Brooke Shields makes important point about Pamela Anderson’s decision to go make-up free
Pamela Anderson's fresh-faced look hasn't just caught the attention of fans, but also fellow celebs - including Brooke Shields.
That's right, The Blue Lagoon actor was recently asked about society's shift towards a graceful ageing process, giving her Baywatch gal pal a special shout out and making an important point about female beauty standards.
For those out of the loop, 57-year-old Anderson first turned heads with her make-up free look back in September 2023, when she showed up bare-faced to Paris Fashion Week.
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And since then, the ex-model - who, back in the 90s was famed for her threadbare eyebrows, darkly-lined lips and smokey shadow - has shown off her natural beauty at almost every single red carpet outing.
After losing her close friend and makeup artist, Alexis Vogel, to breast cancer in 2019, Anderson made the decision to leave her iconic look behind.
Last year, she told the Sunday Times the decision had been somewhat spurred by her children - sons Brandon, 28, and Dylan, 26 - and the example she hopes to set for them, compared to her former persona.
"I created this character to combat or to cover up a lot of my disappointment in things that have happened along the way," Anderson previously admitted. "Now I’m playing myself. Now I feel more myself than ever.
"[They] probably don’t feel they have to defend their mom anymore. My public perception has changed and you don’t realise how much that affects your children."
As we say, however, it isn't just her family that Anderson's bare-faced new get-up has struck a chord with.
Fellow A-lister Brooke Shields sang the star's praises - but in a different way than one might have expected.
Instead of complimenting Anderson for ditching the cosmetics, the 59-year-old declared it even more bizarre that a woman's choice to show off her natural beauty warrants such a headline-hitting stir.
According to Real Simple, Shields was asked her take on the supposed surge in women rejecting needles, botox, excessive make-up and preferring to 'age naturally', to which she confessed she didn't want to focus so much on the 'ageing' aspect.
"I think if it’s a trend that’s positive, and if we really talk about the entirety of these upper ages, then great," she told the outlet.
"But the fact that I’m 59 and I’m called 'aged' doesn’t feel right to me."
Shields was then asked whether women choosing not to wear make-up should be considered 'exceptional', or whether she finds celebrating such a thing 'weird'.
She then made the groundbreaking point, saying: "All of a sudden everybody’s got a lot to say about Pamela Anderson without any makeup on.
"OK, so she’s not wearing makeup. So what? It’s so interesting that it’s considered edgy."
Shields' comments have seemingly divided fans, however, with some answering her final question directly.
"It's edgy because she's the first one to show up at events and on TV without wearing makeup," one wrote on Instagram. "And that is edgy, because mainstream would argue that you need to be red carpet ready."
Alternatively, another added: "Agree Brooke. It’s not edgy - it’s normal. But so appreciated the heightened awareness brought in by Pamela."
Topics: Celebrity, Make-Up, Pamela Anderson, US News, Brooke Shields, Beauty
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