Pamela Anderson reveals hepatitis C diagnosis and fight for life
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Pamela Anderson shared that doctors gave her a ten-year life expectancy after she received a Hepatitis C diagnosis in the late 1990s, when a cure did not exist.
She discussed this experience while accepting the amfAR Award of Courage in Venice, Italy. Anderson explained the diagnosis negatively impacted her decisions, as she feared what might happen to her children more than death itself. In 2015, Anderson announced she had overcome Hepatitis C, after a treatment became available in 2011.
She spent all of her savings to afford the treatment, and also described a lasting feeling of shame and guilt connected to the illness. Anderson admitted she has not fully recovered from the news of her diagnosis, but feels she has come to terms with it and now uses it as motivation in her career. Recently, she has taken on challenging roles in films like “The Last Showgirl” and “Place to Be”, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
She believes her work has allowed her to express herself and find strength, ultimately seeing herself as a survivor rather than a victim.
