Pamela Anderson documentary first official trailer
Pamela Anderson, 55, looked unrecognizable while wearing minimal makeup in a trailer for a new documentary about her life set to premiere on Netflix on January 31.
The former Baywatch bombshell was recently the subject of a miniseries about her infamous sex tape, a TV show that was said to have upset her.
Now, the busty blonde is airing her own perspective for Netflix in a documentary called Pamela, A Love Story, one that’s sure to surprise fans with how different she looks from her 1990s heyday.
Baring her soul: Pamela Anderson, 55, looked unrecognizable while wearing minimal makeup in a trailer for a new documentary about her life premiering on Netflix on January 31.
The Netflix documentary is scheduled to premiere on the same day as her tell-all memoir Love, Pamela, published by Harper Collins and Dey Street Books.
“I didn’t get any sleep last night,” Pamela says at the beginning of the documentary trailer against clips of the sizzling sensation warming up by a campfire.
She immediately faces renewed public scrutiny for her sex tape, which she made with her first husband, Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee.
The film’s story was recently dramatized on television in a miniseries called Pam And Tommy starring Lily James and me, Tonya, heartthrob Sebastian Stan.
Pam in the old days: The 55-year-old Baywatch bombshell was recently the subject of a miniseries about her infamous sex tape, a TV show that was said to have upset her.
Scandal: Immediately facing renewed public scrutiny for her sex tape, which she made with her first husband, Motley Crue’s Tommy Lee.
Incoming: Now the busty blonde is airing her own perspective for Netflix in a documentary called Pamela, A Love Story, the trailer for which dropped Tuesday.
In the trailer, without mentioning the name of the miniseries, Pamela hints at her feelings about her sex tape re-entering the public eye.
“I blocked that stolen tape of my life in order to survive, and now that it’s all coming up again, I feel sick,” she said.
Pamela confessed that she did not consider herself to have received “a lot of respect” throughout her career as a sex symbol.
A snippet of footage played in which Ruby Wax asked her, “Did you want to be a serious actress?” and Pamela replied: ‘I’m a serious actress!’ causing a laugh.
Feelings: “I blocked that stolen tape of my life to survive, and now that it’s all coming back up, I feel sick,” she said.
Looking fabulous: Pamela confessed she didn’t consider herself to have received ‘a lot of respect’ throughout her career as a sex symbol
In another glimpse of her public image, she was seen briefly guest-starring as the beautiful dimwit Heather Biblow on The Nanny, starring Fran Drescher.
“I had to make a run for it with the pieces that were left, but I’m not the damsel in distress,” Pamela said in voiceover. “I put myself in crazy situations and survived.”
Images danced on the screen of Pamela’s various wacky professional ventures, including what appeared to be one of her practices for Celebrity Boxing.
He also underwent a Comedy Central Roast and was cast in Chicago on Broadway, whose concerts appear briefly in the trailer.
Remember when: A video snippet was played in which Ruby Wax asked her, ‘Did you want to be a serious actress?’ and Pamela replied: ‘I’m a serious actress!’ causing a laugh
Unforgettable: In another glimpse of her public image, she was briefly seen playing her guest role as the beautiful dimwit Heather Biblow on The Nanny, starring Fran Drescher
By the way: The Netflix documentary is scheduled to premiere on the same day as her tell-all memoir Love, Pamela, published by Harper Collins and Dey Street Books.
Pamela, who in recent years has been known for her friendship with Julian Assange, is also seen being interviewed by Jay Leno on late-night television.
The heavily married pinup, who has racked up six failed marriages in a span of five ex-husbands, also sheds some light on her checkered love life.
“Some men think, ‘Oh, she’s a Playboy thing, or the sexual person,’ and they hate you for being something else,” she said of a montage of her women’s magazine covers.
In another telling flash of footage, Pamela is seen telling Piers Morgan on television about her love life: “One man can’t do it all.”
In front of what appears to be a rehearsal recording for Chicago, Pamela says, “You’ve got to be brave, and you’ve got to use what you’ve got.”
As the trailer for her upcoming documentary nears the end, Pamela wonders aloud, ‘Why can’t we be the heroes of our own life story?’
Near the end of the trailer, she quips in a confessional: “Maybe I do all the interviews in the nude.” There is no mystery here!
Her next documentary may be Pamela’s attempt to regain control of her image after her performance in Pam And Tommy.
A entertainment tonight The source claimed that Pam And Tommy “has been very painful for Pamela Anderson and anyone who loves her.” It’s shocking that this series is allowed to happen without her approval.
The source said Pamela “feels so violated to this day” by the stolen sex tape and said the show “brings back to her a very painful moment.”
Pamela’s friend Courtney Love slammed the show as “vile” and “outrageous”, writing on social media: “My heart goes out to Pammy further causing her complex trauma.”
She spared a few choice words for the show’s leading lady, adding: “And shame on Lily James, whoever she is.”
Meanwhile, Pamela said her turn in Chicago “feels like one step closer to taking my power back and really taking it back.”
The swimsuit icon added: ‘It’s very empowering. And he feels that I am being supported. They are supporting me, that is a new feeling for me. I don’t want to let anyone down, but I don’t want to let myself down either.