- Porter spoke with Lily James about her. “freeing and liberating” transformation into Pamela Anderson.
- Anderson stars in James’ Hulu series “Pam & Tommy”Sebastian Stan.
- James stated that she “hated”Remove her makeup and costumes.
“Pam & Tommy”Lily James, star of the movie, said she was averse to returning to her normal appearance after she changed into Pamela Anderson for Hulu’s next biopic.
“I hated it,”Porter interviewed James again. “It was like being stripped of all these superpowers! I’d really enjoyed the physicality and the sensuality, even down to the long fingernails. There was just so much character to hold on to — it was really thrilling.”
James, well-known for her roles as in”Baby Driver,” “Downton Abbey,”2015. “Cinderella,”She said that “never worked so hard”For a part like she did for “Pam & Tommy.”
“I’ve never done anything where I look very different from myself before,”She spoke. “And I’d really like to continue in this vein, because I felt there was something very freeing and liberating in it. There was a bravery that came from that. A courage that came from… disappearing.”
Porter was told by James that James’ four-hour transformation included a blonde wig and a fake tan.
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The eight-episode series, premiering on February 2, centers on Anderson and Mötley Crüe drummer Tommy Lee’s (played by Sebastian Stan) whirlwind romance.
The “Baywatch”Lee and actress Lee married in 1995, after having only known each other for 96 hours. Three years later, the couple would split up in 1998.
Seth Rogen plays Rand Gauthier who was the real-life electrician who found the tape inside a safe he stole from Lee. After its internet distribution, the tape went viral and was eventually sold.
Anderson and Lee won a copyright infringement lawsuit against Internet Entertainment Group in 1998. Internet Entertainment Group was the company that released the tape.
Hulu released first-look images of the stars as Anderson and Lee in May 2021.
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Fans were shocked by James’ remarkable transformation into the Playboy model. Anderson’s close friend and singer Courtney Love criticized the show in a deleted Facebook post.
Love is the series “disgusting”Anderson was accused by it of invading Anderson’s privacy. According to Entertainment Weekly.
“I find this so fucking outrageous,”Love wrote and added: “It caused massive trauma to her, her family, her community. Her finances.”
Anderson and Lee are not involved in the upcoming show. James informed Porter that she was. “hopeful”You can find the “Baywatch”A star would take part in some capacity.
“My sole intention was to take care of the story and to play Pamela authentically,”James stated that Anderson had reached out to Anderson by herself.
The first three episodes “Pam & Tommy” premiere on
Hulu
On February 2 with new episodes
Streaming
weekly.