Pamela Anderson reveals how her career decline affected her mental health.
The 57-year-old actress attended the Zurich Film Festival to accept a Golden Eye Award and promote her new movie “The Last Showgirl,” and admitted that she spent some time after her role on “Baywatch” ended in the 1990s. Was sad for. ,
Anderson said, “I never thought I’d get on stage and receive an award like this.” told Variety at the festival in an interview published Saturday.
“I just want to keep working. I’m excited to do more,” she added. “Now I watch it and I feel like I’ve walked from ‘Baywatch’ to Broadway. I don’t know what happened in between, it’s all a big blur.”
“I’m so happy to be here in this moment, because I think I’ve been suffering from depression for a couple of decades,” Anderson said.
The blonde bombshell rose to fame playing CJ Parker on “Baywatch” which ran from 1992 to 1997.
Her career slowed down after the series ended and she moved back to her native Canada during a dark time in her life.
“A few years ago, I kind of gave up and I needed a change,” he said. better homes and gardens in August. “When I went back to Canada my situation was not good.”
Anderson also said in the interview, “I don’t know what’s happened over the last few decades, but I think I’ve moved far away from the image of who I was.” “I felt very sad and lonely.”
However, Anderson enjoyed a career resurgence when she made her Broadway debut as Roxie Hart in “Chicago” in 2022.
Then, Anderson starred in his 2023 Netflix documentary “Pamela, A Love Story,” directed by Ryan White.
As Anderson explained in Zurich, she was cast in Gia Coppola’s “The Last Showgirl” because of the emotional and inspiring project.
“Ryan created that document and that’s how Gia saw me,” she told Variety at the film festival. “I always knew I was capable of more.”
“It’s great to be a part of pop culture, but it’s a blessing and a curse,” the “Home Improvement” star said. “People fall in love with you because of your bathing suit. “It’s taken a long time, but I’m here.”
Anderson’s new film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last month. She plays a Las Vegas revue dancer who is about to lose her job and has to reevaluate her entire life.
Johnny Oleksinski of The Post gave the film three out of four stars and praised Anderson’s “heartbreaking” performance in her “red-hot second act”.
“I don’t think I would have been able to play this character if I didn’t have the life that I have, so it was worth it,” the former “Playboy” model told Variety.
“If I can continue to work and use these struggles and challenges… I will feel blessed,” she said.
