Defending her appearance on a number of such TV shows, the former 'Baywatch' actress claims she is only able to forgive herself after donating all of her fees to charity.
- Mar 25, 2019
AceShowbiz - Pamela Anderson has called for the end of reality TV shows, labelling the concept "desperate and exploitative".
The 51-year-old actress and model expressed her feelings about the small screen programmes in a series of tweets on Sunday, March 24.
"Did I enjoy being on a reality show?" Pamela began. "Please no more reality shows or reality stars... even France is polluted with them - it's an epidemic of ugliness, superficial competitions, desperate and exploitative - for the artist."
Did I enjoy being on a reality show?
— Pamela Anderson (@pamfoundation) March 24, 2019
Please
no more reality shows
or reality stars ..
even
France is polluted with them -
it’s an epidemic of ugliness, superficial competitions,
desperate and exploitive -
for the artist.
Pamela's message comes despite the fact that she's appeared on a number of such shows herself - including Australia's "Big Brother" in 2008, "Dancing with the Stars" in 2010, Britain's "Big Brother" in 2011, "Dancing on Ice" in 2013, and most recently on France's "Danse avec les stars" last year (18).
However, it's believed that the recent suicide of Mike Thalassitis, a former contestant on British reality series "Love Island", sparked Pamela's remarks.
An investigation by the Sun on Sunday newspaper looked into global deaths since 1986, and found that 38 people have killed themselves after finding fame on a reality show.
Pamela continued her tweets by admitting she only "forgave" herself for appearing on reality TV shows by donating her fees for the programmes to charity.
You are usually bullied into doing TV like this
— Pamela Anderson (@pamfoundation) March 24, 2019
by agents
fighting over commissions -
you’re
left without any
great amount of joy
or money-
you feel used, dirty,
and with no feeling
of accomplishment.
"You are usually bullied into doing TV like this by agents fighting over commissions - you're left without any great amount of joy or money- you feel used, dirty, and with no feeling of accomplishment," she mused.
Unless of course -
— Pamela Anderson (@pamfoundation) March 24, 2019
you attempt to find any meaning or redemption
by donating all to charity -
It’s how
I forgave myself
"Unless of course - you attempt to find any meaning or redemption by donating all to charity. It's how I forgave myself."
