Pamela Anderson says Hugh Hefner was the only man who treated her with respect
Pamela Anderson detailed her harrowing life story to The times in a new interview published Saturday.
The iconic bombshell, 55, who recently revealed that Vladimir Putin once “enjoyed her” in the Kremlin, told the publication that she “wanted to be a librarian” and that the only man who treated her with respect was Hugh. hefner.
Anderson has graced the cover of Playboy a record 14 times, but since her death in 2017 at the age of 91, Hefner’s legacy has been marred by controversy and multiple allegations of abuse.
Not your average librarian: Pamela Anderson, 55, detailed her life’s harrowing story to The Times in a new interview published Saturday. The iconic bombshell told the publication that she “wanted to be a librarian” and that the only man who treated her with respect was Hugh Hefner.
Anderson has been on a whirlwind press tour to promote her new memoir, Love, Pamela, and the Netflix companion documentary called Pamela, A Love Story.
Opening up to journalist Decca Aitkenhead in her hometown of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, the world-famous pinup said: “I wanted to be a librarian. But I just went in a different direction.
From there, Anderson’s horrendous childhood is presented systematically.
Filled with multiple accounts of sexual abuse and rape, the Baywatch star’s traumatic upbringing was plagued with poverty and abuse.
Describing her nightmarish parents as “hot issues, the local Bonnie and Clyde”, Pamela explained that her desire to leave home for the Playboy Mansion was because she was “painfully shy”.
“I was terribly shy and I hated that feeling,” she said. I did it because of that. She just didn’t want that feeling anymore.
Controversial friend: Anderson has graced the cover of Playboy a record 14 times, but since his death in 2017 at the age of 91, Hefner’s legacy has been marred by controversy and multiple allegations of abuse.
The life she might have led: Opening up to journalist Decca Aitkenhead in her hometown of Ladysmith, Wisconsin, the world-famous pinup said, “I wanted to be a librarian.” But I just went in a different direction’
Saving Herself: Filled with multiple accounts of sexual abuse and rape, the Baywatch star’s traumatic upbringing was plagued with poverty and abuse. Describing her nightmarish parents as “hot issues, the local Bonnie and Clyde”, Pamela explained that her desire to leave home for the Playboy Mansion stemmed from the fact that she was “painfully shy”.
Describing the positive effects of her first photo shoot, the Baywatch star said: “Doing that first photo shoot gave me this little kind of portal into what it feels like to be a sexy woman.” My sexuality was mine. I got my power back.
From there, Pamela dove into the discussion of her tumultuous love life, counting five hellish marriages.
Her infamous relationship with Tommy Lee was followed by short-lived romances with Kid Rock, poker player Rick Solomon, movie producer Jon Peters, who plans to leave her $10 million, and her Ladysmith contractor Dan Hayhurst.
He said his two-year marriage to Hayhurst was “worse than any of [her previous marriages]’ and claimed that he ultimately had to pay her off, despite having a prenup.
Describing the positive effects of her first shoot, Pamela said, “Doing that first shoot gave me this little kind of portal into what it feels like to be a sexy woman.” My sexuality was mine. I got my power back’
And through all the ups and downs, keeping money has been hard.
“I never did any,” he said. They always sued me for everything I had. I’ve been sued my whole life.
The Home Improvement star, who recently accused Tim Allen of exposing her, said she saved herself from debt by doing reality TV.
“They were horrible,” he said of the shows. ‘Awful. I hated it, because I knew I had so much more to give.
But Pamela seems to be on solid financial ground since writing her memoir and filming her documentary.
She described herself as “set for life” but the revealing projects have strained her relationship with her mother, who lives on her estate in Ladysmith.
“She said some horrible things,” Pamela said of her mother. “So it’s going to be very difficult for her to have that out there.”
The interview ended with Aitkenhead asking Anderson “if anyone has ever treated her with complete and utter respect.”
After giving the question some thought, Pamela’s response was simple: “Hugh Hefner.”
Explosive response: The interview ended with Aitkenhead asking Anderson “if anyone has ever treated her with complete and utter respect.” After giving the question some thought, Pamela’s response was simple: “Hugh Hefner.”