Pamela Anderson has revealed that her ‘loving’ parents had ‘tried to keep her safe’ despite horrific hardships including rape at the age of 12.
The actress, 57, opened up in an interview about her turbulent relationship with her father Barry and mother Carol The Sunday Times Style Magazine.
Pamela had previously revealed in 2014 that she had been abused as a child, raped at the age of 12 and gang-raped just years later, shocking guests with the revelation during a speech at the Cannes Film Festival.
The Baywatch star told the publication that her ordeal happened “despite loving parents, who tried to protect her.”
When attending the launch of the Pamela Anderson Foundation ten years ago, Pamela described the horrific trials she endured during her childhood.
Pamela Anderson has revealed that her ‘loving’ parents had ‘tried to keep her safe’ despite being raped at the age of 12 (pictured at a BAFTA screening for The Last Showgirl on Monday)
‘I didn’t have an easy childhood. Despite loving parents, I was molested by a female babysitter from the age of six,” she said.
‘I went to a friend of a friend’s house and his older brother decided to teach me backgammon, which led to a back massage, which led to rape. My first heterosexual experience.
“He was 25 years old and I was 12.”
The Playboy cover girl then added that a high school boyfriend “decided it would be funny to rape me with six friends.” I wanted to get off this earth.’
Last month, Pamela also reflected on her parents’ tumultuous relationship, admitting to Glamor that there were times when she hoped her mother would leave her father.
“Well, I know my parents, my father was a terrible drinker, and my mother figured out a way… And I blamed her too, because why did she stay in this kind of relationship?” Anderson recalled.
‘There were many times when I didn’t want her to stay in it. But they solved it. They are madly in love.’
“And I just accepted that their relationship is their own; it’s none of my business. And I love my father. My father is such an interesting person. He is in Mensa, the Finnish family. He’s very poetic…’
The actress opened up about her turbulent relationship with her father Barry and mother Carol, after previously saying there were times when she wished they would split up.
Pamela had previously revealed in 2014 that she had been abused as a child, raped at the age of 12 and gang-raped just a few years later
In her 2023 Netflix documentary, Pamela said she was raped when she was just 12 years old.
She explained that at the time she was going to an apartment owned by a man her boyfriend was in love with.
The friend went upstairs with the owner and she stayed downstairs with his friend, who was 25.
They played Backgammon, and then he told her she looked like she needed a massage, and raped her. She didn’t tell anyone.
She told the documentary: ‘I was so ashamed of what had happened. I felt like it was my fault. My mother always cried for my father, and I couldn’t bear to hurt her anymore. I didn’t tell her or anyone.”
Just days later, Pamela’s mother Carol opened up about her devastation over the star’s claims.
Carol told MailOnline exclusively: ‘This whole thing is a complete shock. This is a terrible, dramatic thing that happened to Pamela and if she experienced it all alone, it is terrible.
‘I’m a bit numb about it, I sat there with my mouth open when I found out. My husband Barry and I always felt like we were always there for the kids, so it’s devastating to hear this now.”
Carol said she knew nothing about the speech in France until she received an email from her afterwards telling her what she had said. She hasn’t spoken to her on the phone or in person since the explosives claims.
“It was as much of a shock to me as it was to anyone, especially if you think you have a good relationship with the kids,” Carol said.
“My son Gerry, God, he cried for four hours, I’ve never seen him cry like that because it makes you feel like you haven’t done your job to protect Pamela.
“Pamela wrote in the email, ‘Mom, don’t take this personally, I love you so much and we get our strength and our work habits from you,’ she just felt she wanted to get it off her heart.
“It must have been a lot, especially at her age.”
Carol had worked as a waitress at the Hideaway Restaurant in Chemainus, British Columbia when her children were growing up, while father Barry, 68, worked at Crofton Pulp Mill, a local paper mill on Vancouver Island.
Carol said they did their best to raise their children in a loving and safe environment.
“Pam and I were very close at the time, I worked days so I was home with her and her brother Gerry every evening,” she said. ‘If she was sexually abused by a babysitter between the ages of six and 10, it is very difficult to bear.
“I was talking to my son about it and he said, ‘Mom, everyone had to get a babysitter, right?’ I can’t remember who the babysitter Pam was talking about was because there were so many.
“My husband used to tease me because I fired them all the time, they didn’t feed the kids properly, they didn’t dress them properly, I was always so picky. You leave them with your prized possessions, but if you are a working family, you need a babysitter.”
She said: ‘I can’t believe she didn’t tell me at the time, she wasn’t a shy child, it’s heartbreaking.
“We were working all the time and those two (Pam and Gerry) were like ‘Mutt and Jeff’ (the cartoon characters), they looked after each other.
‘Gerry was four years younger than her, but he is so shocked that he tries to remember everything about the babysitter and the time when Pamela was raped at the age of 12.’
Carol said that not only was she busy with work, but she also battled ovarian cancer when her children were young.
“It was a difficult time, the doctor didn’t think I would stay in this world for long,” she said.
“I had that in my mind and Barry and I were working. We were a normal family and lived a normal life, you have to do what you can do.”
Pamela, who famously went makeup-free during Paris Fashion Week late last year, is promoting her role in the drama film The Last Showgirl, in which she stars as the titular performer who must make new plans after her show abruptly ends. .
Pamela received a standing ovation and thunderous applause when she took the stage earlier this week.
“I’ve been preparing for this movie my whole life,” she joked per Variety.
‘I’ve never had such a strong feeling about anything [as this film]. It was: do it, be it, and I did it.”
Last month, Pamela reflected on her parents’ tumultuous relationship and admitted there were times when she hoped her mother would leave her father.
According to the film’s synopsis, Pamela’s character struggles with what to do after the conclusion of her show and tries to repair a strained relationship with her daughter, after years of focusing primarily on her showgirl family.
Meanwhile, Coppola talked about her new film Term“I’ve always wanted to make a movie in Vegas.”
“I am so proud of our cast and crew, especially Pamela. I can’t wait to share her bold and heartfelt performance!’
The film was produced by Robert Schwartzman and Natalie Farrey.
“Dream project, dream cast,” Schwartzman told the outlet.