Pamela Anderson reveals she is not ashamed of her career but admits sons struggled with her being 'sexualized'
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Pamela Anderson has admitted that she didn't realize how 'difficult' it was for her two sons to see her being 'sexualized' within the entertainment industry over the years. In a candid conversation with Mikey Madison as part of Variety's Actors on Actors segment, the 57-year-old star also said she's 'not ashamed' of the choices she's made in the past, when it comes to her career.
![[Pamela became a sex symbol in the nineties when she landed the role of C.J. Parker in TV series Baywatch in 1992]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/20/93245867-14202863-Pamela_became_a_sex_symbol_in_the_nineties_when_she_landed_the_r-a-27_1734466923536.jpg)
When Madison asked Anderson how she had prepared for her role of Shelly in The Last Showgirl, the former Baywatch star replied: 'I was able to bring a lot of my own personal experience, my long life of dealing with beauty and glamour and aging and reassessing life choices.
![[The now 57-year-old, pictured here in October 1992, holds the record for the most Playboy covers by any individual]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/20/93246515-14202863-The_now_57_year_old_pictured_here_in_October_1992_holds_the_reco-a-29_1734466923606.jpg)
'I got to bring my whole life into this role. I think the past shouldn't dictate your future. But looking back, I was always creating characters. And I feel like I know I've created a few Halloween costumes. 'But a lot of the things I went through, I didn't realize my kids were going through them at the same time,' she continued, referring to her sons - Brandon, 28, and Dylan, 26, whom she shares with her ex-husband Tommy Lee.
![[Pamela, pictured here with her boys in August 2015, said it was 'difficult' for them to see her 'so sexualized']](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/20/93247943-14202863-Pamela_pictured_here_with_her_boys_in_August_2015_said_it_was_di-a-30_1734466923606.jpg)
'Being a working mom and being in this entertainment world and having your mom be sexualized in some way - I didn't realize how difficult it was. She then added: 'So I'm not ashamed of my life. I'm not ashamed of the choices that I made, even though maybe in hindsight I would've done things differently.
![[The blonde star, pictured here on December 10, prefers to wear very little makeup these days]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/17/20/93247747-14202863-The_blond_star_pictured_here_on_December_10_prefers_to_wear_very-a-31_1734466924111.jpg)
