Baywatch

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Ladysmith, BC

Do you remember Baywatch?

Guys, if you say “No”, I am going to have to call you out on it.  If you were alive in the 1990s, you remember Pamela Anderson, running down a beach in a red swimsuit.



Anderson came from humble beginnings in Ladysmith, BC.  Her father was a furnace repairman, and her mother was a waitress.  Anderson went to high school in Comox, BC but leapt onto the world stage in February 1990 after being selected as Playboy, Playmate of the Month.



Pamela Anderson became an international star of stage, screen and television.  Her career has spanned four decades. 

I was intrigued when I heard that Stephen Colbert invited Pamela Anderson to appear on The Late Show last week.



I pulled up the Colbert clip on You-Tube.

The interview didn’t touch on Anderson’s storied past. Colbert guided his guest through a series of questions aimed at providing his audience with a glimpse of Pamela Anderson at her current stage of life. 

They chatted about Ladysmith, BC, the small town on Vancouver Island where Anderson was born and currently lives.



Anderson and Colbert shared a Scandinavian Visiting Cake, a recipe borrowed from Anderson’s Finnish Grandmother’s cookbook. 

They also had tea and dialogue, which barely alluded to Anderson’s past as a sex-symbol.



Colbert:       You have your own blends of teas, I’m told.

Anderson:   Yes, I make my own teas.

Colbert:       (producing a floral tea pot, cups and saucers). This has been brewed in your honour. It is what you call your, “Sensual Blend”.

Anderson:   It is a Sensual Blend.

Colbert:       (pouring). How sensual is this going to get?

Anderson:   We’ll soon find out.

The audience loved it!


The conversation then ran to “home decorating”, “baking sourdough bread”, and “making perogies, pickles, and preserves”.  Anderson also mentioned “having tea and cake, while visiting friends and playing cards – I’m getting old”.

Pamela Anderson of the 2020s is gracious, funny, engaging, and still very attractive. She wears almost-60 comfortably.



Pamela Anderson’s mature lifestyle offers a more refined meaning to the term …

… “Baywatch”.



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