The Hollywood Hunk Pamela Anderson Turned Down Before Tommy Lee Only to Marry Him 28 Years Later
- Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee's relationship is one of the most talked about celebrity relationships.
- Anderson had initially turned down Jon Peters due to their immense age difference only to marry him for 12 days in 2020.
- Pamela Anderson and Jon Peters remain good friends.
One of the most prominent figures of the industry, Pamela Anderson rose to fame after she appeared on the 1990 Playboy Playmate of the Month for the February edition. The actress-model appeared regularly on the magazine’s cover, becoming the one with the most Playboy covers by any individual. She later gained worldwide recognition as C.J. Parker on Baywatch, in which she appeared from 1992 to 1997. Anderson’s role in Baywatch cemented her status in the industry as a s*x symbol.
She went on to appear in several projects, including Barb Wire, Scary Movie 3, Borat, The Last Showgirl, and more. Anderson’s romance with Tommy Lee was one of the most publicized relationships in the industry, especially after their s*x tape was stolen and leaked online in 1995. The actress-model talks about how the leak became the factor in the downfall of their relationship, recalling one person she had turned down only to get together with him 28 years later.
Pamela Anderson calls her divorce from Tommy Lee ‘the most difficult time in her life’
Regarded as one of the most influential celebrities worldwide, Pamela Anderson’s relationship with Mötley Crüe’s drummer, Tommy Lee, was one of the most talked about relationships at the time. However, their relationship was ruined after their infamous s*x tape was stolen and leaked. In her memoir Love, Pamela, the actress-model details the aftermath of it, (via People)
My relationship with Tommy may have been the only time I was ever truly in love. We just wanted to have babies and be together forever. We had fun, and our rule was no rules.
The stolen tape, according to Anderson, ruined their lives, as it went on to put extra attention and stress on the couple, who were simply trying to find their way to be better at marriage.
The model eventually decided to walk away from marriage after Lee assaulted her and 7-week-old Dylan. She wrote in her memoir,
The divorce from Tommy was the hardest, lowest, and most difficult point of my life. I was crushed. I still couldn’t believe that the person I loved the most was capable of what had happened that night.
Pamela Anderson mentioned that they were devastated, but she needed to protect the kids. Tommy Lee served 180 days in jail as well as community service.
The two of them were on and off through the 2000s before finally splitting up in 2010. The actress, however, says that they do check in every once in a while, adding that he is the father of her kids and she is forever grateful for him.
Pamela Anderson had initially turned down Jon Peters due to a 22-year age difference
Anderson’s relationship with Jon Peters lasted only for 12 days. The model met Peters at the Playboy Mansion in the mid-1980s and started dating in 1988 and moved in together. The two remained on and off from 1988 to 1991, with reports suggesting that Peters had proposed to the Playboy model, which she turned down.
The reason she turned Peters down was because of their 22-year-age difference, and they decided to end their relationship in 1991. (via She Knows)
In his conversation with THR in 2017, Peters shared,
I walked in and saw this little angel sitting at the bar. It was Pammy. She was like 19. I knew she would be a big star. Pamela, a girl with no makeup, was gorgeous. She was very smart and very talented.
Peters mentioned that he had tried to talk Anderson out of doing Playboy and asking her to focus on her career, but she wanted to be on Playboy, and she went on to appear on 13 covers. The two of them reportedly got married in 2020 in a private ceremony in Malibu.
12 days later, sources at the time shared that the couple had not applied for a marriage certificate following their Malibu ceremony. Anderson, in her statement to THR, had revealed that they had decided to mutually put off the formalization of their marriage certificate. The model-actress, in a statement to People, clarified,
He has been nothing but nice to me, and for that I love him. Jon opened up his heart and home to me, and has helped me through sad times, and I only have kind words to say about him. We remain friends.
According to People, Jon Peters later revealed that he is leaving $10 million to Pamela Anderson in his will, whether she wants it or not.
Love, Pamela is streaming on Netflix.
