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The Guardian
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature': Elizabeth Day's best phone picture
Elizabeth Day felt as if she hadn't seen the sun for decades. It was a gloomy December morning and the podcaster and author was headed towards a London recording studio. On the way, she passed a row of houses that were being renovated. The windows on one particular house had just been replaced and covered with a translucent blue sheet and haphazard orange tape; the scene caught her eye, so she paused to capture it with her iPhone 15 Pro. 'I'm known among my loved ones as someone who takes photos of random things, but I just found this so arresting,' Day says. 'I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature. The tape reminded me of art's golden ratio, the geometry like a Mondrian crossed with a Rothko. I was exhausted that morning and it completely brightened my mood.' Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion Some months later, Day entered the image into the Royal Academy of Arts' annual Summer Exhibition, and was delighted to be selected. 'I love the fact that anyone can enter,' Day says. 'It proves that anyone can be an artist, and that art is for everyone.' She's now in touch with an interested buyer. 'The RA will keep 35%, but I'll donate the remainder to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.' Day passed by the house again recently to find the renovation complete. The window looked like any other, but, she says, 'The transient nature makes it more special, I think. I just hope people will have a conversation with the image. Maybe it makes you reflect on your own life, or the life of the person on the other side of the window. Who were they? Who will they be?'
The Guardian
19-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
‘I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature': Elizabeth Day's best phone picture
Elizabeth Day felt as if she hadn't seen the sun for decades. It was a gloomy December morning and the podcaster and author was headed towards a London recording studio. On the way, she passed a row of houses that were being renovated. The windows on one particular house had just been replaced and covered with a translucent blue sheet and haphazard orange tape; the scene caught her eye, so she paused to capture it with her iPhone 15 Pro. 'I'm known among my loved ones as someone who takes photos of random things, but I just found this so arresting,' Day says. 'I was struck by the grammar of it, the angular nature. The tape reminded me of art's golden ratio, the geometry like a Mondrian crossed with a Rothko. I was exhausted that morning and it completely brightened my mood.' Sign up to Inside Saturday The only way to get a look behind the scenes of the Saturday magazine. Sign up to get the inside story from our top writers as well as all the must-read articles and columns, delivered to your inbox every weekend. after newsletter promotion Some months later, Day entered the image into the Royal Academy of Arts' annual Summer Exhibition, and was delighted to be selected. 'I love the fact that anyone can enter,' Day says. 'It proves that anyone can be an artist, and that art is for everyone.' She's now in touch with an interested buyer. 'The RA will keep 35%, but I'll donate the remainder to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund.' Day passed by the house again recently to find the renovation complete. The window looked like any other, but, she says, 'The transient nature makes it more special, I think. I just hope people will have a conversation with the image. Maybe it makes you reflect on your own life, or the life of the person on the other side of the window. Who were they? Who will they be?'
Fox News
09-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Fox News
Pamela Anderson says women aren't ‘just the wild animal between the sheets' as she fights sex symbol status
Pamela Anderson knows that women can be many things, and despite her sex-symbol past, she's branching out to discover her new self at 58. "I don't like being a sex symbol, I mean, I think it's not very sexy," the "Baywatch" star told Elizabeth Day on her "How to Fail" podcast on Monday. "I think we all aspire to be sexy in our relationships, but sexy for the world is, I don't know." She said being a sex symbol "brought a lot of attention I didn't like, but I hate to say that because I'm not complaining, but I do feel that is kind of a slippery slope where you are presenting yourself to the world like this, and you get this attention back that can be even scary at times." She said at the age she is now, she wants to have a more natural look. "I want to challenge myself and become and present myself in different ways because women are many things," she said, adding, "We're not just the wild animal between the sheets." She said that she's also found expectations from people in her life "pretty jarring" at times, "but I'm glad I'm in this place now, and looking back I think, 'Well, I got to be that person, I got to have those experiences and those are all part of me and there's some places I've now compartmentalized my life a little bit more I present myself one way, I can be in a relationship one way I can still be wild and crazy when I want to, but it's not 24/7." "I want to challenge myself and become and present myself in different ways because women are many things. We're not just the wild animal between the sheets." The actress, who was nominated for a Golden Globe for 2024's "The Last Showgirl" and stars with Liam Neeson in the upcoming "Naked Gun" movie, said she was "disappointed" with how her career had previously gone, "thinking I was never really going to be able to reach what I thought would be my full potential. I've always been kind of carrying the secret that I could do more, but this business has a funny way about it." Anderson became one of the biggest sex symbols of the 1990s, playing lifeguard C.J. Parker on the hit show "Baywatch." She said she still struggles with having a connotation of "that girl in the red bathing suit, you know, the marriages, or just the personal part of it" when she hears her name. "So, if I feel that way, I'm sure many people feel that way." The "Home Improvement" actress admitted she has trouble shaking that image of herself. "It's been a funny kind of excavation in these last few years as to remember who I am, what are my original thoughts, what are my dreams and desires and how do I go about round two with all the lessons that I learned the first time around and thinking I just don't want to fall into the same trappings," she said. Anderson, who has recently begun going makeup-free at certain events, added, "Beauty's subjective and we don't have to look like the covers of magazines. We don't have to do the industry standard." She said "everyone" was horrified when she decided she didn't need a "glam team for certain events. You know, I'd rather go look at architecture at a museum when I was in Paris. I thought who's looking at me? … Is anyone really going to fall over backwards if I'm not wearing makeup?" The 58-year-old added, "Why am I sitting in a makeup chair for three hours when I'm not trying to be the prettiest girl in the room?" She also doesn't want to "chase youth." "That's just been fed to us to look as young as we can as long as we possibly can and I don't know, I think it gets more interesting," she said.
