela Anderson on Instagram: "I sat down with @Dove and @HowToFailPod to explore why true beauty begins within—and how we can reclaim the power to define it on our own terms. 🤍

Proud to join the Dove Self-Esteem Project on #why2k, rewriting the rules, and helping women feel truly at home in their own skin. 

#dovepartner"

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192K likes, 5,308 comments - pamelaanderson on July 7, 2025: "I sat down with @Dove and @HowToFailPod to explore why true beauty begins within—and how we can reclaim the power to define it on our own terms. 🤍

Proud to join the Dove Self-Esteem Project on #why2k, rewriting the rules, and helping women feel truly at home in their own skin. 

#dovepartner". 

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BBC NEWS | UK | England | Merseyside | Baywatch star’s lettuce advice

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Ex-Baywatch star Pamela Anderson dons a lettuce leaf bikini to persuade fat Britons to become vegetarians.

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Slater, L. (2025) 'Rebirth of an icon: Pamela Anderson on her second act', Bazaar. 

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The caption on the magazine cover 'Sometimes when you think it's the end, it's really just the beginning' highlights the shift Anderson has chosen to take in her star image: the 'end' being her modelling and 'sex star' career and the 'beginning' being her stage career, as well as her company and her work in promoting 'natural ageing'.

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Rebirth of an icon: Pamela Anderson on her second act

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A pop-culture star whose public persona once overshadowed her talent, Pamela Anderson has liberated herself from the burden of caricature, emerging as an acclaimed actress and powerful role model. Lydia Slater meets a woman savouring her second act

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PETA (2025) 'PETA, a Love Story with Pamela Anderson.

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Here, PETA have capitalised upon Anderson's 'sex star' image to promote veganism. The text on this poster combines with the seductive positioning of Anderson to create a heavily sexualised campaign advertisment.

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"I was sick of talking about my boyfriends and my boobs all the time. But I thought if I can attach it to animal activism or activism for the environment, then it meant something. So I joined forces with PETA," Pamela Anderson says in the new Netflix documentary about her life, Pamela, a Love Story.

Twenty-six years ago, Pamela made her PETA debut with her "Give Fur the Cold Shoulder" billboard in Times Square. Since then, she has become an honorary director of PETA and has been involved in countless campaigns and victories for animals. Whether by writing letters, starring in public service announcements, or traveling around the globe to talk to world leaders, she has been instrumental to PETA's efforts.

@officialpeta #PamelaAnderson ♬ original sound - PETA

Here are 10 highlights from Pamela's advocacy for animals:

1. On her birthday in 2019, Pamela wrote to SeaWorld's CEO, asking him to free Corky-an orca the same age she was-from a tiny tank. In the beautiful ad, she illustrated her point that an orca's existence in a cramped tank at SeaWorld is comparable to that of a human who spends their entire life in a bathtub.

2. She sent e-mails to more than 800 Canada Goose employees, urging them to use their insider access to put pressure on the company to stop selling fur from coyotes. And they did!

3. She penned a letter to the president of Texas A&M University, urging him to end the school's cruel, ineffective muscular dystrophy experiments on golden retrievers. She even offered to adopt all the dogs from the laboratory and give them homes. The lab is closed now, and the remaining dogs are in homes.

4. Together with Sam Simon, the late producer of The Simpsons and another honorary director of PETA, Pamela traveled to St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, to offer the Canadian Sealers Association a million-dollar check on the condition that it would facilitate a government buyout of the country's faltering commercial seal trade.

5. She garnered quite a bit of attention when she wrote to celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay, asking him to remove foie gras from the menu of his flagship establishment in London-Restaurant Gordon Ramsay-and replace it with faux gras for World Vegan Month.

6. After the BP oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, Pamela jumped at the opportunity to aid PETA in rescuing dozens of dogs from severely crowded shelters in Louisiana and transporting them to the Sam Simon Center, PETA's headquarters in Virginia, where they'd have a chance to be adopted. She even adopted two dogs herself!

7. Prada committed to no longer using fur in its collections after Pamela wrote to the design house on PETA's behalf.

8. Following reports of a COVID-19 outbreak at a mink farm in British Columbia, she sent a letter to the premier of British Columbia, urging him to shut down all the fur factory farms in the province immediately.

9. She sent an urgent letter on PETA's behalf to Russian President Vladimir Putin, asking him to call off the country's plan to capture 13 wild orcas and an untold number of beluga whales in the Sea of Okhotsk and subject them to a lifetime in captivity.

10. And, of course, Pamela's debut PETA ad urged people never to wear fur:

"Activism is sexy, and you have to be brave, and you gotta use what you got!"

