It’s not shocking that Pamela Anderson has aged — what’s shocking is how many people are appalled about it

Unlike tragic beauty icons of the past, Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has enjoyed the privilege of growing older — so why is she being punished for it?

Pamela Anderson embraces the no make-up look at The Fashion Awards 2023 presented by Pandora in London. Photo: Mike Marsland/Getty

��daein O’ Connell

Pamela Anderson is one of the most beautiful women in the world. This is a fact. She’s a goddess. Her beauty and the cultural impact she had on the world should be eternal, like the influence of Marilyn Monroe. However, Marilyn, for devastating reasons, never got to age. In our minds, she’s forever 36, frozen in time, and her looks are simply a snapshot. Because we never saw a wrinkle on her forehead, or grey hair on her head, we assume that youthfulness is a forever thing.

In Pamela’s case, she has the privilege of years. At 56, she has been embracing her natural beauty in recent months and first went makeup-free at Paris Fashion Week in October 2023. When asked in a TikTok video at the event what her biggest beauty secret was, the star admitted: “These days? Don’t do anything.”