India Today
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- India Today
Pamela Anderson opens up about why she doesn't want to be known as a sex symbol
Actor Pamela Anderson, known for her racy photo shoots and iconic role in the 90s hit show 'Baywatch', has recently revealed that she doesn't like being called a 'sex symbol', saying it can feel frightening at an interview on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast, Anderson said, 'I don't like being a sex symbol. I mean, I think it's not very sexy. I think we all aspire to be sexy in our relationships, but sexy for the world is, I don't know. It brought a lot of attention I didn't like, but I hate to say that because I'm not complaining, but I do feel that is a slippery slope where you are presenting yourself to the world like this and you get this attention back. That can be even scary at times."She further mentioned that she has stopped wearing makeup and has opted for bare skin. This followed after the death of her makeup artist Alexis not wearing makeup and me being at this age, coming into this part of my career, I felt it was important for me in my personal life, to be more natural. I want to challenge myself and become and to be, present myself in different ways because women are many things," she said. Additionally, the 58-year-old shared that apart from avoiding makeup and distancing herself from the sex symbol title, she also wants to 'quit' Hollywood. Lad Bible reported. "I'm glad I did all that, but I'm really glad I'm where I am now. I think the most important part is, I made it through all of it," she who rose to fame in the early 1990s after being named Playboy magazine's 'Playmate of the Month', now says she feels it's important to embrace a more natural made her Broadway debut in 2022 as Roxie Hart in the musical 'Chicago', and went on to star in 'The Last Showgirl' last year, a role that earned her nominations for both a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award. Currently, she is gearing up for the release of 'The Naked Man' alongside Liam Neeson. The film is scheduled to be released on August 1 this year.- Ends
BreakingNews.ie
07-07-2025
- Entertainment
- BreakingNews.ie
Being a sex symbol can be scary at times
Actor and model Pamela Anderson has said she does not like being a sex symbol as the attention she receives can be 'scary at times'. Speaking on the How to Fail with Elizabeth Day podcast, the Baywatch star discussed her career, being typecast, her experience of abuse and her decision to no longer wear make-up on red carpets. Advertisement Anderson, who was a Playboy model before being propelled to fame in her role as lifeguard CJ Parker in Baywatch in the 1990s, described being a sex symbol as a 'slippery slope'. The 58-year-old said: 'I don't like being a sex symbol. I mean, I think it's not very sexy. 'I think we all aspire to be sexy in our relationships, but sexy for the world is, I don't know. 'It brought a lot of attention I didn't like, but I hate to say that because I'm not complaining, but I do feel that is a slippery slope where you are presenting yourself to the world like this and you get this attention back, that can be even scary at times. Advertisement 'Me not wearing make-up and me being at this age, coming into this part of my career, I felt it was important for me in my personal life, to be more natural. 'I want to challenge myself and become and to be, present myself in different ways because women are many things. 'We're not just the wild animal between the sheets.' On her decision to be make-up free on red carpets, Anderson said she was not 'letting myself go'. Advertisement 'I don't feel like I look like a mess when I walk out the door,' she said. Pamela Anderson attending the Vanity Fair Oscar Party held at the Wallis Annenberg Centre for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California (Doug Peters/PA) 'I'm just peeling it back to see who I am.' The actor added: 'We have these generational habits, the way that we're brought up even, and just these things stick in our head, so I want to break free of that. 'I feel like this is a little bit of a rebel move is to be who you want to be, like what is beauty? Beauty's subjective? Advertisement 'We don't have to look like the covers of magazines. 'We don't have to do the industry standard, which everybody was so horrified when I decided I didn't need a glam team for certain events.' Anderson, who was a Playboy model before being propelled to fame in her role as lifeguard CJ Parker in Baywatch in the 1990s, has two sons with ex-husband Tommy Lee. In 2022, her private life was shone under the spotlight once again, with the TV series Pam & Tommy dramatising their whirlwind romance. Advertisement She made her Broadway debut playing Roxie Hart in the musical Chicago in 2022, and last year she starred in the film The Last Showgirl, which led to her being nominated for a Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild award. The full interview can be heard on the How To Fail With Elizabeth Day podcast.
