How Pamela Anderson Is Getting the "Best Payback" After Pam & Tommy

She pointed to the irony of the Mamma Mia 2 star earning a nod while playing her, telling Andy, "I guess she did it better than me."

Now, however, Pamela—who was nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role at the 2025 SAG Awards, Best Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama at the 2025 Golden Globes and Outstanding Lead Performance at the 2024 Gotham Awards for her role as Shelly Gardner—is more focused on her future.

"This is the best payback," she gushed. "I'm being seen and recognized for my work and not these tawdry moments."

The actress—who shares sons Bradon Lee Thomas, 28, and Dylan Jagger Lee, 27, with the Mötley Crüe drummer—doesn't hold a grudge against Lily for the role despite feeling "violated" by the makers.

"It's not her fault, it's a job," she told The Guardian in January 2023. "But whoever created it—well, it just feels like something else stolen."

Although Pamela asserts no one reached out to her, one of the writers, D.V. DeVincentis denied that.

"We particularly wanted to let Pamela Anderson know that this portrayal was very much a positive thing and that we cared a great deal about her and wanted her to know that the show loves her," he told Entertainment Weekly in January 2022. "We didn't get a response, but considering what she's been through and the time that we were reaching out, that was understandable."

Keep reading to see more of Pamela through the years.