Topics: Pamela Anderson, Liam Neeson, Entertainment, Celebrity, Film and TV, Hollywood
Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson have apparently developed quite a close bond recently.
The Canadian-American actress has been promoting her latest movie, The Last Showgirl, which comes out tomorrow (Friday, January 10), but has also been pretty vocal about her admiration for Neeson after the pair bonded on the set of another movie.
The 72-year-old stars alongside Anderson in the upcoming reboot of the much-loved Leslie Nielsen comedy The Naked Gun.
Neeson plays Drebin Jr., the son of Nielsen's character, Frank Drebin, in the original movies, released in 1988, 1991 and 1994.
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The crime comedy film is officially the fourth flick in The Naked Gun franchise, with Paul Walter Hauser, Kevin Durand, Danny Huston, Liza Koshy, Cody Rhodes, CCH Pounder, and Busta Rhymes all featuring in the new sequel some 30 years after the last movie hit our screens.
With director, Akiva Schaffer at the helm, filming for the movie kicked off in early 2024, and it appears Anderson and Neeson have plenty of praise to share about one another.
Speaking on the late night talk show with host Seth Meyers on Wednesday (8 January), Anderson said filming for the comedy was 'so fun' and is 'so different' than The Last Showgirl.
The 57-year-old said: "It's a, you know, high comedy. I'm literally running into walls which I've always wanted to do."
But about Neeson, she remarked the Taken star is 'such a gentleman', adding he is 'such a sweetheart, such a love'.
However, she revealed she was nervous to meet her co-star ahead of filming.
"I was also afraid to meet Liam, but Liam is also just a wonderful, generous person," she gushed.
And when talking about the punchlines in the film, she said Neeson is a natural with jokes.
"Liam is hysterical. I mean he's just a... you're not going to see it coming. That's how good he is."
"We just, we had a great connection," she continued to Seth Meyers before praising Schaffer as a 'wonderful director'.
Her praise of Neeson come as he 'confessed' to People Magazine he was 'in love' with the Baywatch star.
The Hollywood co-star said: "With Pamela, first off, I'm madly in love with her. She's just terrific to work with.
"I can't compliment her enough, I'll be honest with you. No huge ego. She just comes in to do the work. She's funny and so easy to work with.
"She's going to be terrific in the film."
The Naked Gun is scheduled to come to US movie theatres as of August 1 this year.
Anderson's comments also come after it was announced her iconic red swimsuit worn in Baywatch will be featured in an exhibit in London later this year.
Speaking about the exhibit, Anderson said: "I heard that but I thought I had the only original suit in my safe.
"And then someone said they got it from David Hasselhoff and I don't know why he would have my swimsuit. I don't have his shorts or anything."
