Pammy was at the height of her fame thanks to her role as CJ Parker in hugely popular TV series 'Baywatch'. The blonde bombshell first met Motley Crue drummer Tommy at Hollywood’s Sunset Strip Sanctuary club during a New Year’s Eve party in 1994. In a Movieline interview in 1995, she said: He came up, grabbed me and licked my face, I thought he was a cool, friendly, nice guy. I gave him my number."
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Tommy chases a date
Pam was initially put off by Tommy after he bombarded her with hundreds of missed calls. She finally answered one of his many phone calls just before she heading off to a photo shoot in Cancún, Mexico. Pamela recalled him saying: "You’re going without me?’ I begged him not to come down there. He said, ‘OK. See you later.’ I thought it was a weird way for the conversation to end.” Tommy admits his courtship may have been over zealous. He said: "[I called] the hotel every five minutes until they began to pity me ... I left messages at her pad, at her friends' houses, everywhere. I was hunting her down..."
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Tying the knot
On 19th February 1995 the pair got married just one day after Tom proposed. He had followed her all the way to the Ritz-Carlton in Mexico where they partied for 72 hours before he popped the question. The spontaneous couple had only known each other for six weeks. Only eight guests turned up to their impromptu beach wedding where Pam said her nuptials wearing a skimpy white bikini whereas Tom opted for a pair of khaki shorts. Instead of traditional wedding bands, they tied their matrimonial bond with matching tattoos of each other’s names on their ring fingers.
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THAT tape
The couple were literally in their honeymoon phase when they decided to capture their love on camera and in photos. But little did they know it would come back to haunt them. The A-list were living a fantasy life together at the rocker's Malibu home and hired an electrician to carry out work on their luxury pad. Rand Gauthier fell out with the drummer over an unsettled $20,000 bill and took revenge. After Tommy told Rand to "get off my property,” whilst pointing a shotgun at his face, the electrician later decided to break into their garage which contained guns, jewellery and THAT tape. Despite a $10 million lawsuit against Rand, they couldn’t stop the distribution of the tape.
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The not so happy family
Pam and Tommy became parents to two sons when they welcomed Brandon Thomas Lee in 1996 and Dylan Jagger Lee in 1997 into the world. However rather than strengthening the bond it changed the dynamic as Tommy couldn't cope with being in a family unit and felt Pammy was neglecting him over their kids. He said: "When Dylan was born, I dropped down to number three ... I was full-on non-existent. And I couldn’t deal with that.”
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Crash and Burn Marriage
Their whirlwind romance came to an abrupt end. Cracks in their shallow foundations began to show and the constant glare of the spotlight and Tommy's wild antics resulted in rows and tantrums. In 1998, one of their arguments got physical and Pamela called the cops. Not long afterwards Tommy was led away in handcuffs and Pamela was seen with bruises and broken fingernails. She soon filed for a divorce. Tommy who denied spousal battery charges was sentenced to six months in jail.
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Pammy moves on
Soon after her divorce Pamela embarked on a series of quick flings with several men including surfer Kelly Slater as well as Swedish model Marcus Schenkenberg (pictured). She ended up changing the tattoo on her ring finger from "Tommy" to "Mommy".
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The legacy of THAT tape
The tape which was released under the title ‘Pam & Tomy Lee: Stolen Honeymoon’ and was a massive financial success caused a domino effect by setting in motion the release of X-rated celebrity tapes. In 2004, Paris Hilton became the unwitting star of ‘1 Night In Paris’, footage which was leaked by her boyfriend Rick Salomon in 2004 (Rick also went on to marry and divorce Pamela twice). In 2007, 'Kim Kardashian, Superstar' made headlines after home movie with ex Ray J was leaked. The graphic tape catapulted Kim to worldwide fame and was the foundation of the Kardashian dynasty.
Their tumultuous relationship and THAT tape has inspired new series ‘Pam & Tommy’ which stars Lily James as Pamela Anderson and Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee and has been directed by Craig Gillespie. Early reviews have heaped praise on the writing and performances of Lily and Sebastian. The eight-episode series is scheduled to debut on Hulu, Disney+ (Star) and Star+ on February 2, 2022.
She was a Playboy model, he was a wild rock star drummer. They were one of the 1990s most famous and notorious couples who ended up being responsible for creating the celebrity sex tape phenomenon. The story of just how that honeymoon tape became public has inspired new miniseries 'Pam & Tommy', starring Lily James and Sebastian Stan as the former couple. Read on to learn about this wild tale!
