Pamela Anderson had more than a few controversial moments throughout her career. However, these days, things are drastically different for the celebrity. She thrived on the Broadway stage, playing the role of Roxie Hart in, Chicago.
Nowadays, she's still changing things up on her HGTV series, Pamela's Garden of Eden.The actress moved off the map to a population of less than 9,000, in an effort to restore her grandmother's home.
Clearly, Anderson's career has shifted since her Baywatch days. However, in the following, we're going to turn the clock back to the '90s, and take a closer look at her time on the show as C.J. Parker.
We'll reveal why Anderson refuses to watch herself back, and what went on during her audition for the show.
We're going to wrap things up by revealing her thoughts about the reboot, which were not positive...
Pamela Anderson Refused Her First Baywatch Audition
Starting in 1989, Baywatch would run throughout the '90s, going 11 seasons and releasing 242 episodes. The show was a success thanks to the likes of David Hasselhoff, Yasmine Bleeth and of course, Pamela Anderson.
Things almost turned out to be very different for the series. Pamela Anderson revealed that she almost missed out on her audition, given that she didn't like to drive in LA.
“I was asked to audition for Baywatch numerous times since I appeared in Playboy."
"But I didn’t like to drive in L.A. I’d never been on an audition. So I never went. Until one day I tagged along with a friend. We were both hired on the spot. They said I was famous before I walked in the door. Famous for not showing up.”
The role changed Anderson's career, however, looking back, the actress doesn't have the fondest memories of her time on the series. This is especially true, given that Anderson revealed she never watched herself back, despite the show's popularity during the '90s.
Pamela Anderson Couldn't Watch Her Work Back From Baywatch
It is believed that Anderson was getting paid a premium during her final days on Baywatch, making $300,000 per episode. However, despite the fame and success from the show, Anderson wasn't into her work and in fact, she refused to watch it back.
“I’ve never seen an episode of Baywatch. I can’t watch myself on television. Believe it or not, neither could Tommy [Lee].”
Anderson would reveal however that the show did a lot of good towards her career. Though ultimately, she wasn't all that confident in her work.
“I never felt really confident in what I was doing in the past. I don’t regret Baywatch. It was a positive experience for me, and it did me a lot of good. I mean, a lot of good! But, c’mon, what was I supposed to do? Go home and have Baywatch parties and have my friends come over and watch me on television?”
As one can imagine, Anderson wasn't all that thrilled with the Baywatch reboot, which took place on the big-screen. Anderson finally agreed to work the project after lengthy negotiations. Nonetheless, looking back, she wasn't exactly thrilled with how the film came out.
Pamela Anderson Wasn't A Fan Of The Baywatch Movie, Despite Her Appearance In The Film
​​​​​​​The 2017 comedy Baywatch had a stacked cast, featuring the likes of Dwayne Johnson, Zac Efron, Alexandra Daddario and legends from the past including David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson. The film would also enjoy decent numbers at the box office, bringing in $177 million.
Still, Pamela Anderson wasn't impressed with the film, and felt as though it was better if the series was just kept as is, buried and not rebooted.
“I didn’t like it,” she said bluntly.
“Let’s just keep the bad TV as bad TV. That’s what’s charming about Baywatch, you know? Trying to make these movies out of television, is just messing with it,” she added.
Anderson revealed that the show was able to do just as much back in the day, despite its smaller budget compared to the film.
“$65 million would make a good movie. We made our show for like $500,000,” she said. “You have the same explosions, the same sequences of water, that’s the fun part. Being creative.”
Clearly, Anderson won't be taking part in any future Baywatch reboots.