Pamela Anderson (57) is no longer a scandalist who would throw parties and fill tabloid headlines. She has gone through a significant transformation, she ages gracefully, she changed her strong make-up for a fresh look and, in addition to her appearance, she also changed her approach to life. She wrote a book and inspires other women with her powerful story.
Aging under the public eye is certainly not pleasant, especially for famous women who are partly defined by beauty in addition to talent. While men are often praised for aging like wine, women are often compared to what they looked like twenty years ago. Many Hollywood actresses draw attention to the problem of ageism. “There can be no question of equal conditions. You rarely see a 60-year-old woman as an object of romantic interest. But male colleagues play romantic roles – with partners who are decades younger.” Jessica Lange stated, for example, in an interview for the magazine People.
She stopped wearing makeup for a while
Pamela Anderson copes with the double standard in her own way, which manages to age gracefully. The actress also stepped back from her typical make-up, dark cat eyes and heavily contoured lips. For a while, she even stopped wearing make-up altogether. “Anti-aging is a lie. We get old – and it can’t be stopped. Things change, the body changes, so it’s better to take it with humor rather than as a tragedy.” the actress then told the website Glamour.
She decided to stop wearing makeup after the death of her longtime makeup artist, Alexis Vogel, who created Pamela’s iconic sexy look. Pamela wanted to honor her memory, to symbolically cut herself off from her former life and show her true face. Together with the Netflix platform, she created a documentary Pamela: A Love Story and wrote an autobiographical book With love, Pamela. In a world where people have already condemned her so many times, she decided to tell her story in her own way. In the book, he also describes his difficult adolescence. She was sexually abused by a nanny as a child, then raped by a friend’s 25-year-old boyfriend at the age of twelve.
I want to set a better example, Pamela is clear
In 1996, an erotic tape of Pamela and her husband Tommy was leaked, costing Anderson his job with the Coast Guard. After the divorce, she married five more times, because she said she never stopped believing in love. In the past, she was perceived as a great scandalist who does not have much talent. The reality couldn’t be further from the truth, the actress recently made her Broadway debut in the musical Chicago, where she was a huge success. She is an environmental activist, fights for animal rights and is also planning her first vegan cooking show. She successfully transformed her image from a predatory sex symbol to an inspiring woman with a strong story.
“I want to set a better example. In this industry, you can get carried away quickly and forget who you are,” the actress added to Glamour. It was also shown at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival, where she won Jury Prize The Last Showgirl, directed by Gia Coppola. In it, Anderson plays a retired socialite.
Source: iGlanc.cz, Glamour, Variety, Peoplebook With Love Pamela
