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The B.C.-born beauty icon says sheB次元官网网址檚 focused on pursuing a new stage in her life that includes a second season of her HGTV Canada renovation series and an upcoming Food Network Canada show.

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Both detail the highs and lows of a wild Hollywood career that included her start as a Playboy model, several tumultuous romances and a bitter legal battle over the infamous stolen sex tape that she says humiliated her and destroyed job prospects.

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The reality series revolved around renovation efforts at her familyB次元官网网址檚 sprawling legacy property on Vancouver Island, but also touched on her upbringing, her B次元官网网址�90s heyday and introduced viewers to her then-husband, who was part of the reno crew.

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In an emailed statement, HGTV CanadaB次元官网网址檚 brand owner Corus Entertainment says any moments that touch on AndersonB次元官网网址檚 life B次元官网网址渨ere thoughtfully included to help reintroduce her to viewers, and provide context on the property and PamelaB次元官网网址檚 passion for home design.B次元官网网址�

The reno showB次元官网网址檚 second season is currently in production for broadcast later this year, while another series for Food Network Canada is slated for 2024 and will feature Canadian culinary talent, Anderson said.

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Being able to take control of her life story has felt B次元官网网址渟urrealB次元官网网址� after so many years in which others have defined her public persona, said Anderson, whose modelling career launched when she was spotted at a 1989 B.C. Lions football game, eventually catching the eye of Playboy.

Much of the documentary traces the private anguish Anderson felt as a sex tape featuring herself and then-husband Tommy Lee was re-edited and widely distributed in the mid-B次元官网网址�90s without their consent.

She said those wounds were reopened with HuluB次元官网网址檚 recent dramatization of the saga, B次元官网网址淧am & Tommy,B次元官网网址� available on Disney Plus in Canada. But despite criticizing the eight-part limited series for retreading painful terrain, she suggested Thursday she had moved on from the controversy.

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Between her book, documentary and two Canadian reality series, she said sheB次元官网网址檚 hopeful for a new phase that lies ahead.

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B次元官网网址擟assandra Szkalrski, The Canadian Press