Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson has made a career out of flaunting her ample assets. She’s been on the cover of many popular men’s magazines, she’s starred in some risqué feature films as well as some gratuitous home videos, and the actress/model has even written a few books.

She even had a hit series made all about maybe the most embarrassing moment in her life. With all her notoriety, why haven’t we seen her lately?

PAMELA ANDERSON IS NOW ON BROADWAY IN CHICAGO

Well, those are words you probably thought you’d never see together – Pamela Anderson and Broadway. To do you one more, how about Pamela Anderson as foxy Roxie Hart in the newest rendition of Chicago? What? Did we even know Pamela Anderson could sing, much less dance?

We do know Pamela Anderson has no problem being on the big screen or the small screen or even a supposedly secret video camera. But on a stage, live in front of a full house, singing, and dancing? Is this the Baywatch multiverse? Apparently not and Pamela Anderson not only can sing and dance, but she can REALLY sing and dance.

In April of this year, Pamela Anderson began an eight-week run as Roxie Hart, the heart and soul of the musical Chicago. Her character is a 1920s adulteress who ends up being a tabloid darling arguing self-defense after murdering her lover. And it happens to be the perfect role for Anderson to portray, well, except for that singing and dancing thing. Somehow, though, on Anderson’s way to the big stage, she found her voice and her legs.

Chicago has been around since 1975 when Gwen Verdon first played Roxie Hart and one of her famous replacements was Liza Minnelli. But the musical didn’t truly take off and only ran for two years.

It wasn’t until almost 20 years later when it was revised and has been a Broadway staple since then. In those 20 years, there have been a number of notable actresses to play Roxie including Christie Brinkley, Kara DioGuardi, Sandy Duncan, Robin Givens, Melanie Griffith, Bebe Neuwirth, Lisa Rinna, Brooke Shields, Ashlee Simpson, Michelle Williams, and Rumer Willis. Now we can add Pamela Anderson to the mix.

Did she pull it off? Well, according to the New York Post’s Johnny Oleksinski, Pamela Anderson “moves confidently, carries a tune and, you know, all that jazz.”

She not only can do that but she is funny. She grabbed a number of big laughs (for all the right reasons) as well as a number of standing ovations, especially for the big number, “Hot Honey Rag.” This number comes at the end of the second act and would be the test of all tests for the 55-year-old Baywatch (and Tommy Lee) beauty for the very physical dance ends with a cartwheel.

Could she actually do it? Would she? Oh, she did famously and with that, she earned one more loud standing ovation. Yes, that Pamela Anderson.

PAMELA ANDERSON DOING OTHER COMEDY AND HORROR NEXT

Pamela Anderson had stepped away from the Hollywood for a few years. Her last feature was the 2018 French “comedy” City Hunter aka Nicky Larson et le parfum de Cupidon. Also in 2018, Anderson published her third novel, this one titled Lust for Love: Rekindling Intimacy and Passion in Your Relationship with co-author Shmuley Boteach as they take pornography to task.

Pamela Anderson does not appear to be done in Hollywood as she has one project lined up, the horror film 18 & Over.

PAMELA ANDERSON ABUSED BY A BABYSITTER FROM AGE 6 – 10

One doesn’t need to be a psychiatrist to understand how Pamela Anderson’s childhood may have shaped not only her career, but her personal life as well, and in 2014, Anderson came clean.

Calling her parents “loving” and “trying to keep me safe,” Anderson nevertheless was not. She was speaking at the launch of her Pamela Anderson Foundation in Cannes, France when she opened up about her brutal childhood.

From ages six to 10, Anderson claims she was sexually molested by her female babysitter. Those four years were just a prelude as to what would follow – the 12-year-old Anderson being raped by a 25-year-old man.

The horror for a young Pamela Anderson didn’t stop there, not even close. While in the ninth grade, “My first boyfriend in grade nine decided it would be funny to gang rape me (with six of his friends),” Anderson added via NBC News.

Why she took so long to come forward with all the abuse she suffered is not to be judged. Abuse victims must deal with their pain and trauma as they see fit. “Needless to say, I had a hard time trusting humans — I just wanted off this earth,” Pamela Anderson remarked at the time. “I wasn’t sure why I was alive.”

To Pamela Anderson’s credit and despite the sexual abuse horrors she faced, she was able to get through and thrive.

PAMELA ANDERSON STARRED ON HOME IMPROVEMENT

Pamela Anderson made her move to Hollywood at the beginning of the ‘90s. Her first few roles revolved around TV series such as Charles in Charge, Married People, Top of the Heap, and Married…with Children. Her early claim to fame, though, was on the Tim Allen-led sitcom Home Improvement where Anderson appeared as the Tool Time Girl, Lisa.

For the sitcom’s first three seasons, Anderson held a recurring role, appearing in 22 episodes. She would return for one more episode in 1997.

BAYWATCH HAS PAMELA ANDERSON PLAYING CJ PARKER

While Pamela Anderson was gaining recognition on Home Improvement, she was looking for more permanent work. She found it when series executive producer and star David Hasselhoff offered her the role of CJ Parker on Baywatch. Anderson immediately took the role, which then became her full-time gig, causing her to give up her recurring role on Home Improvement.

