I have some conflicting feelings about Pamela Anderson. For one thing, I used to suspect she was really quite savvy. But lately, her shtick is wearing thin. For instance, her new reality show, Girl on the Loose? At 41 years old, is it really that brilliant for her to be marketing herself as a girl on the loose? Isn't it about time for her to be a Grown Woman Whose Maturity Only Makes Her Sexier and More Desirable On the Loose? -- although, admittedly, that's not quite as catchy. Basically, at a certain point, running around without pants starts looking kind of desperate, and every time I see the billboard for this show, in which Pammy is wearing naught but a bodysuit and a hat, I don't think, "Wow, that is an amazing example of how you can grow and mature without losing any of your allure"; I think, "That is so sad." I'm not saying she needs to put it away because - gasp! -- she's over 40. On the contrary, the Sexy Woman of a Certain Age trend is one of my favorites (thank you, Helen Mirren), not least because eventually we'll all be of a certain age and I don't think any of us are planning to shelve our cute jeans for muumuus. I'm saying she needs to keep putting it on the table, just in a new and different way. We all need to slightly reinvent ourselves occasionally, right? Which is why I was pleased to see this:
[Photo: Splash News]
[Photo: Splash News]
Ding ding ding ding! Seriously sexy but not nearly as obvious as running around in only a large tee shirt. Thank you for listening, Pam. Now, let's talk about you and Tommy Lee...
