Pamela Anderson says she鈥檚 not looking for sympathy, nor for any apologies for the myriad career indignities she details in her recently released memoir and documentary.

The B.C.-born beauty icon says she鈥檚 focused on pursuing a new stage in her life that includes a second season of her HGTV Canada renovation series and an upcoming Food Network Canada show.

Anderson is suddenly back in the spotlight with the recent release of her memoir, 鈥淟ove, Pamela鈥� and the Netflix film, 鈥淧amela, a Love Story.鈥�

Both detail the highs and lows of a wild Hollywood career that included her start as a Playboy model, several tumultuous romances and a bitter legal battle over the infamous stolen sex tape that she says humiliated her and destroyed job prospects.

During a promotional stop in Toronto that included a book signing and film screening, Anderson said she 鈥渙bviously 鈥� made a lot of wrong turns鈥� in her life and that she鈥檚 still learning from some of those experiences.

The former 鈥淏aywatch鈥� star said those missteps are as recent as the first season of her HGTV Canada series 鈥淧amela鈥檚 Garden of Eden,鈥� which premiered last November and waded further into her personal life than she would have liked.

Anderson said Thursday she was 鈥減romised from the very beginning鈥� it wouldn鈥檛 get personal 鈥渂ut they couldn鈥檛 help themselves, I guess.鈥�

The reality series revolved around renovation efforts at her family鈥檚 sprawling legacy property on Vancouver Island, but also touched on her upbringing, her 鈥�90s heyday and introduced viewers to her then-husband, who was part of the reno crew.

鈥淚 thought this was going to be just about design, sustainability, about my garden, about renovating the ranch 鈥� and I think it just got a little off-track,鈥� she said, adding it was also shot roughly four years ago when she was 鈥渂roken-hearted鈥� and 鈥渞aw.鈥�

鈥淏ut you know it鈥檚 a learning curve. This next season I鈥檓 taking control of everything 鈥� I鈥檓 going to be the designer, there鈥檚 no other designers. It鈥檚 just my family. My boys are going to be in it and it鈥檚 going to be very authentic and very chic and cool. And a lot different than the first season.鈥�

In an emailed statement, HGTV Canada鈥檚 brand owner Corus Entertainment says any moments that touch on Anderson鈥檚 life 鈥渨ere thoughtfully included to help reintroduce her to viewers, and provide context on the property and Pamela鈥檚 passion for home design.鈥�

The reno show鈥檚 second season is currently in production for broadcast later this year, while another series for Food Network Canada is slated for 2024 and will feature Canadian culinary talent, Anderson said.

Despite the disappointments, she said 鈥淧amela鈥檚 Garden of Eden鈥� opened her up to an enriching, creative spurt that marked 鈥渢he beginning of my re-empowerment.鈥�

鈥淚t鈥檚 all worked out,鈥� she said. 鈥淚 know everything is happening for a reason. There鈥檚 a lot of things going on. And I鈥檓 happy.鈥�

Being able to take control of her life story has felt 鈥渟urreal鈥� after so many years in which others have defined her public persona, said Anderson, whose modelling career launched when she was spotted at a 1989 B.C. Lions football game, eventually catching the eye of Playboy.

Much of the documentary traces the private anguish Anderson felt as a sex tape featuring herself and then-husband Tommy Lee was re-edited and widely distributed in the mid-鈥�90s without their consent.

She said those wounds were reopened with Hulu鈥檚 recent dramatization of the saga, 鈥淧am & Tommy,鈥� available on Disney Plus in Canada. But despite criticizing the eight-part limited series for retreading painful terrain, she suggested Thursday she had moved on from the controversy.

鈥淚鈥檓 not looking for an apology. At one time I said, 鈥楬ulu should apologize.鈥� But you know, it鈥檚 not just Hulu, it鈥檚 the makers of it,鈥� said Anderson.

鈥淚 forgive anybody that鈥檚 ever hurt me in my life. It was painful and it was hurtful, but it just happened鈥�. I don鈥檛 want sympathy, I just want people to live their life with loving actions and loving speech and kind words and kind actions.鈥�

Between her book, documentary and two Canadian reality series, she said she鈥檚 hopeful for a new phase that lies ahead.

鈥淚鈥檝e gone through so much. This is good, you know, instead of being kind of the butt of jokes,鈥� she said.

鈥淭his has been a long journey for me.鈥�

鈥擟assandra Szkalrski, The Canadian Press