Pamela Anderson—icon, legend, slow-motion running aficionado—is here to remind us that even celebrities have their “awkward fan moments.” Turns out, the 57-year-old bombshell wasn’t just stealing hearts; she also handed hers over to a certain pop legend as a kid. And, just like us mere mortals, she’s been starstruck to the point of terror.
In a chat with W Magazine, Pamela dished on her early celebrity crush, and honestly, the story is so relatable it hurts. She confessed she had a serious thing for none other than Michael Jackson.
“I thought he’d want to marry me,” Pamela said, dropping a bombshell that had us imagining her as Mrs. Thriller herself. “Then I met him, and he didn’t ask me to marry him! I was really disappointed.” Disappointed?! Pam, girl, the rest of us are still struggling to get a “seen” on our DMs.
But wait, there’s more! Pamela also revealed that meeting celebs isn’t all glitz and glam for her—it’s borderline terrifying. Case in point: her first encounter with her The Last Showgirl co-star, Jamie Lee Curtis.
“I was terrified,” she admitted, possibly picturing Jamie wielding a kitchen knife à la Halloween. But instead of a scare, Jamie pulled a power move. “She grabbed me by the shoulders, looked me dead in the eye, and said, ‘I did this for you.’”
Cue the waterworks. Apparently, all of Pamela’s fears melted faster than a popsicle on a Baywatch beach. “She’s a total cheerleader for women—fearless and fabulous,” Pamela gushed. Who knew Jamie Lee Curtis could moonlight as a motivational coach?
And if you’re wondering what Pamela’s been up to lately, she recently graced a Golden Globe Celebration for The Last Showgirl at The Hollywood Roosevelt in Los Angeles. Looking radiant as always, she reminded us all that she’s still the queen of the slow-motion strut—whether on a red carpet or a sandy shoreline.
Pamela Anderson is just like us, except, you know, fabulously famous and occasionally heartbroken that Michael Jackson didn’t pop the question. Classic Pam.
