Pamela Anderson says she's embracing aging: 'I can't wait to see myself old'

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By Kim Novak

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Pamela Anderson has revealed she is embracing getting older and can't wait to see what she will look like as she ages.

The Playboy model, 55, has spoken out about her thoughts on aging in a new interview, after releasing a tell-all memoir and Netflix documentary.

In her book - Love, Pamela - and her documentary, Pamela, A Love Story, the former Baywatch actress opened up on all aspects of her life, from sexual abuse as a child to her marriages and dalliances with several famous faces.

Anderson may have found fame for being a blonde bombshell with killer curves, but she is looking forward to seeing herself change as the decades pass.

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Pamela Anderson hasn't let working in an image-driven industry stop her from embracing aging. Credit: Album / Alamy

She told Dax Shepard and Monica Padman on their podcast, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, that she is not scared of the aging process, despite having worked in such image-focused industries.

She explained: "I never felt like I was any kind of great beauty, ever, no. Just a little funny-looking. I can't wait to see myself old.

"I always said I'd recognize myself when I was old in the mirror. I want to let my hair go kind of natural gray, put my little straw hat on, don't wear makeup. I mean, that's my comfortable kind of state."

Anderson admitted that her outlook on getting older is a rare one in Hollywood, adding: "A lot of women, I think, that kind of are these classic beauties have a really hard time with aging.

"I always felt a little funny looking, so I don't think it's as hard for me, and I don't want to chase that, and I don't want to do all the crazy s**t to myself."

Throughout her career, Anderson was open about having had plastic surgery and was often asked about her breast implants, which she detailed in her documentary.

She also addressed people telling her she was "too pretty" to wear make-up when she was younger, and now people expect her to wear it, it surprises them when she doesn't.

"When I was wearing makeup before, everyone told me not to wear makeup. Now I'm old, and now I just want to kind of let it happen," the Barb Wire star explained.

Anderson's new memoir and documentary come after the release of Hulu's series Pam and Tommy, which detailed her and former husband Tommy Lee's sex tape being stolen.

The actress was vocal about her disappointment that such a traumatic period in her life was being used as entertainment and has vowed never to watch it.

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Pamela, A Love Story gave a no-holds-barred look at her life. Credit: Entertainment Pictures / Alamy

She revealed to People why she had chosen to tell her own story in her own words now, explaining: "It's just one girl's story of how I made it through: a small-town girl going to Los Angeles and just going through all the wild and crazy adventures I did and then circling back and going home.

"I had no idea how much anger I had inside, or how therapeutic it was going to be for not just me, but for people around me, like my mother.

"It's been a healing process. I'm so happy to share it and hopefully people will be inspired."

Featured image credit: Sipa US / Alamy

Pamela Anderson says she's embracing aging: 'I can't wait to see myself old'

vt-author-image

By Kim Novak

Article saved!Article saved!

Pamela Anderson has revealed she is embracing getting older and can't wait to see what she will look like as she ages.

The Playboy model, 55, has spoken out about her thoughts on aging in a new interview, after releasing a tell-all memoir and Netflix documentary.

In her book - Love, Pamela - and her documentary, Pamela, A Love Story, the former Baywatch actress opened up on all aspects of her life, from sexual abuse as a child to her marriages and dalliances with several famous faces.

Anderson may have found fame for being a blonde bombshell with killer curves, but she is looking forward to seeing herself change as the decades pass.

wp-image-1263192543 size-full
Pamela Anderson hasn't let working in an image-driven industry stop her from embracing aging. Credit: Album / Alamy

She told Dax Shepard and Monica Padman on their podcast, Armchair Expert with Dax Shepard, that she is not scared of the aging process, despite having worked in such image-focused industries.

She explained: "I never felt like I was any kind of great beauty, ever, no. Just a little funny-looking. I can't wait to see myself old.

"I always said I'd recognize myself when I was old in the mirror. I want to let my hair go kind of natural gray, put my little straw hat on, don't wear makeup. I mean, that's my comfortable kind of state."

Anderson admitted that her outlook on getting older is a rare one in Hollywood, adding: "A lot of women, I think, that kind of are these classic beauties have a really hard time with aging.

"I always felt a little funny looking, so I don't think it's as hard for me, and I don't want to chase that, and I don't want to do all the crazy s**t to myself."

Throughout her career, Anderson was open about having had plastic surgery and was often asked about her breast implants, which she detailed in her documentary.

She also addressed people telling her she was "too pretty" to wear make-up when she was younger, and now people expect her to wear it, it surprises them when she doesn't.

"When I was wearing makeup before, everyone told me not to wear makeup. Now I'm old, and now I just want to kind of let it happen," the Barb Wire star explained.

Anderson's new memoir and documentary come after the release of Hulu's series Pam and Tommy, which detailed her and former husband Tommy Lee's sex tape being stolen.

The actress was vocal about her disappointment that such a traumatic period in her life was being used as entertainment and has vowed never to watch it.

wp-image-1263192544 size-full
Pamela, A Love Story gave a no-holds-barred look at her life. Credit: Entertainment Pictures / Alamy

She revealed to People why she had chosen to tell her own story in her own words now, explaining: "It's just one girl's story of how I made it through: a small-town girl going to Los Angeles and just going through all the wild and crazy adventures I did and then circling back and going home.

"I had no idea how much anger I had inside, or how therapeutic it was going to be for not just me, but for people around me, like my mother.

"It's been a healing process. I'm so happy to share it and hopefully people will be inspired."

Featured image credit: Sipa US / Alamy