Pamela Anderson has described her Playboy image as that of a “cartoon character.”
The 57-year-old model, who recently shared the touching story behind her upcoming cookbook, opened up about stepping away from Hollywood and her sex symbol status to Best Homes and Gardens Wednesday Magazine.
In recent years she has adopted a more makeup-free lifestyle and admitted that switching to her natural look was a conscious decision.
Reflecting on not having her face uncovered, she said: ‘That was the beginning of letting go of the image I’d always had of myself.
“What cartoon character is this that I created? Okay, it was fun, but I’m not that person anymore,” he said.
Pamela Anderson spoke about stepping away from Hollywood and her sex symbol status to Better Homes and Gardens magazine on Wednesday; seen in 2024
She was 22 when she first posed on the cover of Playboy in 1989.
The Baywatch star also wanted to challenge the idea of beauty and “this mask that we put on.”
She insisted she “didn’t think anyone would notice” she had removed her makeup, but the world has shown her a new way of seeing herself.
Pamela added: “As soon as I took off my mask, the whole world opened up.”
The blonde beauty then shared the reason why giving up lipstick changed her perspective on beauty.
“It turned out to be a silly thing to be at Paris Fashion Week and say, ‘I’m not going to sit in a makeup chair for three hours. I’m going to the Louvre,'” she joked.
‘So I thought, “Who am I competing with?” I was appreciating it as this girl who lives on Vancouver Island and put on these glamorous clothes.
“And I felt like a little freckled girl in a big, beautiful Vivienne Westwood hat,” she added.
Now, Pamela is glad to have moved away from the “pneumatic image” that people have of her.
She explained to the outlet: “Even though I hosted all the dinners and cooked all those meals for my family and my kids, it wasn’t what was seen publicly. But I also played into the image that was created around me.”
Reflecting on not having her face uncovered, she said: “That was the beginning of letting go of the image I had always had of myself.”
“What cartoon character is this that I created? Okay, it was fun, but I’m not that person anymore,” he said in 1992.
Pamela added: ‘As soon as I took off my mask, the whole world opened up’; seen in 2024
“I also played with the image that was created around me,” she admitted; seen in 2024
The activist expressed her gratitude: “I’m glad I did all that, but I’m very glad to be where I am now. I think the most important thing is that I got through it all. And now it’s a great relief to be able to be myself and enjoy this moment,” she concluded.
Pamela is currently preparing for the release of her cookbook I Love You: Recipes from the Heart, a follow-up to her memoir Love, Pamela.
The book will be released on October 15 and will include recipes for 80 unique dishes.