The move was a blessing (or perhaps a curse for Anderson). She gained notoriety as one of the best blondes in Hollywood and held on to her role as Parker for five seasons, making her one of the longest-tenured stars of the series.

OOZING SEX APPEAL WITH PLAYBOY AND MOVIES

For the bulk of Pamela Anderson’s career, sex and sex appeal have been at the forefront. Before Anderson’s Hollywood career took off, she appeared as the Playboy cover girl in the October 1989 issue. Playboy then chose Pamela Anderson as their Playmate of the Month for their February 1990 issue, where Anderson appeared in the centerfold picture.

Pamela Anderson’s Playboy career spans 22 years (and counting). She holds the record by appearing 11 times on the cover of Playboy.

Pamela Anderson continued to lean on her sex appeal to further her career, both on television and features. She took on the role of Barb Wire in a feature of the same name in 1996. The movie was meant to start a franchise and was based on the Dark Horse comic book series.

Unfortunately for Anderson, the film was a bomb right out of the gate. It was made for $9 million but brought home a paltry $3.8 at the box office. This failure didn’t stop Anderson from trying to move forward with her career.

PAMELA ANDERSON GETS A NEW SERIES CALLED V.I.P.

After her time on Baywatch ended, Pamela Anderson was in the market for another hit series. She actually found one on the series V.I.P. It followed Anderson as Vallery Irons, the figurehead of a bodyguard protection agency who knows nothing about the business. The comedy-action series ran for four successful seasons.

V.I.P. wouldn’t be the only series Pamela Anderson would be successful with. After her time on V.I.P., Anderson would be seen in Stripperella and after that, Stacked. All these series have one thing in common, Pamela Anderson showing off what made her famous – her body.

SAME OLD STORY FOR HER CAREER, STILL ABOUT SEX

Pamela Anderson’s career would continue to have that same look that brings up the old adage – if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.

Her time on screen still revolved around sex. Her time in magazines the same. She would be seen in Playboy again and again while also appearing nude in other magazines such as GQ and Stuff.

Anderson’s movie career was beginning to take on a B and C-movie status with titles like Blonde and Blonder, Superhero Movie, Costa Rican Summer, and Jackhammer. The only thing that could top this was the revolving door that she called marriage.

SHE’S BEEN MARRIED FIVE TIMES

Pamela Anderson and her husband Dan Hayhurst are divorcing after 1 year https://t.co/vsg0c4JgRr pic.twitter.com/iZ0bkjLjIi

— Page Six (@PageSix) January 21, 2022

In total, Pamela Anderson has been married five times, four of them notoriously so.

Her first marriage, perhaps her most famous, was to Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee. The pair tied the knot in 1995 after having only met four days prior. It was tumultuous from the start, though during their marriage, the couple did have two children.

The marriage was riddled with trouble, from Anderson contracting hepatitis C by sharing tattoo needles with Tommy Lee to Lee being arrested for spousal abuse and being sentenced to six months in L.A. County jail. Then, of course, there was their infamous sex tape.

The sex tape, which made its rounds after electrician Rand Gauthier stole it, was not the only time Pamela Anderson was caught privately with her pants down. Another tape, this one involving her with Poison lead singer Brett Michaels, also found its way to the mainstream audience.

Pamela Anderson’s second marriage was to another rocker, Robert J. Ritchie aka Kid Rock. This marriage would last a whole four months when the two announced their separation based on irreconcilable differences.

Pamela Anderson’s third and fourth marriage was actually to the same person – professional poker player Rick Salomon. They married the first time in October 2007, calling it quits in February 2008. They then took the plunge once again in early 2014 and by February 2015, they were once again divorced.

And now, stop us if you have heard this before – Pamela Anderson is getting divorced. The man Anderson once said this about – “It’s nice to be with, like, a real man who can actually change a light bulb.” – is no longer in her life. Dan Hayhurst was Anderson’s bodyguard before the two tied the knot in December 2020. But as their relationship moved on after the wedding, Pamela found out, according to one source via Page Six, that “Dan turned out to be a d–k to Pamela — he was unkind and unsupportive. After you spent two years living every second with someone, you get to know them better — and for worse. They got to know each other better, and in doing so, Pamela realized Dan is in fact not the one.”

Will the sixth time be the charm for Pamela Anderson? Come on, you know it’s going to happen. Let’s just hope all the video cameras and cell phones are put away when it does.

SHE ISN’T INTERESTED IN PAM & TOMMY

In early 2022, Pamela Anderson’s name started popping up a lot in the news, but not because of anything she did… or at least, not because of anything she did recently. Her name was understandably batted around in the lead-up to the heavily promoted Hulu mini-series Pam & Tommy about the leak of the infamous recording of Anderson having sex with her now ex-husband Tommy Lee. Sebastian Stan plays Lee in the series, while Anderson is portrayed by Lily James (Baby Driver). Pam & Tommy premiered on the streaming service in February 2022.

However Pamela Anderson feels about the miniseries now that it’s out, we know she didn’t give it her blessing. Shortly after the series’ premiere, Lily James revealed that after accepting the role, she reached out to Anderson for guidance. The former Baywatch star never got back to her.