AceShowbiz - Pamela Anderson decided to go makeup-free during many occasions for a specific reason. The actress portraying Casey Jean "C.J." Parker in "Baywatch" has opened up about her decision to appear at public events without makeup.

Recently, the 57-year-old Canadian actress had a sit-down with Better Homes & Gardens to discuss various topics, including her makeup-free appearances. During the interview, which was published on Wednesday, August 7, she received a question about getting "a lot of attention" for embracing her bare face at public events.

In response, Pamela said, "That was the beginning of me letting go of the image I had always had of myself. 'What is this cartoon character that I'd created? OK, that was fun. But I'm not that person anymore.' It was a dance I was doing that I was only partly aware of. And looking back, I can see why I did it."

Pamela went on to share, "But I've always been into being a homemaker too. All the kids were always at our house. I cooked for everybody, pots of spaghetti for the neighborhood, and so my kids have always seen that part of me."

"And it hurt them to think that those other things are the only things people think of their mom," the actress, who went bare-faced during Paris Fashion Week in September 2023, continued. "Yes, she's been in Playboy. Yes, she's done all these things, but we know who she is. It's different now."

About "pushing back on the idea of perfection," Pamela stated, "I don't think I was ever striving for perfection. But somewhere along the way, I started thinking that I want to challenge the idea of beauty and this mask we put on. As soon as I took the mask off, the whole world opened up."

Pamela then recalled, "It just happened to be this silly thing of being at Paris Fashion Week and me saying, 'I'm not going to sit in a makeup chair for three hours. I'm going to the Louvre.' Then I thought, 'Who am I competing with?' I was appreciating it as this girl who lives on Vancouver Island that got plopped into these glamorous clothes. And I felt like this little freckle-faced kid with a big, beautiful Vivienne Westwood hat on."

The actress further spilled the positive impacts of her decision, "It was such a refreshing way to see everything, and I didn't think anyone would even notice. And then it became this whole thing. I have people stop me on the street now and say, 'You know, I never liked you before, but I do now.' And then I think, Hmm, I know there's a compliment in there somewhere [laughs]."