Pamela Prati (until 2016 as Paola Pireddu; born 26 November 1958)[1] is an Italian actress, showgirl, model, singer, and television hostess.

[2] She moved to Rome in her late teens where she worked as a model and made a brief appearance on television in the variety show La Sberla in 1976.

That same year she debuted in her first film, La moglie in bianco... L'amante al pepe, an erotic comedy in which she had the starring role.

In 1992, Prati hosted the Canale 5 variety programme Scherzi a Parte, and from 1992 to 1994, she presented La sai l'ultima?.

She has also appeared on reality shows such as L'Isola dei Famosi 6 in 2008, which is the Italian version of Celebrity Survivor: Vanuatu, and Grande Fratello VIP in 2016.