Pamela Anderson's son reveals why her Baywatch typecasting caused him to push her to reinvent her career
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Pamela Anderson's son Brandon Thomas Lee spoke out about how he made it his mission to help his mother shift her narrative from sex symbol to human being - and to aid her in following her dreams. Brandon, 27, spoke to Variety about his mother, 57, and the shift in her career and public image, revealing that he wanted to personally help her accomplish that.
![[Brandon, 27, spoke to Variety about his mother, 57, and the shift in her career and public image, revealing that he wanted to personally help her accomplish that; Pamela seen December 2]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/16/93323923-14210941-image-a-3_1734627230407.jpg)
'My personal mission was to give my mom the opportunities she gave me as a child,' he told the outlet. 'She would do anything for me. She showed up and was a very good mother. And at a certain point in your life, you become a protector,' he added. Brandon, who overseas the family's business affairs, noted that he wanted his mom to 'have the opportunity' to 'achieve success in the field she wants to be in.'.
![[Pamela - who got her start in Playboy magazine and then became a household name thanks to her role on Baywatch - successfully pivoted the direction of her career - leading her to get nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Actress category for her performance in The Last Showgirl; pictured in a still from The Last Showgirl]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/16/93323917-14210941-image-a-2_1734627080367.jpg)
Pamela - who got her start in Playboy magazine and then became a household name thanks to her role as CJ Parker on Baywatch - successfully pivoted the direction of her career - leading her to get nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Actress category for her performance in The Last Showgirl.
![[Prior to her memoir and documentary, Pamela was in a category where she was objectified and her career was for the male gaze, he said, and after the two projects released, her career shifted - with people beginning to view her as a human being, and as a result, reintroduced her to the world; Pamela seen in a Baywatch promo still from 1992]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/17/93245867-14210941-Pamela_became_a_sex_symbol_in_the_nineties_when_she_landed_the_r-a-12_1734628349370.jpg)
Pamela Anderson 's son Brandon Thomas Lee spoke out about how he made it his mission to help his mother shift her narrative from sex symbol to human being - and to aid her in following her dreams Pamela seen with her sons Brandon Thomas Lee (left) and Dylan Jagger Lee (right) on January 30, 2023 in LA.
![['My personal mission was to give my mom the opportunities she gave me as a child,' he told the outlet. 'She would do anything for me. She showed up and was a very good mother. And at a certain point in your life, you become a protector,' he added; Pamela with sons Brandon (left) and Dylan (right) in August 2015 in LA]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/19/17/93247943-14210941-Pamela_pictured_here_with_her_boys_in_August_2015_said_it_was_di-a-13_1734628354422.jpg)
