Pamela Anderson Loved Beyoncé’s ‘Barb Wire’ Halloween Costume: ‘Don’t Call Me Bey’
Queens recognize queens. Pamela Anderson had nothing but love for Beyoncé‘s Halloween tribute to her Barb Wire character. On Tuesday (Nov. 5), Bey dropped the first music video from her Cowboy Carter era with “Bodyguard,” in which the singer channeled a trio of Anderson’s most iconic looks for what she dubbed “Beylloween” in an Instagram post featuring a series of homages to the actress/author.
Anderson reposted a screen shot from the visual on her Instagram Stories, adding a heart emoji and the comment “Don’t call me bey… [kissy face emoji].” In the video, Beyoncé modeled Anderson’s legendarily skin-baring red Baywatch one-piece swimsuit, as well as her plunging neckline black corset dress from Pam’s kitschy 1996 sci-fi/action film Barb Wire. Dropping on election day, the video also featured a scene in which Bey pointed a toy gun at the lens, popping out a “Vote!” message flag to encourage fans to head to the polls in what turned out to be a losing effort by her preferred candidate, Vice President Kamala Harris.
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A third look also mimicked Anderson’s 1999 MTV VMAs look, which featured a furry pink hat and bedazzled leggings, though instead of the video awards event, Bey renamed it the No Visual Awards — a seeming nod to the long music video drought that stretches back to 2020’s Black Is King musical film. Anderson also posted a clip from the “Bodyguard” video in her Story.
The Raphael Saadiq-produced “Bodyguard” from Beyoncé’s country-leaning 2024 Cowboy Carter album peaked at No. 26 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Last January, Anderson — who has kept a low profile over the past few years — talked to Howard Stern about her brief marriage to MAGA singer Kid Rock, saying that the four-month 2006 union was a “tremendous f–king mistake” while promoting her Love, Pamela memoir.
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