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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Lifestyle
Priya Elan Deputy fashion editor

Pamcore! How Pamela Anderson became an unlikely Gen Z fashion icon

Sebastian Stan and Lily James as Tommy and Pam in the new Disney+ series.
Sebastian Stan and Lily James as Tommy and Pam in the new Disney+ series. Photograph: Erin Simkin/HULU

Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee may not have been the defining celebrity couple of their era, but they perhaps heralded the next: the leaked sex tapes, tabloid infamy and rock’n’roll excess presaged the game of media cat-and-mouse that has now become commonplace.

A new drama series on Disney+, documenting their romance and how their stolen sex tape unwittingly ushered in a new era of celebrity pornography, begins next week.

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