Details About Pamela Anderson's Friendship With Liam Neeson

It seems that Liam Neeson became quite taken with Pamela Anderson on the set of the 2025 rebooted "The Naked Gun" film. The "Taken" star and the "Baywatch" icon's friendship blossomed as the two worked together to breathe new life into the comedy franchise which originally starred Leslie Nielsen as bumbling cop Frank Drebin. In the updated installment, Neeson stars as the presumed son of Nielen's famous cop character (being that Neeson's character name is Frank Drebin Jr.) and Anderson inhabits the role of a femme fatale named Beth.

"With Pamela, first off, I'm madly in love with her. She's just terrific to work with," Neeson told People, gushing about his co-star. "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."

Anderson was quick to repay the compliment to Neeson, telling the Irish Star that "Liam is also just a wonderful, generous person." As for what it's like trading lines with the Oscar-nominated star, Anderson told People that Neeson "brings out the best in you ... with respect, kindness, and depth of experience. It was an absolute honor to work with him." Their friendship went on behind the scenes as well, with Anderson telling People that Neeson, "sincerely looked after me — wrapped his coat around me when I was cold." To repay the chivalrous behavior, Anderson harnessed her motherly instincts and baked bread and cookies for Neeson.

While it would be fun to speculate about the two iconic actors being more than just friends, it doesn't seem to be in the cards. Neeson lost his wife of 15 years, Natasha Richardson, when she tragically passed away in 2009 from a head injury sustained while skiing, and he shared a heart-breaking final moment with her. 

Neeson went without any romantic partners for a year until he met public relations executive Freya St. Johnston and the couple began a relationship that lasted for two years. Liam Neeson told People in 2024 that he was done with dating, saying, "I'm past all that."

For her part, Pamela Anderson is well known for her public relationships, with her much-discussed ups and downs with rock stars Tommy Lee and Kid Rock becoming tabloid and television fodder. But nowadays, Anderson shares new friend Neeson's sentiments on dating. "No, I'm not even thinking about that right now," she said while appearing on "The Drew Barrymore Show" (via TikTok). "I'm just thinking about this whole love affair I'm having right now with just life and myself and getting to know myself, then I'd be a better partner anyway." A little bit of self-love sounds like one more thing that she and Neeson can bond over as friends.