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Pamela Anderson Diagnosis, Gary Oldman backs co-star for James Bond role and more!

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 8, 20265 min
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Kicking things off today. Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has opened up about being diagnosed

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Pamela discussed the moment during her appearance at the Venice Film Festival at the Amfahr Gala,

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And welcome to The Daily Lowdown. Your fix of everything in the world of celebrity, music and entertainment news. Happy Tuesday everybody, I am coming to you from a very rainy London, so I hope things are sunnier where you are. Kicking things off today.

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Kicking things off today. Baywatch star Pamela Anderson has opened up about being diagnosed with hepatitis C, which she revealed doctors told her was a death sentence. Pamela discussed the moment during her appearance at the Venice Film Festival at the Amfahr Gala, where she was awarded with the award for courage. She told the audience her doctor said it was a

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death sentence and that she only had around 10 years to live when she was diagnosed in the late 90s and that it turned her life inside out. Thankfully in 2011 a cure for the viral infection was found and Pamela was hep C3 by 2015. She added that it took everything in her bank to pay for her treatment and that the shame and guilt still haunt her. The naked gun star continued in

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