Pamela Anderson reveals she’d ‘rather be raw’ than polished in vulnerable new interview
Canadian actress, author and icon Pamela Anderson admitted that at 57, she’s still trying to figure out who she is “in real life.”
After spending the past three decades in the spotlight playing fictional characters like Casey Jean “CJ” Parker in Baywatch and Barb in the 1996 dystopian sci-fi action film Barb Wire, the icon, which many still consider is seen as the archetypal blonde bombshell, about her current journey of self-discovery.
The mother of two explained that the trial was her “toughest work in recent years.”
When Glamor directly asked who ‘Pamela Denise Anderson is sitting here’ today, Anderson confessed that she ‘played roles’ on ‘a very young child’
‘I had such a strong imagination. And it’s exactly what I did. “I didn’t know this was a career,” she said. “And when I moved here [to the USA from her native Canada] and then Playboy… or being married to Tommy [Lee]or whatever it was…I always wanted to be as good as I could at that.”
Canadian actress, author and icon Pamela Anderson admitted that at 57, she’s still trying to figure out who she is ‘in real life’
Now the performer says she is determined to stay ‘alone’ and identify what she likes, without anyone else’s opinion.
Moreover, she is no longer afraid to express her opinion and be vulnerable about her past.
While reflecting on Hulu’s 2022 series Pam & Tommy, based on her and Tommy Lee’s leaked sex tape, Anderson said it hit her “harder” than she “even thought.”
“It made me so sick to even think about it again when it came out, the Hulu thing. It really felt like another kick in the stomach that people might find that entertaining,” she explained.
Meanwhile, she said she lost her husband, “sanity” and career during that period in her life.
“I didn’t realize it at the time,” she said. ‘It feels post-traumatic, and then you just start acting out. And I knew a lot of things were happening [to me] that I could have handled it differently…. In this world, how you manage your career is very important. And I was just living the Wild West.”
After feeling her reputation had been irrevocably tarnished, she agreed to appear on a number of reality shows such as Big Brother and Dancing on Ice.
During that time, she said she “tried to laugh” in pain.
After spending the past three decades in the spotlight playing fictional characters like Casey Jean “CJ” Parker in Baywatch and Barb in the 1996 dystopian sci-fi action film Barb Wire, the icon, which many still consider is seen as the archetypal blonde bombshell, about her current journey of self-discovery
The mother of two explained that the process was her “hardest work in recent years.”
“I think that’s how we learned to deal with it,” she explained.
But the fact that she became tabloid fodder for much of the 1990s and the butt of many late-night jokes undoubtedly influenced her.
“Even when I hear my name, I don’t like it. I have a negative connotation with it,” she said. ‘I almost still have a stereotype of myself. And so it’s been a lot of hard work to get rid of that, because I’m a woman.”
“I’m a Halloween costume everywhere you look,” she said. “This is how people see me…” It’s not like I just came to LA and decided to play a character. I was at these shows…everything was photographed. So I just kind of played with it.”
As she tries to discover herself, Anderson no longer hides behind makeup.
When asked directly who “Pamela Denise Anderson is sitting here today,” Anderson confessed that she started playing roles “all her life” – even “as a very young child.”
Now the artist says she’s determined to stay ‘alone’ and decide what she likes and wants to do with her time
“I just did it and played with it,” she said. “I have nothing against makeup, but I felt like it just looked better on me in my twenties than it does now.”
“You come to a crossroads in your 50s, and you say, ‘Am I going to chase the youth? Am I going to be miserable? Or am I going to accept myself?'” the actress noted of her mindset. . “And it’s a practice. And it’s hard to say you’re trying to do all this when you’re still busy with the red carpet and magazine covers with makeup on them.”
Ultimately, she told readers, “I think instead of trying to be such a polished person, I would rather be raw.” One eye is smaller than the other, my nose is crooked, my lips are strange. Everyone is weird. Everyone has imperfections.’
‘It’s important, wherever you are on your beauty journey, to accept yourself for who you are. And right now I’m having a big moment of accepting the scars that I have or imperfections,” she said of going au naturel in public and during photo shoots.
She went on to say that she is “definitely much happier now” than she was 10 years ago.
Anderson also credited her sons, Brandon Thomas Lee and Dylan Jagger Lee, whom she shares with Lee, with giving her strength.
“Even when I hear my name, I don’t like it. I have a negative connotation with it,” she said. ‘I almost still have a stereotype of myself. And so it’s been hard work to get rid of that, because I’m a woman’ (seen in 2008)
“What saved my life – and you never want to do this to your children – was my boys. Because without my boys, I couldn’t have been as strong as I am,” she said. ‘I had to be strong for my boys. And I also had to leave Tommy for my boys.”
Anderson also talked about the upcoming 2024 U.S. presidential election and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
‘It’s scary. No, it’s very scary,” she said. “I wouldn’t say I’m a Republican or a Democrat. I don’t know what I am. Apparently more Democrat than Republican. But I think that unfortunately there is still so much that is beyond our control. All you have to do is vote.’
Anderson emphasized that she “doesn’t want a sexual predator in the White House.”
On Tuesday, Anderson received the coveted Glamor Impact Award; Seen above in the winners room at the Glamor Women Of The Year Awards
‘I have a very strong feeling about that. And that should be it… that’s my red line,” she said of the possibility of Donald Trump being elected to a second term.
On Tuesday, Anderson received the coveted Glamor Impact Award.
Glamour’s Women of the Year Awards honors the activists and record breakers leading the way for women’s equality.
Elsewhere at the ceremony, Jodie Turner-Smith was presented with the Trailblazer trophy by friend and fellow actor Naomie Harris, 48.
Serena Williams (seen above) is the global cover star of Glamour’s Women of the Year
Katherine Ryan also accepted the Feminist Hero award.
Keely Hodgkinson received the Sporting Hero award, while former Love Island star Cally Jane Beech was named Activist of the Year.
Former Love Island star Cally Jane Beech was named Activist of the Year.
Past winners include Kim Cattrall, Naomi Campbell and Victoria Beckham.