Pamela Anderson Pays Tribute to Hugh Hefner in Emotional Video

By Sierra Marquina

September 28, 2017

Goodbye #Hef Mr Hefner I have so many thoughts, I have no brain n right now to edit I am me because of you You taught me everything important about freedom and respect. Outside of my family You were the most important person in my life. You gave me my life... People tell me all the time That I was your favorite... I'm in such deep shock. But you were old, your back hurt you so much. Last time I saw you You were using a walker. You didn't want me to see. You couldn't hear. You had a piece of paper in your pocket you showed me - with my name Pamela with a heart around it. Now, I'm falling apart. This feeling is so crazy. It's raining in Paris now. I'm by the window. Everything anyone loves about me is because you understood me. Accepted me and encouraged me to be myself. Love like no one else. Live recklessly With unfiltered abandon. You said the magazine was about a girl like me. That I embody the spirit you fantasized about. I was the one. You said. I can hear you say - Be brave. There are no rules. Live your life I'm proud of you. There are no mistakes. And with men - Enjoy ... (Your wonderful laugh) You have the world by the tail You are a good girl And you are so loved - You are not crazy. You are wild and free Stay strong, Stay vulnerable. ... "It's movie time" You loved my boys ... You were always, always there for us. With your love Your crazy wisdom. I will miss your everything. Thank you for making the world a better place. A freeer and sexier place. You were a gentleman charming, elegant, chivalrous And so much fun. Goodbye Hef ... Your Pamela 💋

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Pamela Anderson paid tribute to Hugh Hefner via an emotional Instagram video on Thursday, September 28. The Playboy magazine founder died at the age of 91 on Wednesday. 

In the video, Pamela cries while remembering Hugh, whom she called “the most important person” in her life. 

“I have so many thoughts, I have no brain right now to edit,” she wrote in the caption. “I am me because of you. You taught me everything important about freedom and respect. Outside of my family. You were the most important person in my life.”

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The 50-year-old Baywatch star and model graced the cover of Playboy a record 14 times, including the magazine’s final fully nude issue in 2016.

The Playboy icon passed away peacefully on Wednesday from natural causes at The Playboy Mansion surrounded by loved ones, a statement from the Playboy founder’s rep read to People.

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