Love, Pamela by Pamela Anderson

The actress, activist, and once infamousPlayboyPlaymate reclaims the narrative of her life in a memoir that defies expectation in both content and approach, blending searing prose with snippets of original poetry.

In this honest, layered and unforgettable book that alternates between storytelling and her own poetry, Pamela Anderson breaks the mold of the celebrity memoir while taking back the tale that has been crafted about her.

Her blond bombshell image was ubiquitous in the 1990s. Discovered in the stands of a football game, she was immediately rocket launched into fame, becomingPlayboy's favourite cover girl and an emblem of Hollywood glamour and sexuality. But what happens when you lose grip on your own lifeand the image the notoriety machine creates for you is not who you really are?

Growing up on Vancouver Island, the daughter of young, wild, and unprepared parents, Pamela Anderson's childhood was not easy, but it allowed her to create her own worldsurrounded by nature and imaginary friends. When she overcame her deep shyness and grew into herself, she fell into a life on the cover of magazines, the beaches of Malibu, the sets of movies and talk shows, the arms of rockstars, the coveted scene at the Playboy Mansion. And as her star rose, she found herself tabloid fodder, at the height of an era when paparazzi tactics were bent on capturing a celebrity's most intimate, and sometimes weakest moments. This is when Pamela Anderson lost control of her own narrative, hurt by the media and fearful of the public's perception of who she wasand who she wasn't.

Fighting back with a sense of grace, fueled by a love of art and literature, and driven by a devotion to her children and the causes she cares about most, Pamela Anderson has now gone back to the island where she grew up, after a memorable run starring as Roxie inChicagoon Broadway, reclaiming her free spirit but also standing firm as a strong, creative, confident woman. (From HarperCollins)

• 70 works of Canadian nonfiction to check out in spring 2023
• Pamela Anderson isn't looking for sympathy she's just telling her story

Pamela Anderson is a Canadian actor and environmental and animal rights activist. She is best known for modeling in Playboy magazine and for her role as C.J. Parker on the television series Baywatch.

Interviews with Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson wanted to 'tell my story for me'

2 years ago

Duration 1:27

Former Baywatch star Pamela Anderson and her son, producer Brandon Thomas Lee, discuss their new Netflix documentary and why it was the right time to share her story.

Q33:08Pamela Anderson isn't looking for sympathy she's just telling her story

Pamela Andersons story is incredible, but you so rarely get to hear her tell it. For the first time, Pamela shares her story through her new documentary Pamela, a love story, and in her new memoir Love, Pamela. Pam joins Tom Power to talk about growing up on Vancouver Island, the freedom that Playboy gave her, and how shes taking back authorship of her story one thats so often been misconstrued by the media.

More about Pamela Anderson

17:09Re-thinking the myth of Pamela Anderson

Pamela Anderson was one of the biggest stars of the '90s. Now, she's telling her story in the Netflix documentary Pamela, a love story. Culture writers Alessa Dominguez and Kathleen Newman-Bremang join Elamin to talk about the ongoing trend of celebrities taking control of their own narratives through documentaries.