Hugh Hefner's reputation has taken a hit since he passed away in 2017 at the age of 91. But one apparently only has positive things to say about the former "Playboy" founder: Pamela Anderson. She also likes to think back to her shoots for the magazine.
Pamela Anderson has named the only prominent man who has treated her with "complete and unreserved respect". And that's the "Playboy" founder Hugh Hefner, who died in 2017. The actress made the surprising confession in an interview with "The Times".
Her first photo shoot for the "Playboy" cover was formative for her, Anderson explains in the interview. "I was very shy and I hated that feeling. That's why I did it," she says of her debut in the men's magazine. "I just didn't want that feeling anymore."
It was during the recording that she first "experienced what it's like to be a sensual woman," Anderson said. "My sexuality was mine," explains the Canadian. "I took my power back."
In her autobiography "Love, Pamela", which is now available, the 55-year-old reports on experiences with sexual abuse in her childhood and youth. Anderson first appeared on the cover of Playboy in 1990. Within 22 years, she graced the cover of the magazine a total of 14 times. No other Playmate managed to do this more often.
In 1992, Anderson began her role as C.J. Parker launched her acting career in "Baywatch" - and established her reputation as the ultimate sex symbol of the 1990s. Not only is her new book coming out, her documentary "Pamela: A Love Story" is also appearing on Netflix.
Hugh Hefner's image as the perpetual sunny boy has taken a beating in the years since his death. The documentary "Secrets of Playboy" was released in 2022, in which former employees, playmates and partners take him to task. Among other things, there is talk of sexual assault, manipulative abuse of power and drug use in Hefner's empire. The allegations are directed against both the "Playboy" founder himself and his friends and guests in his "Playboy Mansion" domicile.
