Lily James stars as Pamela Anderson in a new series
11 May 2021 • 1:24pm
Pamela Anderson, left, in 1994. Lily James, right, playing Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy 2021
The next role for Lily James, leading lady in BBC One’s The Pursuit of Love? The period drama regular is up for something less expected; she will play Pamela Anderson in Hulu’s new series, Pam & Tommy.
New images released of James in costume show her transformation. She is utterly unrecognisable as Downton’s Lady Rose or Disney’s Cinderella. David Williams, a makeup artist who previously worked on Mad Men, and Barry Lee Moe, hair stylist, have performed some cinematic magic, giving James’s English rose an edge. She’s got the Bardot-esque eyes, the Malibu tan, the fluffy blonde fringe and the heavily-lined pout that are synonymous with the Baywatch star.