Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson are enjoying a "budding romance" and are clearly "smitten," as People magazine confirmed Tuesday that the two stars, who met on the set of the new comedy-action film, "The Naked Gun," are "officially dating."
Anderson, 58, and Neeson, 73, have done a good job of looking smitten in public, according to People. She planted a kiss on his cheek on the red carpet at the film's London premiere last week, while they pretended to get caught making out on live TV for a humorous bit on the "Today" show Tuesday, People reported. In "The Naked Gun," a reboot of the police-parody franchise that originally starred Leslie Nelson and Priscilla Presley, they appear to play lovers.
But Anderson and Neeson still make a surprising couple, given their public personas.
Anderson is the former blonde bombshell who became famous posing for Playboy, starring on the TV show "Baywatch" and getting the personal home videos she made with first husband, rocker Tommy Lee, stolen and sold as a sex tape.
LONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 22: Pamela Anderson and Liam Neeson attend "The Naked Gun" UK Premiere at Cineworld Leicester Square on July 22, 2025 in London, England. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images) Neeson, meanwhile, is the tall, rugged classically trained actor from the Irish theater, who has worked with many of Hollywood's top directors and received an Oscar nomination for starring in Steven Spielberg's Holocaust drama, "Schindler's List." Neeson also dated Helen Mirren and Barbra Streisand before meeting Natasha Richardson, a member of British acting royalty, while starring together in a Broadway revival of a Eugene O'Neill play. They married in 1994; Richardson died after a skiing accident in 2009. After seeing Freya St. Johnston for two years, Neeson was said to have given up dating, saying he was "past all that."
Anderson received some Oscar buzz herself last year for starring as an aging Las Vegas performer in the well-reviewed independent film, "The Last Showgirl." Since leaving behind reality TV, the five-times-married Anderson returned to acting in theater and films. She published her New York Times best-selling autobiography in 2023 and has become known for her activism on behalf of PETA and people with AIDS and, controversially, WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. She's also adopted a make-up free look — when she's not acting — as a way to gain a sense of freedom and to connect with her natural self, she has said in interviews. Her choice has sparked conversations among the public about beauty standards and women's mode of self-expression.
Since working together, starting in the fall, Neeson and Anderson have gushed about each other in interviews.
Neeson outright told People in October: "With Pamela, first off, I'm madly in love with her." It's possible that he was speaking professionally at the time, as he spoke of why he enjoyed working with her. "I can't compliment her enough, I'll be honest with you," he said. "No huge ego. She just comes in to do the work. She's funny and so easy to work with."
For her part, Anderson told People that Neeson is "the perfect gentleman" and he "brings out the best in you … with respect, kindness and depth of experience."
Fast-forward to May, when Anderson revealed to Entertainment Weekly that she and Neeson bonded over a shared "love of literature and a good laugh." She told the outlet in July: "I think I have a friend forever in Liam." She added, "We definitely have a connection that is very sincere, very loving. He's a good guy."
The two also appeared together at the film's New York premiere Monday night, and both brought their adult children to the red carpet for a group photo, according to People. Anderson is the mother of Brandon, 29, and Dylan, 27, with ex-husband Tommy Lee, and Neeson is the father of Micheál, 30, and Daniel, 28, with Richardson.
Originally Published: July 29, 2025 at 12:55 PM PDT
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