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Pamela Anderson Moves People After Explaining Why She Decided To Ditch Makeup
Pamela Anderson gave a candid interview about her decision to go makeup-free and stop “playing characters.”
The57-year-old model appeared on The Drew Barrymore Show on Tuesday (October 22), where the host congratulated her for being a “pioneer” among celebrities who are ditching makeup.
“Doesn’t it feel free? I feel free,” Pamela began telling Drew, who has also embraced her natural beauty. “It’s taken a while. I’ve had my little journey with it. We all are our own worst critics.”
Highlights
- Pamela Anderson revealed that she went makeup-free to reconnect with her true self.
- The former Playboy model feels "empowered and free" without makeup in her fifties.
- Host Drew Barrymore embraced her natural beauty too, removing her hair extensions on air.
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Pamela Anderson revealed that she decided to go makeup-free after experiencing an identity crisis in her fifties
Image credits: The Drew Barrymore Show
The Baywatch alum shared that the first time she attracted attention for her bare-faced look was at Paris Fashion Week in 2023. Before the event, she decided not to waste time on makeup or compete with other women over her outfit.
“I decided I was just in a fashion show. I didn’t need to compete with anybody. Why am I wasting three hours in a makeup chair when I have these beautiful Vivienne Westwood clothes on?” theCanadian star continued, adding that she didn’t realize people would notice the change.
Image credits: The Drew Barrymore Show
After receiving so much attention, Pamela decided to continue to send “a great message” to society.
The decision toditch makeup—including her signature smokey eye— helped her connect with who she truly was and what she desired.
“I wanted to remember who I was. I found I played characters my whole life. I was painfully shy as a kid, even doing Playboy, for instance, was a huge leap of faith for me. I was physically sick doing it, but I didn’t want to be shy anymore,” the star continued.
“It just hit me a couple of years ago, and I was just shaking my head, going, ‘Who am I?'” the 57-year-old said on The Drew Barrymore Show
“I just thought, well, ‘This is what my fantasy of what a model is, or a playmate is, or a rock star’s wife is, or what anything is. I’m going to do it the best,’ and I’ve been playing these characters along the way.
“It just hit me a couple of years ago, and I was just shaking my head, going, ‘Who am I?'”
Image credits: NBC
“And that’s when I went home into my garden and started planting things and getting into nature and going back to the trees that knew me since birth. I bought my grandmother’s property and renovated it.”
Pamela added: “I just started taking it all back, and then started peeking out without makeup, and then I started realizing, ‘Oh, I feel great as me, I don’t want people to think of me as all those cartoon characters I created for protection. That’s why I think I did it, looking back.”
Pamela shared that she felt she had been “playing characters for protection” all her life, including roles as a model, a playmate, and a rockstar’s wife
Image credits: Pamela Anderson
Theformer Playboy model said she’s living “the best time in [her] life.”
“I feel so empowered and so free and so excited about life again.”
Inspired by her guest’s powerful words, hostDrew Barrymore removed her hair extensions in the middle of the interview, saying, “Sorry, if we’re really going to be honest here, another really awesome symptom of perimenopause is you start to lose your hair.”
In the clip’s comments, people praised Pamela for challenging the status quo and normalizing a makeup-free look.
Image credits: Pamela Anderson
“Her skin is glowing!! She looks so gorgeous!!” one user wrote.
“I love the real Pamela Anderson! What a journey she’s been on all these years. The real her seems so beautiful!” a separate commenter agreed.
“People are so desensitized to how natural women look. No makeup, filters, or fillers. Nothing is wrong with aging gracefully and being natural. Bring that back. Well done, ladies,” a third added.
Ditching makeup in her fifties has been “freeing, and fun, and a little rebellious too,” the former Playboy model said
Image credits: Pamela Anderson
Pamela had previously opened up about her new lookduring an interview with Elle, revealing that her decision was prompted by the death of her longtime makeup artist, Alexis Vogel, who died from breast cancer in 2019.
“She was the best. And since then, I just felt, without Alexis, it’s just better for me not to wear makeup.”
Stepping out without makeup in her fifties has also been “freeing, and fun, and a little rebellious too,” reflecting her personality.
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“I did notice that there were all these people doing big makeup looks, and it’s just like me to go against the grain and do the opposite of what everyone’s doing.”
Pamela rose to fame in 1989 after attending a BC Lions Canadian Football League game in Vancouver, where she appeared on the jumbotron wearing a Labatt’s Beer T-shirt. She was then hired as a model for the beer company and flown to Los Angeles to appear on the cover of Playboy magazine.
“Next…saying NO to high heels,” a reader commented
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Viking Panda 5 months ago
As a mother of a young son and daughter I would love it if it was just as natural to see people without makeup as it is to see those with. But for now there are few people that actually dare this. So most of the time my children (and me) are influensed by looks that are unnatural because of makeup, plastic surgery, filters etc. So for me this is more important news then most other things with/about famous people. For once we get to see that it is ok to look natural❤️
Schmebulock 5 months ago
It's far easier to make that type of decision when you're a celebrity has been. Let's see someone at the height of the A-list do it.
Viking Panda 5 months ago
As a mother of a young son and daughter I would love it if it was just as natural to see people without makeup as it is to see those with. But for now there are few people that actually dare this. So most of the time my children (and me) are influensed by looks that are unnatural because of makeup, plastic surgery, filters etc. So for me this is more important news then most other things with/about famous people. For once we get to see that it is ok to look natural❤️
Schmebulock 5 months ago
It's far easier to make that type of decision when you're a celebrity has been. Let's see someone at the height of the A-list do it.
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