Pamela Anderson Recalls Being ‘Painfully Shy’ Before Posing For ‘Playboy’: ‘I Hated The Way I Looked, I Hated Everything’
03.03.2023 - 22:39
/ etcanada.com
Pamela Anderson tells ET Canada how first posing for Playboy back in 1989 allowed her to take her power back.
The actress speaks to Morgan Hoffman in a “One-on-One” special Friday night about being “painfully shy” before she appeared on the cover of the iconic magazine.
Anderson recalls, “The shyness was something that was so debilitating. When I was little, I would wear a hat over my head and pull the hole closed so I could only see out this much.
“I hated the way I looked, I hated everything. I was so shy and I always thought everybody was pretty and I just didn’t have that confidence or self-confidence.
“Then I was in Vancouver and Playboy approached me a few times and I said no. Finally I was in a situation and thought ‘Why not? Let me try this.’ Then I got to L.A. and I was horrified,” admitting she was overcome with adrenaline and being scared.
Anderson continues, “Then I did my first photo shoot with Playboy… it was the first flash when I opened my eyes and it felt like I was falling off a cliff. It really felt like I was just… allowing, instead of trying to control. And it was my first feeling of freedom.
“Then I was off to the races,” she adds, insisting she wanted her sexual being to be on her terms after having bad sexual experiences when she was younger.
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Hoffman then mentions that Anderson had recently spoken about having “spidey senses” not to stay in the Playboy mansion, choosing to stay in a hotel instead.
Anderson recalls how she got into a “little bit” of trouble when she previously commented on the #MeToo movement and suggested at the time women need to protect themselves a little