Pamela Anderson Says She’s ‘Blessed’ To Be Working After ‘A Couple Of Decades Of Depression’

Pamela Anderson has opened up about her battle with depression, which lasted “a couple of decades.”

Anderson, 57, reminisced after accepting the Golden Eye Award at the Zurich Film Festival on Oct. 5. She attended on behalf of her film, The Last Showgirl, which follows an actress in her fifties whose show closes after 30 years.

“I never thought I would be on stage, receiving an award like that,” she told Variety. “I just want to keep working. I am excited to do more.”

The Baywatch star then discussed the mental health struggles she faced following her hit series, which ran from 1989 to 2001.

“I look at it now and it feels like I went from Baywatch to Broadway,” Anderson said. “I don’t know what happened in between, it’s all a big blur. I am just happy to be here, in this moment, because I think I have had depression for a couple of decades.”

The Last Showgirl comes after the release of Anderson’s 2023 documentary, Pamela, a Love Story, and memoir, Love, Pamela.

“Ryan [White] made that doc and that’s how [director] Gia [Coppola] saw me,” she shared while accepting her award. “I always knew I was capable of more. It’s great to be a part of pop culture, but it’s a blessing and a curse. People fall in love with you because of a bathing suit. It has taken a long time, but I am here.”

Anderson said she could not have done The Last Showgirl without having “the life I had, so it was worth it. If I can continue working and using these struggles and challenges… I’ll feel blessed.”

Last week, Anderson was praised for attending Paris Fashion Week makeup-free.