Solène Delinger 3:21 p.m., February 02, 2023
In her documentary "Pamela, a love story", available on Netflix, Pamela Anderson looks back on the highlights of her life.
In her own words, the 1990s icon reclaims her story and admits to having been hurt several times in her life.
The 'Baywatch' actress recently suffered over the release of the 'Pam & Tommy' miniseries, which chronicles the theft of one of her intimate videos with her ex-boyfriend.
Pamela Anderson had not given her consent to the creators of the show.
Pamela Anderson is finally reclaiming her story.
In
Pamela, a love story , the
Baywatch
star looks
back at all the milestones in her life.
At home on Vancouver Island, Canada, the 1990s icon opens up with an open heart, cleansed, her pool blue eyes staring intently at the camera.
Pamela Anderson denounces the misogyny of the media
From the abuse she suffered as a child to her first covers in
Playboy
to her meteoric rise with
Baywatch
, Pamela Anderson does not evade any subject, denouncing in passing the inappropriate questions she has been asked throughout her career. career on his chest.
The star, erected as a sex symbol, objectified, has throughout her life had reason to be angry.
And, at 55, when she thought she had found some peace, away from the spotlight, Pamela was disturbed in her tranquility.
The star never agreed to the Pam & Tommy series
Producers picked up on her story with her former boyfriend Tommy Lee and dwelled on the theft of one of their intimate videos in the 1990s. They tell this story in the mini-series
Pam & Tommy
, which airs on Disney+.
Lily James, who plays the role of Pamela Anderson, and the creators of the show, contacted the star, who never answered them.
They however went to the end of their project, without the consent of the actress.
Pamela Anderson, she had trouble managing the release of the series.
"I have nightmares about it," she says in her documentary.
"I didn't sleep last night. I didn't sleep at all. I don't feel like watching
Pam & Tommy
.
I won't.
I never watched [the sex tape].
I'm not going to watch that."
Pamela Anderson believes the creators of the miniseries, which received ten Emmy nominations last year, should have "had her permission" to make the series.
"I had forgotten this case to survive," says Pamela Anderson in
Pamela, a love story.
"It was a survival mechanism. And now that it's coming back, I feel bad. I feel like I've been punched in the stomach. I don't feel good. I feel like when the sex tape was stolen“, concludes the star, her eyes filled with tears.