Pamela Anderson says she once feared for her safety during a particularly intense mistaken identity.
On Monday’s episode of the “Happy Sad Confused” podcastThe “Baywatch” alum recalls being confronted on a flight by a passenger who mistook her for a member of the Grammy-winning country group. the chicks.
“This guy came up to me and said, ‘Do you know what this country has done for you? And I was like, “Oh my God, what have I done? “,” Anderson said. “Then this flight attendant had to handcuff him to the chair, because he was trying to attack me.”
“And ultimately he thought I was a Dixie Chick,” she continued. “Remember that whole Dixie Chick thing?” Yeah, I almost got killed on a plane.
Watch Pamela Anderson’s “Happy Sad Confused” interview below. His comments about being mistaken for a member of the Chicks begin around 49:05.
Anderson did not say when the incident took place. In 2003, the Chicks ― who were then known while the Dixie Chicks – faced nationwide backlash and were blacklisted of country radio after singer Natalie Maines declared she was “ashamed that the President of the United States” George W. Bushwas a native of his native state of Texas.
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In 2020, the Chicks experienced a professional revival by unveiling “Gas lighter», their first studio album in over 14 years. Even if the album attracted critical praiseit was received less favorably in country music circles.
In her “Happy Sad Confused” conversation, Anderson said she was unharmed by the passenger. Still, she said facing such a threat left her “afraid of flying” for a while afterward.
Anderson recently won his first Golden Globe appointment for his performance in “The last showgirl», directed by Gia Coppola. In the film, Anderson plays a Las Vegas entertainer who finds herself thrown into financial uncertainty after her longtime gig gets the ax.