Pamela Anderson makes surprise visit to a refugee camp in northern France to hand out children's books and food
- The pin-up girl turned activist went to the La Liniere camp outside Dunkirk
- Writing about the experience the 49-year-old said: 'I'll never forget today'
- The former Baywatch star wants to encourage more people to visit camps
Actress Pamela Anderson has made a surprise visit to a refugee camp in northern France, distributing children's books, food and other supplies.
Anderson's visit to the La Liniere camp outside Dunkirk was preceded by a stop at an aid group's warehouse in Calais, where a huge makeshift camp harbouring thousands of migrants was closed after a forced evacuation in October.
Wearing high heels, Anderson stooped to distribute fruit to children and passed out blankets, gloves and children's books.
Wearing high heels, Anderson stooped to distribute fruit to children and passed out blankets, gloves and children's books
La Voix du Nord newspaper quoted her as saying that everyone should see what a camp is like and ask what they can do.
Anderson, 49, promotes animal, human and environmental rights but, of course, she initially shot to fame as a pin-up girl and for her role in Baywatch.
French far-right presidential candidate Marine Le Pen was refused entry to the La Liniere camp on Tuesday.
Anderson promotes animal, human and environmental rights but, of course, she initially shot to fame as a pin-up girl and for her role in Baywatch
Actress Pamela Anderson has made a surprise visit to a refugee camp in northern France
The model turned activists wants to encourage more people to visit the camp
Writing on her blog Anderson said: 'I'm leaving Dunkirk now. I'm speechless. I'm so angry. The children are so lovely and polite. I gave out blankets, hats, gloves, fruit, coloring books and crayons.
'Some were so fearful they wouldn't get a blanket or crayons or an apple -It was chaos. I'll never forget today.
'I brought some whisky to the volunteers.
La Voix du Nord newspaper quoted her as saying that everyone should see what a camp is like
'What an unusual and extraordinary group.
'They are amazing.
'They have been there for months, years. From the Calais Jungle to diff camps - tossed around.'
The model turned activists wants to encourage more people to visit the camp.
She said: 'Imagine if every person could come see this? Policy would change. It's hard to engage people to act without empathy - and unfortunately most people don't feel it by watching the news; but, by meeting people and seeing for themselves - It would change everything.
Writing on her blog Anderson said: 'I'm leaving Dunkirk now. I'm speechless. I'm so angry.'
Anderson called the volunteers at Dunkirk 'amazing' and said 'unusual and extraordinary group'
She said: 'Imagine if every person could come see this? Policy would change.'
'It's hard to engage people to act without empathy - and unfortunately most people don't feel it by watching the news,' she said
The model added: 'Just people trying to live.
'I encourage more people to come visit, and volunteer if at all possible.
'It's just not fair.
'Closing borders, and closing people out is not the answer.
'It's backwards.'
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