Playboy star Pamela Anderson has delivered a defiant message to Prime Minister Scott Morrison, insisting he bring Wikileaks founder Julian Assange home to Australia.

"Scott Morrison, defend your friend, and get Julian his passport back, and take him back to Australia and be proud of him," Anderson said.

"And throw him a parade when he gets home."

Pamela Anderson and Julian Assange. (60 Minutes)

Pamela Anderson's Playboy magazine covers. (60 Minutes)

Pamela Anderson photographed on her way to the British Ecuadorian Embassy. (60 Minutes)

Speaking with 60 Minutes reporter Liam Bartlett from her home in the South of France, Anderson was frank in her support for the controversial computer hacker who is living in the British Ecuadorian embassy as a political asylum.

If Assange left the embassy it is suspected he would be extradited to the United States to face possible spying charges for the leaking of highly sensitive US classified information.

But Anderson is adamant Assange needs saving, and that Australia should be doing more.

"Julian has done so much. He's exposed war crimes. He is against war.

"I think Australians should celebrate him. There's a lot of craziness right now, but when it calms down, he'll be the one in history books. He'll be the most famous Australian, and the most important person in this lifetime.

"He's an Australian who's saving the world."

Pamela Anderson speaks with Liam Bartlett. (60 Minutes)

Pamela Anderson in Cassis beach. (60 Minutes)

Julian Assange on a balcony of the British Ecuadorian embassy.

Pamela Anderson and Liam Bartlett. (60 Minutes)

Theirs is an unlikely alliance, but it's symbiotic - the relationship keeps them and their political views in the public eye.

"I think I am valuable in some ways because people think he's a computer screen and I humanise him," Anderson said.

With calculating PR precision, Anderson manages to get photographed every time she visits Assange. She's also enjoyed teasing the media with the idea of a romantic connection.

When asked by Bartlett to set the record straight on the status of their relationship, she answered;

"We like to call it a romantic struggle. It is to educate the world.

"I feel very close to him. And I feel closer to him than a lot of people have and he trusts me.

"[But] He's a little pale for me. He's got no sunlight. He needs some sun. He needs to be on a beach somewhere."