How Pamela Anderson’s Son Got HerThe Last ShowgirlScript After Her Then-Agent Secretly Turned It Down (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

Pamela Anderson on Dec. 2 (left) and in ‘The Last Showgirl’ (right).Photo:Mike Coppola/Getty; Zoey Grossman/Roadside Attraction

Mike Coppola/Getty; Zoey Grossman/Roadside Attraction

The Last Showgirldirector Gia CoppolasentPamela Anderson’s then-agent the script for her new movie, hoping the formerBaywatchstar would take the lead role. However, the agent never passed along the project to his client.

“He was sent the script, and he just turned it down within the hour,” Anderson, 57, tells PEOPLE. “I don’t know if it was the money or the role or whatever. He thought I wouldn’t do it.”

It was a huge mistake on the agent’s part. Not only would Anderson eventually say yes to the role, but she’s no longer working with that representative. “He’s an old agent of mine, let me be clear,” she explains with a smile. “I changed agencies.”

Pamela Anderson in ‘The Last Showgirl.'.courtesy of Roadside Attractions

courtesy of Roadside Attractions

“You have to send offers to the artist,” continues the mom of two, who says she was gardening at home in Canada whenher son Brandon Leebrought her the script.

Coppola tracked down Brandon, 28, after learning he was a producer on Anderson’s 2023documentaryPamela: A Love Story.

“She found Brandon — Brandon knew where I was obviously — and brought me the script, and then I read it and I just knew I had to do it. It was very exciting,” says Anderson, who also shares son Dylan Lee, 26, with her ex-husband, musician Tommy Lee, 62.

Her departure from her agency was “a long time coming,” says Anderson. “I didn’t have a real strong agent or anyone with any vision or belief in me. Now I do, but only because I didThe Last Showgirl. You have to get a project that you can sink your teeth into to show people that you’re more than where you’ve been pigeonholed.”

“The opportunity was something I was really craving,” she adds.

Pamela Anderson on Oct. 4.Joshua Sammer/Getty

Joshua Sammer/Getty

Faced with an uncertain future, Shelly must figure out her next steps as she tries to build a relationship with her estranged adult daughter (Billie Lourd).

The film, which has been earning Anderson glowing reviews, also starsJamie Lee Curtis,Kiernan Shipka,Brenda SongandDave Bautista.

The Last Showgirlis in select theaters now before going wide on Jan. 10.

source: people.com