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There are very few out there who won’t recognize the name Pamela Anderson.
A model and actress, Anderson has been making big wavessince her career began in 1989.
She has bared it all, fromher covers forPlayboyto heropenness in discussing her life and relationships during interviews.
So let’s take step back and look at the stunning transformation of Pamela Anderson over the years.
She described the foundation as “dedicated to human, animal and environmental rights.”
It was this night that Anderson opened up about her troubled past.
Anderson said at the event, “I did not have an easy childhood…
Despite loving parents, I was molested from age 6 to 10 by my female babysitter.”
He was 25 years old, I was 12."
But even with such a difficult childhood, Anderson stayed strong.
She shared a quote from her mother at the event that evening.
“Sometimes when you smile, it’s not because you’re happy…
It’s because you’re strong.”
It was strength that helped Anderson move on from this time and make a name for herself.
You probably don’t think of aPlayboymodel.
The beginning of Baywatch
Speaking ofBaywatch,Anderson toldElleshe didn’t really audition for that either.
“They were just like, ‘Are you Pamela Anderson?
You have the job.'”
I thought, nobody’s perfect and imperfections are sexy.
I never thought I was a great-looking person or a great-looking woman."
Despite her confidence, makeup wasn’t something she wanted to give up.
The then-25-year-old told them she agreed, but had other plans.
and I’d say, ‘No I’m not!"
We won’t spoil it for you.
Anderson and Lee went to court to stop it.
Anderson said in the same interview that she’s never even seen the tape.
It went so far that Lee wasarrested for assaulting Anderson.
But even through the bad times, Anderson wanted the relationship to work.
She told the magazine that her mother blamed herself for Anderson’s relationship.
“She didn’t want me to put up with things that she put up with.
…But that’s kind of what we do, don’t we?
They’re a model.
And then I went too far.”
For some reason I’ve been provided for.
I always tell my kids the universe validates good decisions.
If you are doing your part, you’ll be okay.
But you do have to do as much as you might every day."
She bounced back with V.I.P.
The show ran from 1998-2002 and Anderson found herself nowfront and center of each of those episodes.
And he’s like, ‘you’re able to’t.
This is what you’re going to die from."
She said, “This wash came over my body.
And then the doctor says, ‘Do you know how you got it?’
And he said, ‘Your husband never told you he had it?’
It kind of threw me for a while.
Obviously, his ego was more important than my life.”
It, too, only lasted a single season.
She followed it up with thesequelStar Struckin 2005, which she admitted waspartially inspiredby her marriage to Tommy Lee.
She married Kid Rock
Another very well-known relationship in Anderson’s life was with Kid Rock.
They were on and off for many years, until they married and subsequently divorced in 2006.
I didn’t know what I was doing.
I just kind of became that thing.
The hair, that rock-star kind of lifestyle, just living a dream.
It kind of took over.
It started out very innocent, and then I turned into a cartoon character.
And I started to feel like a cartoon character."
I don’t really want to get into all that."
I don’t want any more wild and crazy.
I don’t want any more silly.
I want something real."
But in 2013, Anderson told Ellen DeGeneres (viaE!)
that she and Salomon were friends with benefits.
Then sheremarried Salomon in 2014, only todivorce him in 2015.
Dancing is really great.
I like to use my body."
In June 2019, Anderson returned to reality TV, but this time in a supporting role.
Putting the focus on causes she believes in
For years, Anderson has been awell-known animal activist.
As shedescribed toContributor, “Activism is sexy.
…Having a meaningful sensual life means caring for others.
People think sometimes, ‘Oh, you’ve reinvented yourself.’
I’m the same little girl I was with my cat that walks sideways and taking in misfit animals.
I’ve always loved animals.
I had an affinity with them from a very early age.
Now I’m the chair of the board of directors at Sea Shepherd.
I’m on the board of directors forPETAand I’m on the Russian council ofIFAW.
They’re really big parts of my life.”
No matter the cause, Anderson says she doesn’t do any of it for the fame.
So when she had her breast implants removed in 1999, it was a big deal.
Still, Anderson wasn’t quite satisfied.
She had her breasts augmented again, but this time in a smaller cup size.
She continues to work passionately with causes and organizations she cares about.
She has also taken on new roles in film and television that show a new side to her.
But it was fun to play a really dramatic character."
She then talked about her next steps in life, saying “What’s your purpose now?
You become distant from everybody.
You’re searching for answers.”
She continued, “He is a hero.
Ultimately, Ecuador revoked Assange’s asylum and he was dramatically arrested in;April 2019.
He was sentenced to jail in Belmarsh prison in southeast London.
She alsocompleted the 2013 ING New York City Marathonwhile fundraising for Sean Penn’s J/P Haitian Relief Organization.
To say that’s a change from her Goldschlager days would be an understatement.
“I actually like aging,” AndersontoldWmagazinein a separate interview back in 2016.
“Getting older isn’t the end.
I know I have so much to look forward to.”
Say what you will, but the 14-timePlayboymodel has certainly still got it.
Who is Pamela Anderson?
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