Pamela Anderson.
Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesPamela Anderson She had a creepy encounter mid-flight with a man who mistook her for one of The Chicks.
Anderson, 57, shared the story on the Monday, January 6, episode of “Happy sad confused“Podcast by the host Josh Horowitz I asked her which celebrity she was confused with.
“One time, I was on a flight, and this guy came up to me and said, ‘Do you know what this country has done to you?’” Anderson recalls. “And I was like, ‘Oh my God. What have you done?’” Anderson recalls.
Anderson went on to state that the man looked at her from his seat and eventually tried to hurt her.
The Chicks sent shockwaves through the entertainment industry when they took a public stand against George Bush — and changed the course of country music forever. Previously, the Dixie Chicks, Natalie Maines, Marty Maguire and Emily Robinson were at the top of their game in the early 2000s, having sold over 25 million records since then (…)
“This flight attendant had to handcuff him to the chair because he was trying to attack me,” she said, explaining that “he thought I was Dixie Chick.” Remember the whole Dixie Chick thing? “I was almost killed on a plane.”
For more than 20 years, The Chicks — formerly known as The Dixie Chicks — It received significant backlash After the lead singer Natalie Maines He took the stage at a concert in London in 2003 and denounced the president George W. Bush And the decision to invade Iraq. “Just so you know, we don't want this war, this violence, and we're ashamed that the president of the United States is from Texas,” she said between songs.
Subsequently, country music stations pulled the band's music amid listener complaints and allegations of “anti-American” rhetoric. (In 2006, Maines, 50, and his bandmates March Maguire and Emily Robinson They achieved the success of their seventh album, Taking the long waywhich earned them five Grammy Awards.)
Anderson recalled on “Happy Sad Confused” that her encounter with the angry man shook her.
Pamela Anderson is back to her Baywatch-era bangs — and she's still totally glamorous. Anderson, 57, debuted full bangs at the SAG-AFTRA screening of The Last Showgirl in West Hollywood on Sunday, December 8. The actress was the talk of the evening with her haircut – which represented a major transformation from (…)
“I was afraid to fly for a little bit after that,” she said.
the Baywatch Meanwhile, the icon is enjoying a career resurgence for her iconic role in the film The last showgirl. Anderson received a nomination for the 2025 Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture, losing to Fernanda Torres. However, she appeared on the red carpet in style, avoiding complete glamour For minimal makeup – Her signature.
She's recently embraced the bare-faced look at glamor events, first Paris Fashion Week in 2023, and inspire others to do the same.
“I don't wear makeup at home, so why shouldn't I be at Paris Fashion Week?” she said the people that year, adding: “I didn't expect anyone to notice, but I'm glad it raised a positive message.”
She stressed her desire to break free from traditional beauty standards, saying: “I felt empowered when looking in the mirror and saying: ‘I’m fine this way.’”
