CARNAL NATION

In her new spread in the September issue of Britain's Elle magazine, actress/model Pamela Anderson reveals a few secrets about her sex life. The 42-year-old former star of Baywatch wasn't always the savvy, self-assured woman that she is now. "I was a tomboy at school. I never wore make-up until I came to Los Angeles. I didn't understand girlie stuff - I excelled at sports instead. I was a nymphomaniac though!" she said in an interview that will appear alongside a fashion shoot (SFW video after the jump). While nobody is likely to be shocked by this revelation, the buxom blonde did speak with candor about coming to terms with her body. "I used to be shy, really modest. When I did my first Playboy cover, I was wearing a jacket that was open a little bit and some lady make-up artist came over, moved my boob and put a little oil on it. I almost threw up, I was so shocked. A girl touched my boob! But it was one of the best things I've done." We wonder if she'd even notice now.

Clearly, she had overcome any reticence about her body by the time Baywatch became an international sensation. Anderson played the character C.J. Parker on the series from 1992 to 1997. She was a sensation. It could easily be argued that Anderson's red bathing suit became as iconic in the 1990s as Farah Fawcett's bathing suit pic did in the 1970s. But what has become of that infamous bathing suit? She still has it and still wears it: "I have the Baywatch red swimming costume in my safe. I put it on once in a while, jump in the shower and rescue my boyfriend. I have had some moments in that suit!" Yes, probably more than a few.