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Michael Toledo

How Did Pamela Anderson Get Hepatitis C? Inside the Baywatch Star's Terrifying Diagnosis and Costly Cure

Pamela Anderson has reflected on her decades-long hepatitis C battle, from a devastating diagnosis to eventually being declared free of the virus in 2015 (Credit: Instagram/pamelaanderson)

Actress Pamela Anderson has revisited the terrifying hepatitis C diagnosis that once left her believing she had only a decade to live, revealing how the illness affected her family, finances and outlook on life before she was finally declared free of the virus.

The 59-year-old Baywatch star reflected on her decades-long health ordeal while accepting the Award of Courage at the amfAR Gala Venezia on Sunday, 6 September. Anderson said her doctor told her after her diagnosis that she 'probably had around 10 years to live,' a prognosis she described as a 'death sentence.'

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