Pamela Anderson and bodyguard husband split after one-year marriage
Pamela Anderson has announced she will be divorcing her husband Dan Hayhurst after marrying him just one year ago.
The former Baywatch star married Hayhurst - her fifth husband - in a private ceremony on Christmas Eve in 2020 at her Vancouver Island home, where her parents had once been married.
But their relationship has since been described as a “pandemic whirlwind” that has died down, Rolling Stone reports.
“Pamela loves as authentically as she lives,” a source told the publication, adding that their relationship was a “pandemic whirlwind”.
Anderson filed for divorce in her home country of Canada, where she and Dayhurst have been living since they married.
The pair first began dating in September 2020, seven months after Anderson ended her 12-day marriage to Hollywood mogul Jon Peters.
Anderson and Hayhurst reportedly bonded over a shared love of animals, with Hayhurst having worked as a builder for an animal sanctuary in Canada.
Anderson is believed to have left their shared home to live with her sons Brandon, 23, and Dylan, 22, in Malibu. She shares the two boys with her former husband Tommy Lee, with their marriage now being the subject of a mini-series called Pam & Tommy.
Though Anderson has had an eventual love-life, her relationship with Hayhurst has been particularly scandal-ridden.
Hayhurst’s former partner Carey - who also cared for his two children - alleged that Anderson split up their family and seduced Hayhurst in an affair.
“I decided to speak out because I want people to know that my almost five-year relationship, with three children involved, ended because of the affair Pam and Dan started while he was still with me,” Carey told The Sun just a month after Hayhurst and Anderson tied the knot.
“It’s sad that people celebrate this and cheer them on, when it started with deceit, denials and life-shattering choices for all the people involved.”
Undeterred by Carey’s comments, Anderson gave an interview from her marital bed.
“This is like the magic place to live, I guess,” Anderson said of their relationship.
“He was working here, and I got stuck here during Covid, and we stuck together, and we’re still stuck together.
“He’s the kind of guy I probably would have met if I would have stayed home and went around the world and got crazy.
“I mean, I came home in one piece. It’s nice to be with, like, a real man who can actually change a light bulb.”
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