New Zealand Woman’s Weekly

From Downton to Baywatch ‘I HOPE I DO PAMELA JUSTICE’

She’s played her fair share of alluring vixens, but stepping into the shoes – and red swimsuit – of one of the world’s most famous sex symbols was almost impossible to bear for Lily James.

The British actress – most well known for her award-winning turn as Lady Rose in Downton Abbey – is portraying ’90s Baywatch star Pamela Anderson in the upcoming Disney+ series Pam and Tommy.

And the responsibility of doing right by blonde

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