In the mid-'90s, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee were the It couple everyone couldn't stop talking about. From their public displays of affection to a stolen and leaked sex tape that went viral [1], it's no surprise that the former couple's salacious love story has been retold more than once in various mediums.
On 31 Jan., Netflix debuted a tell-all documentary titled "Pamela, a Love Story," the same day Anderson released her memoir, "Love, Pamela," and both retell her and Lee's story from her own perspective [2].
The twin releases come in the wake of the 2022 limited series [3] titled "Pam & Tommy," which starred Lily James and Sebastian Stan as the infamous pair. According to "Pamela, a Love Story" director Ryan White, the series "traumatised [Anderson] for months," leading the crew to avoid mentioning it on set, according to Insider [4]. Shortly before the documentary's premiere, Anderson told Variety [5] that "Pam & Tommy" was "salt on the wound" and noted that the creators "still owe me a public apology."
Anderson reclaims her narrative in her memoir and in "Pamela, a Love Story," giving more scope and context to her life story and relationship with Lee, whose story — for better or worse — has always been bound up with her own. It all began in February 1995, when the "Baywatch" star and Mötley Crüe drummer wed in Cancun, Mexico [6], after only knowing each other for four days — even getting each other's names tattooed on their ring fingers. They welcomed their sons, Brandon and Dylan, [7] in June 1996 and December 1997, respectively. Anderson and Lee went their separate ways in 1998 only to reunite a decade later in 2008. Unfortunately, they split again in 2010.
In honour of "Pamela, a Love Story" and "Love, Pamela," check out some photos of the couple when they were together.