Pamela Anderson’s transformation from her Baywatch days to her grey 2025 Met Gala gown is striking

Pamela Anderson embraced a more understated style while appearing at the Met Gala 2025 in New York City on Monday.

Pamela Anderson, aged 57, appeared quite different from her glamorous days in Baywatch when she arrived at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. She sported a new, more conservative hairstyle and wore a grey Tory Burch gown.

Ditching her long platinum blonde tresses, the Last Showgirl star rocked a short bob with blunt bangs for the occasion. 

Her floor-length long-sleeve gown, which featured a bateau neckline and exaggerated hips, was covered in sparkling details throughout. 

Continuing her recent embrace of a more natural look, the actress showcased her complexion with minimal makeup. 

While on the red carpet Pamela revealed her glam ‘only took a few minutes’ calling it ‘very simple.’  

Pamela was joined by her son Brandon Thomas Lee, 28, at fashion’s biggest night. 

The star accessorized with Pandora jewelry for the event. 

Meanwhile Brandon, whom she shares with rocker ex Tommy Lee, 62, looked dapper in a classic black tuxedo. 

Pamela also posed with the designer of her gown, Tory, 58, at the event. 

In a red carpet interview, Tory praised Pamela as ‘otherworldly’ and said she was beautiful ‘inside and out.’ 

Anderson’s Met Gala debut last year saw her in a flowing Oscar de la Renta gown, channeling Old Hollywood glamour. 

Despite being in the public eye for many years, the celebrity has surprised her fans with dramatic changes in both her beauty and fashion choices. This has included occasions where she chose to forgo makeup, even for red carpet events.

She’s turned a corner in her career over the last year, gaining critical acclaim for her 2024 starring role in The Last Showgirl.

The Canadian-bred beauty earned her first Golden Globe nomination with the release of the Gia Coppola-directed feature, and amassed Oscar buzz.

However, the film did not become a contender when the 2025 Academy Awards nominee list was unveiled in January.

When Pamela was overlooked for a particular recognition, she took it in stride and shared with Elle magazine, ‘Oh my gosh, it’s not something I ever expected. Doing the work is the win.’

Anderson starred on Baywatch for five seasons, from 1992 to 1997. She played the iconic role of C.J. Parker, a stunning lifeguard. 

Other big names at this year’s event included Sydney Sweeney, Zendaya, Gigi Hadid and Simone Biles.

Every year on the first Monday of May, a series of A-listers gather in their most extravagant looks for a lavish ball hosted by Vogue editor Anna Wintour. 

The annual invite-only event has a theme each year, with this year’s theme as ‘Superfine: Tailoring Black Style,’ inspired by Monica Miller’s work, which includes her book Fashion: Black Dandyism and the Styling of Black Diasporic Identity.

It is meant to pay homage to black dandyism, a style with European roots which started post-Emancipation and came out in full force during the Harlem Renaissance. 

Monica is the chair of Africana Studies at Barnard College, as well as a professor at the institute.

According to Monica, black dandyism is ‘a strategy and a tool to rethink identity, to reimagine the self in a different context. To really push a boundary – especially during the time of enslavement, to really push a boundary on who and what counts as human, even,’ via Vogue.

The 2025 gala theme focuses on menswear, 22 years after the ‘Men In Skirts’ theme – which was the first gala to focus only on menswear. 

The Met Gala 2025 will be co-chaired by Wintour, Lewis Hamilton, A$AP Rocky, Colman Domingo, and Pharrell Williams. 

NBA icon LeBron James was one of six athletes named to the committee of the 2025 Met Gala. Unfortunately, the Lakers star won’t be attending.