We've only scratched the surface of Pamela's phenomenal work-you can check out more here!
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'PETA, a Love Story' With Pamela Anderson | PETA

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"Pamela, a Love Story," chronicles some of the biggest events of Pamela Anderson's life, including her influential work with PETA.

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An autobiography by Pamela Anderson, discussing her career and fame in her own words.

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Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson | Waterstones

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Sanchez, C and Peppin, H. (2022) 'Pamela Anderson received a standing ovation for Broadway debut as Roxie Hart', Bazaar, Australia edition.

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Pamela Anderson starred as Roxy Hart in Chicago, the musical, in which she undeniably looks like Monroe. Both Anderson and Monroe have been deemed 'sex symbols' and critically objectified and constructed by the media.

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Pamela Anderson's return to acting reportedly standing ovation-worthy | BRUCE GILKAS / GETTY IMAGES

PAMELA ANDERSON has shown off her acting chops on Broadway - and it was standing ovation-worthy.

Anderson made her Broadway debut as femme fatale, Roxie Hart at the Ambassador Theatre on April 12 - her first performance in a limited eight-week run of the musical, Chicago. She'll be on stage playing the infamous murderess until June 5.

Chicago marks Anderson's return to acting, having had zero screen credits in the past three years - but according to multiple outlets, the television and movie icon made a triumphant come back.

Playing the iconic role once canonised by the likes of Gwen Verdon, Ann Reinking, and Liza Minnelli - certainly comes with added pressure. But People says the "audience went insane" for Anderson.

The New York Post even said of speculation behind Anderson's musical talents that: "I can now attest that the actress and Baywatch babe moves confidently, carries a tune and, you know, all that jazz."

Prior to her Broadway debut, Anderson expressed her excitement to play Roxie Hart and take on Broadway.

"I have always been a huge fan of Bob Fosse's & Gwen Verdon's work," the former Baywatch star said in a statement, per Deadline. "Ann Reinking, too. Playing Roxie Hart is a dream fulfilled."

The revival, she added, is an opportunity to fully give in to the material at hand. "Performing Fosse, you don't have time to get in your head. You can't dance, sing and think at the same time," Anderson continued. "There is a freedom, a unique joy in knowing it's all about the work. Playing Roxie Hart is a sweet escape for me."

The original Broadway production of Chicago ran from 1975 to 1977. It was later revived in 1996 and has since held the record for the longest-running American musical on Broadway, even nabbing six Tonys at the 1997 awards ceremony.

Of the casting, Chicago producer Barry Weissler said,"Pam is a very moral person, extremely moral. ... The difference between her as Pam and Roxie is Roxie doesn't care about anyone but herself, and she doesn't give a damn about the outside world as long as she can be famous. So Pam comes with totally opposite attributes in life, but she fits because of her celebrity, what she's gone through in life."

There has been a renewed interest in Anderson's celebrity since the release of Hulu's limited miniseries . The show chronicles the whirlwind marriage between the actress (played by Lily James) and Tommy Lee (played by Sebastian Stan), as well as the illegal distribution of their honeymoon sex tape.

Anderson, who reportedly did not support the Hulu project, has also teamed up with Netflix for a documentary about her life. "Not a victim, but a survivor," she said while announcing the doc earlier this month. "And alive to tell the real story."
This story was originally published on Harper's BAZAAR.

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Pamela Anderson's Broadway debut as Roxie Hart saw a standing ovation

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And to answer your question, according to multiple outlets Pamela Anderson "moves confidently" and "carries a tune" on stage.

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Anderson features in the premier poster for The Last Showgirl.

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When the glittering Las Vegas revue she has headlined for decades announces it will soon close, a glamorous…

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While this film did not have the reception the production team were expecting, the attention the film received in the lead up (due to the star image Anderson had already begun to construct) caused the team to change the director and production team, believing it was going to be a huge hit. It therefore makes perfect marketing sense that she featured on the film's premiere poster.

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Stacey, J. (1994). Star Gazing: Hollywood Cinema and Female Spectatorship. 1st edn. Routledge. 

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In a historical investigation of the pleasures of cinema, Star Gazing puts female spectators back into theories of spectatorship. Combining film theory with a rich body of ethnographic research, Jackie Stacey investigates how female spectators understood Hollywood stars in the 1940's and 1950's. Her study challenges the universalism of psychoanalytic theories of female spectatorship which have dominated the feminist agenda within film studies for over two decades.
Drawing on letters and questionnaires from over three hundred keen cinema-goers, Stacey investigates the significance of certain Hollywood stars in women's memories of wartime and postwar Britain. Three key processes of spectatorship - escapism, identification and consumption - are explored in detail in terms of their multiple and changing meanings for female spectators at this time. Star Gazing demonstrates the importance of cultural and national location for the meanings of female spectatorship, giving a new direction to questions of popular culture and female desire.

