Pamela Anderson Admits She 'Didnt Realize' How Being Sexualized In Hollywood Affected Her Sons

LOADINGERROR LOADINGPamela Anderson is opening up about how it was challenging for her young sons to see her “sexualized” by Hollywood as they were growing up.“Being a working mom and being in this entertainment world and having your mom be sexualized in some way ...

a lot of the things I went through, I didn’t realize my kids were going through them at the same time,” the actor, 57, said in a new interview with fellow actor Mikey Madison for Variety’s “Actors on Actors” series.Advertisement Anderson became a renowned sex symbol in the ’90s after skyrocketing to fame for her role in “Baywatch” as the blond bombshell who never failed to turn heads while running in slow motion in a red one-piece bathing suit.

Known for her regular appearances in Playboy magazine, she holds the record for gracing the most covers (13).The star also faced controversy after a sex tape with ex-husband and rock star Tommy Lee was stolen and distributed.

“The Last Showgirl” star, who is mom to sons Brandon, now 28, and Dylan, now 26, with Lee, admitted in the interview published Tuesday that she’s “not ashamed of the choices that I made.” Advertisement But Anderson said that “maybe in hindsight I would’ve done things differently.” However, as she told Madison, everything worked out because “you need life experience to know that you would’ve done that differently.” As far as parenting her sons now, she said she feels like she has “the freedom to focus on things instead of worrying about a relationship or my family” since they are adults now.“My kids are grown.

I’m free.Now I can play again,” the “Barb Wire” actor told Madison.

In an interview with Variety published Wednesday, Anderson’s son Brandon gushed about his mom’s “great shift” in her career from being “objectified” by the “male gaze” to gaining notice from female fans as a respected actor.Advertisement He credited the release of her 2023 mem...