Pamela Anderson has traded Hollywood for a Canadian estate, bankrolling her lifestyle change with a $US10m ($A15m) Malibu property windfall.
The Baywatch icon, 59, offered fans a rare glimpse into her Vancouver Island sanctuary in a video showcasing her slow-living routine.
The clip features cutting garden blooms, reading philosophy, and walking along her private dock.
The coastal haven in Ladysmith, British Columbia, sits on land bought by her grandparents in the 1950s.
Anderson bought the parcel in the early 1990s, but did not return permanently until 2019, the New York Post reports.
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Pamela Anderson, 59, offered fans a new look at her Vancouver Island estate in a video that follows her through a slow, peaceful morning at home. Picture: Instagram
She starts in the sunroom, throwing a sweater over her dress, then heads outside with her dog to cut flowers in the garden. Picture: Instagram
She also shows off a garden basket holding shears, her glasses and a moisturiser from her vegan Sonsie skincare line, and ends the morning watching the sunrise from her dock. Picture: Instagram
Financing the sprawling compound was an extraordinary long-term play in California.
Anderson bought a beachfront Malibu block for $US1.8m ($A2.7m) in 2000, spent a decade building a luxury residence, and sold the estate in late 2021 for $US11.8m ($17.8m).
The multimillion-dollar surplus funded a complete overhaul of her childhood property, known as “The Roadhouse”.
The site became the focus of her TV series Pamela’s Garden of Eden.
The multi-year project also brought unexpected romance and heartbreak. Anderson fell for one of the builders on the renovation crew, Dan Hayhurst.
The couple married on the property on Christmas Eve in 2020, but the union unravelled little more than a year later, ending in divorce.
Anderson said the return to her roots was an intentional step away from celebrity culture.
“When I came home, I thought, ‘I am going to rewrite my life and I’m going to start with this property.’ And it became like an art project. It really took my heart and soul,” Anderson said.
“I was really happy to spend this year just on my own with my dogs and my vegetables and the trees and the ocean.”
The coastal haven in Ladysmith, British Columbia, sits on land bought by her grandparents in the 1950s. Picture: Instagram
The Baywatch star offloaded her longtime Malibu home in 2021 for a whopping $US11.8 million. Picture: Realtor
Anderson’s acting career took off when she landed the role of C.J. Park in Baywatch, from 1992-97.
Anderson, who shares adult sons Brandon and Dylan with ex-husband Tommy Lee, said coastal living had always been her endgame.
“I feel more settled on my sustainable ranch on Vancouver Island with space to rescue more animals. It’s still beachfront. One foot away from the water — and I’m lost,” Anderson previously told The Post but added that she would miss her boys who still live in the States.
“I think I was really spoiled. When you grow up on the beach, you just expect it every morning. You expect these mornings,” she told the Vancouver Sun.
“I always knew that I would come back here. I always knew if I had this place, I would keep a little bit of my sanity and a little bit of my feet on the ground.”
Parts of this story first appeared in the New York Post and was republished with permission.
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