Pamela Anderson hails the 'freedom' of walking red carpets 'without a stitch of make-up' as she challenges beauty norms
Speaking in a new interview as she covered Harper's Bazaar UK's July / August issue, the actress, 57, told of how she is 'surrendering to who she really is.'
Back in 2023, Pamela made the liberating experience to stop wearing makeup, which she has credited with making her feel more comfortable in her own skin and 'a little rebellious.'
In the accompanying cover shoot, the Baywatch star showed off her natural complexion and new cropped hairstyle.
She explained: 'I think that with AI technology and filters, people are becoming kind of boring-looking. I want to challenge beauty norms. I've always been a rebel.
'I never see somebody and think, 'I want to look like that.' I just want to see who I am. A some point you have to say, 'This is all I've got.' Surrender to it. And it's real happiness.'
Pamela added: 'It's freedom to know you can walk on a red carpet without a stitch of make-up on. I mean, why can't I? Men do it all the time.'
The model left Los Angeles for her hometown, Ladysmith on Vancouver Island, Canada, a few years ago in a bid to 'remember who she was.'
She explained: 'I love poetry, film and music, and I feel like I'm just trying to live this part of my life as authentically as possible.
'I don't know what my next incarnation will be, but right now, I want to peel it back. Clean up a little bit and just see: who am I?'
Pamela is best known for starring on Baywatch for five seasons, from 1992 to 1997, as the iconic role of C.J. Parker, a stunning lifeguard.
Last year, she received critical acclaim for her 2024 drama The Last Showgirl and earned a Best Actress nomination at the Golden Globes and SAG Awards.
Next up is a starring role in the anticipated reboot of The Naked Gun alongside Liam Neeson, which is set for release August 8.
Earlier this year, a source told DailyMail.com that Pamela is delighted that she is 'being applauded for her toned-down looks and recognised for her true talent.'
They said: 'Pamela has gotten so much positive feedback from women all over the world for her natural glow up. She has become an icon who is now known for baring her all-natural self.
'While Pam recognises that a little more make up would have gone fabulous with her gown, she also realises that this is not true to who she is anymore.
'To do herself up – whether at the awards or anywhere else for that matter – would make her not true to herself.'
The insider added that 'part of her motivation' to cut back on her glam was because she wanted to 'strip away her Barbwire image and Baywatch personification' - and be viewed 'as a serious actor.'
She confirmed that she 'still wears light makeup from time to time' and that she has not sworn off make-up forever, instead just changing her relationship with it.
The July/August issue of Harpers Bazaar UK is on sale from 19 June.
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