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Star Gazing | Hollywood Cinema and Female Spectatorship | Jackie Stace

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In a historical investigation of the pleasures of cinema, Star Gazing puts female spectators back into theories of spectatorship. Combining film theory with a rich body of ethnographic research, Jackie Stacey investigates how female spectators understood Hollywood stars in the 1940's and 1950's.

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In this book, Stacey talks about the desirability of 'Hollywood perfection' by young females. This theory is demonstrated through the revival of Anderson's iconic 'messy bun', which has become a trend on social media with the gen z online population.

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Ehmke, R. (2014) 'Pamela Anderson Talks About Childhood Sexual Abuse', Child Mind Institute, 19 May. 

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On Friday Pamela Anderson told an audience at Cannes that she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse several times over. She was speaking at the launch of her new animal rights charity, The Pamela Anderson Foundation, and she poignantly said that part of the reason she has always felt a strong affinity for animals is because she felt like they saved her when she was suffering.

Anderson said she was first molested by a female babysitter from the ages of 6-10, then raped when she was 12 by the much-older brother of a friend's boyfriend, and then gang raped by her first boyfriend and six of his friends in the ninth grade. "Needless to say, I had a hard time trusting humans," she said. "I just wanted off this earth."

Throughout it all she remained silent because she didn't want to cause trouble. Her father was an alcoholic who wasn't always around, and her mother had two waitressing jobs. "My mom was always crying," she said. "I couldn't bear to give her any more disruptive information."

Anderson is the kind of woman who was always going to stand out-she was first "discovered" on the Jumbotron at a football game-but her warmth and eager desire to use her celebrity to help others make her stand out even more. She's been an animal rights activist throughout her career, and put a face to hepatitis C when she became infected. After she wrote a column about having the disease for Jane, the magazine's editor, Jane Pratt, told Larry King that one girl wrote in to say that she had hepatitis C too, and she was grateful when Anderson came out "because I felt like no one wanted to touch me, and I know people want to touch Pam Anderson."

By sharing her history of sexual abuse at the launch of her own foundation, Anderson is once again showing people that there is hope, and success, after even the hardest experiences.

Rachel Ehmke is a freelance writer and the former managing editor at the Child Mind Institute. She holds a BA ... Read Bio

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Pam Anderson Talks About Childhood Sexual Abuse

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On Friday Pamela Anderson told an audience at Cannes that she is a survivor of childhood sexual abuse several times over. She was speaking at the launch of her new animal rights charity, The Pamela Anderson Foundation, and she poignantly said that part of the reason she has always felt a strong affinity for animals is because she felt like they saved her when she was suffering.

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Duke, A. (2014) 'Pamela Anderson reveals sexual abuse: ‘I just wanted off this earth’, 19 May, CNN.

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Pamela Anderson reveals sexual abuse: ‘I just wanted off this earth’ | CNN

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Actress Pamela Anderson revealed Friday that she suffered sexual abuse throughout her childhood, starting at age 6 when she was molested by a babysitter.

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Thorpes, V. (2014) 'Pamela Anderson launches animal charity at Cannes', The Guardian, 18 May. 

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It was a backgammon contest like no other. It started with a bleak confession of child abuse from one of the world's most recognised sex symbols and ended with a rallying cry from Dame Vivienne Westwood, calling for a complete change in the financial basis of world economics. Strangest of all, it took place on the beach at Cannes during the film festival.

Pamela Anderson, former star of Baywatch, held the backgammon competition at a beach party to mark the launch of her new animal charity, the Pamela Anderson Foundation. She began with a speech to explain her love of animals that caused gasps of sympathy from her guests. Reading from carefully prepared notes, she said: "I feel now might be the time to reveal a few of my most painful memories. At the risk of over-exposing myself, again, or being inappropriate, again, I thought I might share with you why I am doing this."

Anderson's confession was one of the by now customary unpredictable events at the film festival. Each year Cannes can be relied on to create unexpected news stories that have nothing to do with the films being screened. So far this year, Cannes has witnessed a large model dragon pulled around the bay to promote a new How to Train Your Dragon film, Cate Blanchett roundly upbraiding the media for the coverage women get on the red carpet, and the Ukrainian red carpet prankster Vitalii Sediuk putting his head up the skirts of the long white dress worn by actress America Ferrera.

On Friday night, Anderson, speaking to guests at one of Cannes' many beach venues, described a series of sexual assaults that took place during her childhood, starting with an account of being "molested" by a female friend of the family in her own home.

