Pamela Anderson has revealed that she has struggled with depression for “a couple of decades.”
During her appearance at the Zurich Film Festival in Switzerland, where she received the Golden Eye Award on Saturday, the actress shared insights about her life and career.
Anderson mentioned that she has difficulty recalling much of her life in the spotlight following her rise to fame with the hit TV show “Baywatch.”
“I look at it now, and it feels like I went from ‘Baywatch’ to Broadway. I don’t know what happened in between. It’s all a big blur,” she said.
“I am just happy to be here, in this moment, because I think I have had depression for a couple of decades.”
Anderson made her Broadway debut in 2022, portraying Roxie Hart in “Chicago” for eight weeks.
Since then, she has secured several film roles, including parts in “The Last Showgirl,” “Rosebush Pruning,” and the upcoming “Naked Gun” movie, set to be released next year.
She expressed her excitement about being busy with work again, noting that her 2023 Netflix documentary, “Pamela, a Love Story,” played a significant role in revitalizing her career after director Gia Coppola saw it.
She shared, “That’s how Gia saw me. 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. People fall in love with you because of a bathing suit. It has taken a long time, but I am here.”
Anderson also mentioned to Collider, “I think timing is everything. I thought I was never gonna get the chance to do anything like this.”
“I kind of thought, ‘Oh, well, that’s what people think of me. I’m just gonna go back to my farm, make jam and that’s it. I’ll figure out another way to make my life beautiful.’
“But the documentary came out, the book came out and Gia saw the documentary.
“She must be some kind of master or prophet or something, but she was so wonderful to send the script to me, and I read it and I was like, ‘Oh God, this is that thing.
“This is that thing when people read a script and they really realize they’re the only ones that can do it. They have to do it. It’s life and death.’
“And I felt that way, and I get chills even thinking about it.”
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