Pamela Anderson, 55, talks defying people's expectations of her after years of being hypersexualized

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Pamela Anderson got vulnerable about her desire to debunk the public's expectations of her after rising to fame posing for Playboy magazine, her leaked sex tape with ex Tommy Lee and starring on Baywatch from 1992 to 1997.

While she managed to launch a successful career showing off her enviable assets, the 55-year-old actress, who  recently became the subject of a controversial miniseries in 2022, called Pam and Tommy, opened up about being more than just a pretty face.

'Part of my life is always trying to get over that hump, convincing people that I'm capable of anything because of the image of me,' the mother-of-two told WSJ. Magazine. 'And, I know I'm responsible for that.'

As for navigating being hypersexualized for the majority of her life, Anderson acknowledges that she may never be able to escape being ogled but is proud to be a 'Playmate that wrote a book.' 

Open book: Pamela Anderson got vulnerable about her desire to debunk the public's expectations of her after rising to fame posing for Playboy magazine, her leaked sex tape with ex Tommy Lee and starring on Baywatch from 1992 to 1997

'A lot of my career was based on being in a bathing suit, running around on the beach, lip gloss and eyeliner and big hair,' the bombshell noted. 

Still, the Baywatch beauty, who released her memoir Love, Pamela: Her New Memoir, Taking Control of Her Own Narrative for the First Time on Tuesday, insisted: 'I'm a lot more than that.'

Despite people fixating on her looks, Anderson made it clear that she is not scared of getting older as she is 'not chasing youth.' 

'I think we're so much more beautiful the way that we are,' the Home Improvement star stated. 'No one wants to hear about natural beauty from me. But I'm not afraid of getting older.'

More than meets the eye: While she managed to launch a successful career showing off her enviable assets, the 55-year-old actress, who recently became the subject of a controversial miniseries in 2022, called Pam and Tommy, opened up about being more than just a pretty face

'Part of my life is always trying to get over that hump, convincing people that I'm capable of anything because of the image of me,' the mother-of-two told WSJ. Magazine

Anderson also discussed feeling frustrated that Hulu moved forward with making a documentary about her last year, starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan. 

'It's like, I'm right here. Hello? I'm alive. Maybe you want to sit down and talk to me and find out more? But they didn't,' she alleged. 

WSJ. Magazine noted that 'Hulu did reach out to her team, but the staff kept the inquiries from her because they perceived it to be a hurtful project.' 

Use to it: As for navigating being hypersexualized for the majority of her life, Anderson acknowledges that she may never be able to escape being ogled

'A lot of my career was based on being in a bathing suit, running around on the beach, lip gloss and eyeliner and big hair,' the bombshell noted

Anderson went on to discuss her love for Lee, who she says she loves 'in a way like' nobody else because they 'had children together' and 'dreams.'  

'I think a lot of circumstances around us we just weren't mature enough to handle, so I feel like we let our kids down,' the model admitted. 'The more I think about it, the more I wish things were different, but they're just not and that's what it is.' 

As for currently being single after filing for divorce from her fifth husband, bodyguard Dan Hayhurst last year, the performer said: 'We really need to learn how to be alone before we can be with somebody else.'

'No one else is responsible for your happiness but yourself,' Anderson concluded.

Speaking of her newly-released Netflix documentary, Pamela, A Love Story,  she said: 'I could lose everything. I could gain everything. I just have no concept of what’s happening next.'