See Pamela Anderson Wearing Only Half A Dress To Celebrate Turning 55

To celebrate her birthday, Pamela Anderson posted a series of sexy pics to Instagram.

By Lyndon Nicholas | Updated

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Aging is part of the human condition, and many actors like Drew Barrymore and George Clooney have been outspoken about embracing it. Now, popular supermodel Pamela Anderson is another actress sharing her looks and the natural progression of time. In an Instagram post from February, 55-year-old Baywatch actress Pamela Anderson shared a set of vulnerable images taken from a shoot for Women’s Wear Daily.

Pamela Anderson‘s Instagram post was coupled with a caption that begins, “I’d rather show my freckles,” and “It’s fun getting old.” Later in the caption, she relishes: “I’m happy with who I am right now,” and “grateful for all of the love.” The 55-year-old actress shot the vulnerable set of images for Women’s Wear Daily, for which she appeared on the magazine’s February 9 digital cover. 

The first image is a full-body side-angle image of Pamela Anderson in a flowing grey dress that extends well past her feet. It features a dynamic design, with a cut-out portion from the actress’s ribs that extends all the way down to the side of her thigh and waist. She is in front of an ombre backdrop that fades from a vivid dark sky blue to a muted grey, and the image looks as if oil-painted.

Some of the other images include Pamela Anderson sprawled on the floor in a muted yellow dress with silver-white fringes, hair blowing in the wind. Another shows the actress in presumably the same dress as the first image, except this time, she is staring off contemplatively into the distance while seated atop an antique armchair. The final is a simple close-up headshot that showcases the actress’s face without makeup, revealing her striking blue eyes and usually-covered freckles adorning her cheeks.

Pamela Anderson is known for her glamor modeling work in Playboy, as well as her starring role in the television drama Baywatch. Her career was sparked when she appeared as the cover girl on Playboy magazine’s October 1989 issue before being chosen as Playmate of the Month in 1990, which catapulted her to wider notoriety within the modeling industry and Hollywood. Anderson then turned to acting, appearing on the ABC sitcom Home Improvement for two seasons before her bombshell breakout role as beach-running, lifesaving CJ on Baywatch from 1992 to 1997.

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Tim Allen, Pamela Anderson, and Richard Karn in Home Improvement

Outside of her role on Baywatch, Pamela Anderson has appeared on the series V.I.P., the Fox sitcom Stacked, and Pamela’s Cooking With Love, as well as films like Raw Justice, Scary Movie 3, Blonde and Blonder, and reprising her iconic role in the 2017 film version of Baywatch. She appeared in her own documentary series in 2008, which she also co-directed. Anderson has come out and used her celebrity to support a number of causes, including animal rights, survivors of sexual violence, and environmental activism. 

Pamela Anderson has recently been involved in headlines for her portrayal by actress Lily James in the 2022 miniseries Pam & Tommy. The series chronicles parts of her marriage to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee, her first of six husbands, and the story of their leaked sex tape. The two notoriously eloped after knowing each other for only four days. 

Despite her reported discomfort with the series about her personal life, Pamela Anderson is growing into a new stage in life and a new public persona. If the photo and the caption are any indications, Anderson is embracing the aging process and herself as she becomes more comfortable in her skin.