BAYWATCH legend Pamela Anderson has finally won her fight to be taken seriously as an actress – 29 years after becoming the victim of a sex tape leak.

And now Pammie will sit front row at Sunday’s EE Film Baftas in London’s Royal Festival Hall after being personally invited by awards bosses.

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I’m told they were so im- pressed with her role as Las Vegas performer Shelly Gardner in gritty film The Last Showgirl that Pammie has also been asked to present one of the top gongs.

A source said: “Presenting at the Baftas is a huge deal for Pamela.

“In many ways she feels vindicated after years of being undervalued or mocked.

“While she didn’t get a nomination, Bafta bosses saw The Last Showgirl and knew they wanted her involved in this year’s ceremony somehow.

“Finally, after all these years, she is being seen as the great actress she is.”

At a special screening of The Last Showgirl in London on Wednesday, Pamela said: “I could have never played this role if I hadn’t had the life I had.

“I was doing Playboy covers and reading Tennessee Williams . . . wondering how do I get from here to here? And I did. It was fun making it. And therapy too.”

She added: “Initially, director Gia Coppola sent it to an old agent who turned it down within the hour, so she figured I hadn’t read it. So she then went through my son Brandon, who did the documentary on me.

“When I got it I was at my house. I was in my garden making pickles and jam and I thought ‘OK, I can make my life beautiful no matter what’.

“I never thought I would have this opportunity and because it almost slipped through my fingers I thought I better grab this by the throat.

“I need to pour myself into this. This is my opportunity to see what I am made of.

“I’d always known I was capable of more.

“I’m 57 and I’m just starting.”

We love to see you rise, Pammie.

WEST HAM legend Ronnie Boyce has sadly passed away aged 82.

The icon scored the winner in the FA Cup final in 1964 and then helped them win the European Cup Winners’ Cup a year later.

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Boyce was also a member of the coaching staff when the Hammers lifted the FA Cup in 1975 and 1980 – before taking charge of one game as caretaker manager in 1990.

His family penned a touching tribute, which read: “We are so very sad to confirm that our beloved husband, father and grandfather Ronnie passed away peacefully on Thursday afternoon.

“He fought illness in recent years with typical courage, bravery and no fuss, and with such strength.

“His nickname of ‘Ticker’, as the strong heartbeat of West Ham’s team in the 1960s, could not have been more appropriate.

“He was a Hammer all of his life, from growing up in East Ham to representing the Club as a player and coach across 34 years of dedicated service, and always had time for the fans and people who gave him so much support throughout his time in football.

“He never boasted about his wonderful playing career or achievements.

“But he was so proud of the fact that he scored the winning goal in West Ham United’s first-ever FA Cup victory, and his love of the Club and the supporters meant so much to him.

“As a family, we were even prouder of the love, support and dedication he gave us all, and of the quiet, honest, decent man that he was. We will miss him greatly and he will never be forgotten.”

The Hammers added: “The thoughts and condolences of everyone at West Ham United are with Ronnie’s wife Dawn, his sons Gary and Tony, daughter-in-laws Ewa and Sarah, grandsons Ross, Ben, Jack, Elliott and Tom, and all of his family and friends at this sad and difficult time.

“Further tributes to Ronnie will appear across Club channels in the coming days and at London Stadium on Saturday ahead of our Premier League fixture against Brentford.”

Devastated fans wrote online: “RIP. A genuine West Ham legend.”

Another commented: “Sleep tight, Ticker. A fine footballer and a wonderful gentleman.”

Boyce played alongside World Cup winners Bobby Moore, Geoff Hurst and Martin Peters at Upton Park.

He was handed a lifetime achievement award by West Ham in 2019.

Former Manchester United striker, Giuseppe Rossi, has revealed that Sir Alex Ferguson will be in the dugout for his farewell game in Italy next month.

Rossi announced his retirement from football in 2023 following two brief stints with Serie B side SPAL.

The 38-year-old has arranged to play a testimonial called ‘Pepito day’ at Fiorentina’s Stadio Artemio Franchi on March 22, and several legends of the game have been invited.

Ferguson, who handed Rossi his professional debut with United in 2004, has been invited alongside Gabriel Batistuta, Luca Toni, Antonio Cassano, Sebastian Frey, Antonio Cassano and Borja Valero.

Ferguson will be in the dugout for the first time since 2019 when he managed Manchester United ’99 Legends to a 5-0 victory over Bayern Munich in front of 61,175 fans at Old Trafford.

‘I am very proud to say that my first professional coach, Sir Alex Ferguson, will be there,’ Rossi said when announcing his farewell game.

When asked about his decision to invite Ferguson, Rossi replied: ‘He was my first coach, I signed my first professional contract with Manchester and having him on the 22nd for me is a huge honour.

‘I only played for him for three years, I played little, 15, 16 games with Manchester United but when we called him he immediately answered, ‘yes’, and it makes you understand what kind of person he is, Ferguson.

‘He’s one where you can be Giuseppe Rossi, who did almost nothing with Manchester, or [Cristiano] Ronaldo who scored thousands of goals, he treats you the same and therefore I have great respect for him.

‘I’ll be very happy to see him.’

After making his debut for United, Rossi went on to score four goals in 14 appearances before he joined Villarreal in a £6.6 million deal in August 2007.

It was at Villarreal where Rossi enjoyed his best years, scoring 82 goals in 192 appearances for the Spanish club.

Rossi then moved to Fiorentina where he made 42 appearances and scored 19 goals.

He was born in the United States but played for Italy at international level, scoring seven goals in 30 games for the Azzurri.

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Kanye West and Bianca Censori are reportedly heading for divorce just 11 days after the model appeared naked on the Grammys red carpet beside her husband.

A source close to the rapper, 47, told MailOnline that the pair have split up and a legal filing is expected in coming weeks.

The publication reports that Bianca will receive a $5million payout.

Bianca has reportedly been left ‘traumatised’ by Kanye’s latest antisemitic remarks and is refusing to continue shooting their $25,000,000 (£20,028,000) art film.

The couple, who married in December 2022, caused a stir at the Grammys red carpet on February 2 when Censori, 30, posed practically naked in a completely see-through dress next to rapper husband West, 47.

He later took to social media platform X to declare himself ‘a Nazi’, say he ‘loves Hitler’ and insist that he has ‘dominion’ over his wife, whose stream of extremely revealing outfits worn in public have disturbed fans.

The Stronger chart-topper is already thought to have lost a $20million ($16m) deal to headline two shows at the Tokyo Dome in May after ‘horrifying’ the Japanese public with his and Censori’s Grammys stunt, which is being interpreted as an ‘utterly unacceptable’ act of coercive control.

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