Pamela Anderson and Julian Assange: Friends or More?

Pamela Anderson has opened up about having a 'frisky' night with Julian Assange when he was holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy.

The Baywatch star, 55, would regularly visit him at the London embassy where Assange had sought political asylum to avoid extradition.

After meeting in 2014 - through the late fashion designer Vivienne Westwood -  Pamela regularly visited the Wikileaks founder in exile and recalled drinking mescals 'through the night' with him.

Recalling those meetings in an interview with Variety to promote her upcoming memoir Love, she said: 'It was romantic because it was so inspirational.'

'He’s so passionate about life and about everything. There’s just nothing that he says that isn’t fascinating,' she gushed.

'So there was definitely a connection. We would just talk through the night and drink mezcal and laugh and tell stories.'

In August 2014, the late fashion designer and activist Vivienne Westwood introduced the pair as Pamela sought advice from him about her nascent animal charity.

Speaking to the Mail On Sunday shortly after the meeting, the fashion designer explained the meeting of minds.

'I was supposed to take Pamela Anderson to see Julian in the embassy but she got the date wrong, so she went on her own the day after me.

'She told me afterwards that they got on very well.

'Julian was just brilliant... Pamela's trying to help people with her new trust and he gave her some ideas on how to do that.'

The pair became close friends which lead to speculation they might be in a romantic relationship.

However, in 2018 she dispelled rumours they were romantically involved.

She told 60 Minutes: 'We don't have a romantic relationship like that, but I feel very close to him.... (Read more)

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