Pamela Anderson Opens Up About Childhood Abuse & Early Sexualization

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I was very ashamed.

I didnt tell anyone.

I didnt know what to do.

Pamela Anderson Opens Up About Childhood Abuse & Early Sexualization In A ‘People’ Interview

But in 2023, shes taking her story back.

Focusing on those interests helped her cope.

Anderson also said a female babysitterfirst sexualized herand forced her to play weird games on her body.

She played along if only to shield her brother from similar treatment.

She threatened me not to tell anyone.

I was trying to protect my brother, she explained.

And thats where it all unraveled.

I was very ashamed.

I didnt tell anyone.

I didnt know what to do.

The abusedidnt stop there.

Part of me just gave up.

That was kind of another nail in the coffin, she said.

Despite the trauma, the incidents gave her a thick skin.

I could not have survived my adult life without the strength I learned early on.

Anderson called her big break atPlayboydivine timing.

I needed to take my power back as a sexual being, as a woman.

And if I have a choice with my own body Im going to take it.

Im going to choose for myself.

I want to help, she said.

“When someone tells you not to say something, thats when it’s crucial that you say it.

Its the shame of the secrets or the embarrassment.

Reflecting on her story now is kind of like the beginning of understanding my entire life, she said.

I wanted to see to it it was from the heart.