They love Pam without all the glam. Pamela Anderson opened up to Better Homes & Gardens about her new cookbook and quiet life on Vancouver Island — and she also revealed that she’s gained some new fans after ditching makeup in 2023. “I have people stop me on the street now and say, ‘You know, I never liked you before, but I do now.
’ And then I think, ‘Hmm, I know there’s a compliment in there somewhere,'” the “Baywatch” alum, 57, told the mag. Anderson — who covers Better Homes & Gardens’ September 2024 Stylemaker issue — said that she initially “didn’t think anyone would even notice” when she opted to go makeup-free for Paris Fashion Week in 2023. “It just happened to be this silly thing,” the Sonsie Beauty co-owner said, explaining she didn’t want “to sit in a makeup chair for three hours” at the time.
“I was appreciating it as this girl who lives on Vancouver Island that got plopped into these glamorous clothes,” she said of her designer looks, adding, “I felt like this little freckle-faced kid with a big, beautiful Vivienne Westwood hat on.” The “Love, Pamela” author — who is releasing a cookbook, “I Love You,” in October — said she was never “striving for perfection” when it came to her looks. “But somewhere along the way, I started thinking that I want to challenge the idea of beauty and this mask we put on,” the “Barb Wire” star continued.
“As soon as I took the mask off, the whole world opened.