A source close to Pamela Anderson is opening up about why she will never watch the new Hulu series Pam & Tommy, in which Lily James portrays her.
02.02.2022 - 19:03 / glamour.com
Pam & Tommy that nearly unrecognizable. The first three episodes of the Hulu original miniseries, which follows the relationship between Pamela Anderson (James) and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee in the 1990s and the leak of their private sex tape on Wednesday, February 2, and we honestly can't get enough of Lily James as Pamela Anderson in her Baywatch costume. You know, the iconic bright red one-piece bathing suit. The transformation from – who is known for Cinderella (2014) and Mamma Mia Here We Go Again (2018) – into Pamela Anderson was not easy.
Per , the transformation from Lily to Pam took four hours. The process included hair, makeup, prosthetics, and wardrobe. "I was in the makeup chair at 3:30 a.m., and there would be this four-hour process to get me into the Pamela look," James told EW.
James also said that she could not have pulled off the performance without the team that was behind the look. "I have to give all the credit to David Williams on the makeup side, and Barry Lee Moe from hair, and the prosthetic team, and my day-to-day makeup artist Abby [Lyle] and Mo [Meinhart], who are the greatest people ever and just so dedicated, so full of love and attention to detail," Lily James told EW. "And Kami [Lennox], our costume designer, is out of this world."James also noted that there were not as many prosthetics used as you might think based on the transformation. The transforming part was, of course, the boobs.
"The breast piece was amazing," James told EW. "You would never, never know it wasn't me. It was shocking."By By By More from GlamourSee More Stories© 2022 Condé Nast.
A source close to Pamela Anderson is opening up about why she will never watch the new Hulu series Pam & Tommy, in which Lily James portrays her.
Article updated on 10/02/2022: Following the release of Lily James' latest biographic series Pam & Tommy, the 32-year-old actor has continued to address issues surrounding privacy. In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the actor said: 'Women in the public eye at some point experience some sort of difficult situation in that relationship between privacy and your life being in the tabloids. ' In the miniseries James plays Baywatch star Pamela Anderson in a story which explores the American actor's sex tape with her ex husband Tommy Lee.
Lily James feel the weight on her shoulders to do right by Pamela Anderson.
Lily James is opening up about what it felt like to don a swimsuit just like Pamela Anderson in Baywatch for Hulu’s Pam & Tommy.
Alessandra Ambrosio hit the beach for a special photo shoot in what appeared to be a new commercial ad for Nespresso, and she looked seriously sexy in the process! The model gave off serious Pamela Anderson in Baywatch vibes wearing a white one-piece bathing suit with a cowl-neck/halter-style straps that ran across her collar bone. The supermodel was all smiles while working, carrying her bright yellow Nespresso-branded surfboard like a pro.
Lily James' transformation into Pamela Anderson for her role in Hulu's "Pam & Tommy" was quite the undertaking, so much so that the actress admits she didn't recognize herself. In a recent interview on James Corden's "Late Late Show," James revealed just what went on behind the scenes in order to resemble the actress and former Playboy model. She recalled slipping into the iconic red swimsuit Anderson donned for "Baywatch" for the first time.
It’s safe to say Pamela Anderson will never be tuning in to see how her infamous past was portrayed in Hulu’s new series Pam & Tommy.
Pam & Tommy star Lily James has said that “we’re all complicit” in the mistreatment of Pamela Anderson.The actor plays the Baywatch star in the new Disney+ miniseries Pam & Tommy, which chronicles the scandal in which her sex tape with her husband, Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee (Sebastian Stan), was stolen and leaked to the world.The show comments on how Anderson suffered more in terms of media attention as opposed to Lee.When asked by IndieWire about whether society is “ready to admit our culpability” about the way she was treated, James said: “I’m glad you use the word ‘culpability’ because that was very much our intention with the show was to hold a mirror up to make people look at their own culpability in perpetuating this unhealthy viral internet behaviour.“We are all complicit and we have to become more aware and sensitive.”In a three-star review of Pam & Tommy, NME wrote: “There are many things to enjoy about such a glossily nostalgic and bleakly slapstick take on the scandal – from a permanently pouting Lily James’ uncanny resemblance to Playboy favourite Anderson to the showrunners’ obvious dislike of the bratty, impulsive and violent Lee, who would end up in jail for spousal abuse of Anderson.” James recently defended the show’s “essential” sex scenes, saying they “had to be part of the story”.“We really felt that the sex scenes had to be a part of the story and had to be essential to the script and progressing their relationship and looking at what happened,” she told The Sun. “It was a really great constant conversation and nothing was set in stone.”The first three episodes of Pam & Tommy are officially streaming on Disney+ now.
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Mamma Mia’s Lily James has revealed what it was like to star as nineties icon Pamela Anderson in the new series Pam & Tommy, calling the extreme transformation a “liberating” process. Speaking to Porter magazine, Lily explained that it was like anything she had ever done before. “And then, of course, there was the physical transformation.
After catapulting to fame a decade ago in Downton Abbey, fans were left shocked when Lily James revealed her drastic transformation as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy. But despite the extreme overhaul, this isn’t the first time that the actress has won fans over with her movie makeovers.