"I went to her boyfriend's house," Anderson continued, and his older brother decided to teach me backgammon, which led into a back massage, which led into rape - my first sexual experience. He was 25 years old and I was 12." Despite suffering from nerves and a failing microphone, Anderson, 46, went on to describe how her first boyfriend then organised her gang rape.

"This meant I had a hard time trusting humans," she said. "My parents tried to keep me safe, but to me the world was not a safe place. My dad was an alcoholic, my mum worked two jobs, my mum was always crying, dad didn't always come home." She was saved, she said, by her feeling for animals.

"It came to me naturally. The trees spoke to me. My loyalty was with the animal kingdom and I vowed to protect them and only them.

"I prayed to the whales with my feet in the ocean, my only real friends until I had children."

Rick Saloman, the husband Anderson married for a second time in January, then joined her at the backgammon tables where guests had paid to take part.

The event raised more than $150,000 for her friend Westwood's favoured charity, Cool Earth, and marked the launch of Anderson's charity, which aims to support organisations working "on the frontlines of human rights, animal rights and environmental protection".

The youngest player in the tournament was Anderson's son Brandon Lee, 18, who finished in the top four.

The foundation was launched at Cannes to attract as much international attention as possible to the cause and may also have been inspired by the Riviera's strong connection with Brigitte Bardot, the other famous blonde to have a strong philanthropic interest in animals. "I did not know she had been through all of that," said Westwood after Anderson's speech. "I have known her a long time now and we are really close."

Westwood, who was joined by her husband and business partner Andreas Kronthaler, spoke to guests about her own causes after a vegan buffet and champagne. She talked about her conviction that the basis of global economics is driving both climate change and the financial crisis and she called on her rich audience to take up the challenge of finding a new way to tackle trade.

"I believe that if business exploits less of our finite materials on this planet and spends more time making better products that last long, it might help," she said. "I want to make my own work more sustainable and more efficient. I'll know when I have done it when my staff are working a four-day week. We all need more time for ourselves."

Attention was also focused on another clothes designer when Palme d'Or contender Saint Laurent was premiered in the festival's main auditorium. The second of two recent biopics about the life of Yves Saint Laurent, this time made without the approval of the couture house he founded or his former partner, Pierre Bergé, contains scenes of drug taking and explicit sex.

At a press conference after the film, French journalists asked director Bertrand Bonello if he was concerned about what Saint Laurent's family and friends would think. "We did not know about the other film when we were making this, but actually it has freed us to make the film we wanted to make," said Bonello. "No one else has seen it yet, so we don't know what they will think - but we are proud of it."

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Pamela Anderson launches animal charity at Cannes

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It was a backgammon contest like no other. It started with a bleak confession of child abuse from one of the world's most recognised sex symbols and ended with a rallying cry from Dame Vivienne Westwood, calling for a complete change in the financial basis of world economics.

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This article discusses the toll that the 'sex star' Hollywood industry took on Anderson. She describes herself as going 'off-the-rails'. Once again, links here can be drawn to Marilyn Monroe, who was well known for her struggles with substance and alcohol abuse.

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Siegel, T. (2023) ‘I’m Not a Victim’: Pamela Anderson Opens Up About Money, Abuse and the ‘Assholes’ Behind ‘Pam & Tommy’, Variety. 

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Discussing the abuse by those close to Anderson, as well as the media, this article enhances Anderson's troubled star image. It also merges into the 'off-the-rails' image Anderson herself has spoken about, as it mentions her substance abuse.

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‘I’m Not a Victim’: Pamela Anderson Opens Up About Money, Abuse and the ‘Assholes’ Behind ‘Pam & Tommy’

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Pamela Anderson tells all about the men, money and moments that define her life.

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Rielly, D. (2022) 'Notorious love drug ecstasy blamed for Pamela Anderson’s decision to dump Kelly Slater and marry Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee after four-day courtship despite surfer being her great love, “My skin was melting, I was drugged out!”, BeachGrit

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This article highlights Anderson as a 'troubled star', speaking about how Tommy Lee drugged her drink the first night they met. While her actions enhanced her 'off-the rails' image, this was something out of her control.

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Notorious love drug ecstasy blamed for Pamela Anderson’s decision to dump Kelly Slater and marry Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee after four-day courtship despite surfer being her great love, “My skin was melting, I was drugged out!” - BeachGrit

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“I’d never done [ecstasy] before,” says nineties sex-symbol Panel Anderson. “I didn’t even know he’d put it in my drink!”

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Discussing the abuse Anderson experienced as a child, these sources demonstrate how Anderson's 'troubled' star image began from before she was even famous.

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Turner, G. (2013) Understanding Celebrity, SAGE publications

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Turner's chapter on the economy of a celebrity relates to Anderson's new avenues of work and economic 'value'.