Summary
- Pamela Anderson is an iconic Playboy legend, having graced the magazine cover 14 times and becoming a sex symbol in Hollywood.
- Despite setbacks in her career, Anderson is still passionate about acting, appearing in various film and TV projects, including Baywatch and recent works such as Alone at Night and Pamela's Garden of Eden.
- Anderson is not just an actress but also an author, writing her own book titled Love, Pamela. She is also involved in activism and runs The Pamela Anderson Foundation to support human, animal, and environmental rights.
The name Pamela Anderson evokes various emotions and reactions from different people. The blonde bombshell was the object of fantasies for some and the inspiration for several who spent thousands on plastic surgery to look like her.
In the '90s, Anderson embodied sexiness worldwide, but despite this, she was notable for being at the center of several controversies. From a turbulent love life to an unlikely twosome, a series of banned ads, and the infamous sex tape scandal that launched the internet, Pamela's life has been nothing short of adventurous.
In 2022, Hulu's Tom and Pammy reawakened issues Anderson had left for dead, reviving public interest in the celebrity. Consequently, there were questions about the actress's whereabouts and current activities. Let's get up to speed with what Pamela Anderson is doing now.
Updated August 2023: Pamela Anderson has been an icon for decades. While she was living a quiet life in Vancouver, Anderson's past was thrust back into the spotlight when a miniseries about her sex tape with her then-husband, Tommy Lee was released.
Instead of ignoring the issue, Anderson took matters into her own hands and released both a documentary and an autobiography to set the rumors in her life straight. As a result of this, fans got to see Anderson in a light they may never have before and perhaps, even empathized with her for the first time, understanding the emotions she dealt with when the tape was released.
Since the documentary was released, Anderson has been approached to start a show on the Food Network Canada. Many are speculating that this could be a relaunch of Anderson's career and if all works according to plan, she may be able to start a whole lifestyle brand a la that of Martha Stewart.
10 Pamela Anderson Is A Playboy Legend
Anderson is synonymous with the Playboy brand. She graced the magazine cover for many years, and attended all the parties, eventually cementing her place as a sex symbol in Hollywood. Anderson's career as a Playboy model began in 1989, just as she started to gain popularity. In 2011, Pamela made Playboy history when she graced the magazine cover for the 13th time, more times than anyone else.
In all, she modeled for Playboy 14 times, notably as the last model to pose nude for the magazine.
9 Pamela Anderson Is Still Acting
Anderson catapulted to fame with the 1992 TV series Baywatch where she played C.J. Parker. The alluring lifeguard captured hearts worldwide and was looking forward to a promising career until a publicized sex tape with then-husband Tommy Lee affected her career.
However, Pamela didn't give up on her passion for acting. In 2022, the Baywatch star featured in big and small screen projects, including Alone at Night and Pamela's Garden of Eden.
8 Pamela Anderson Is A 'Dancing With The Stars' Competitor
Anderson has never been one to shy away from challenges. In 2018, she joined Dancing With the Stars for a third time in France after failing to win her first two appearances on the US version of the show.
Anderson first appeared on DWTS in 2010 and managed to stay in the competition for seven weeks before getting eliminated. In her second appearance in 2012, Anderson had an abysmal outing as she was the first celebrity dancer booted off DWTS: All-Stars.
7 Pamela Anderson Recently Went Through A Divorce
Anderson has not recorded much success in her love life. The Baywatch star has been married five times, her longest being her three years marriage to Lee.
The model's last marriage to her bodyguard Dan Hayhurst in December 2020 lasted 13 months before it nosedived. The pair jointly weathered the storm during the pandemic, but their efforts were not strong enough, as Anderson filed for divorce in January 2022.
6 Pamela Anderson Is An Author
Anderson's attempt to own her story and control the narrative led her to write a book titled Love, Pamela. The Barb Wire star credits her sons Brandon Lee and Dylan Lee, whom she took a different approach to motherhood with that did not ban temptations, for encouraging her to tell her story and write the book. The actress claims to have written the entire book herself, a feat she confesses was as exhilarating as it was stressful.
5 Pamela Anderson Is Getting Her Own Food Network Series
Given her love of cooking plant-based meals that are delicious and healthy, Anderson was approached to have her own series on Food Network Canada.
The series has yet to be titled, and the only release information is that it will air in 2024. But the meals are to be "ideal for all types of occasions." As such, the hope is that a whole new audience will be introduced to plant-based cooking and try to incorporate the lifestyle, at least partially, into their daily lives.
4 Pamela Anderson Permanently Relocated To Canada
In 2021, the mother of two said her goodbyes to the United States, where she had made a name for herself for over three decades. Anderson sold her $11.8 Malibu home and permanently relocated to her grandmother's ranch in Vancouver, Canada.
As to the real reason Anderson moved to Canada, the embattled media personality revealed that she yearned for her roots and wanted to settle with her then-husband Hayhurst there.
3 Pamela Anderson Is Involved In Activism
Anderson is more than a pretty face. She is also greatly admired for fighting for the causes she believes in.
Years into her career, the Canadian native founded The Pamela Anderson Foundation to support human, animal, and environmental rights. Besides her foundation, the animal rights activist has supported other foundations, including PETA, Waves of Water, Cool Earth, and The Gentle Barn, among others.
2 Pamela Anderson Is Back On Social Media
In January 2021, Anderson announced that she was quitting social media. In what she called her last post on Instagram, the renowned model stated brain control as her reason for abandoning social media.
However, less than two years after her last post, Anderson made a U-turn with a post on Instagram to announce her partnership with Netflix.
1 Pamela Anderson Is Finally Telling Her Story
Anderson's outspoken and brave personality has not lessened with age. After years of living with an image created by tabloids, the TV personality has taken on the challenge of telling her story.
The result, a documentary in partnership with Netflix, is the model's response to Hulu's Tom and Pammy. A miniseries which she refused to acknowledge when it was released or any time after that. The documentary Pamela, A Love Story, premiered in January 2023 and showed Anderson in a light like never seen her before.
