Pamela Anderson has revealed she fears Julian Assange will be assassinated if he is extradited to the US, hours after visiting him in Belmarsh high-security jail.

The former Baywatch star, 51, said she was 'deeply concerned about his well being' and does not think the Wikileaks founder will 'survive it'.

Asked by TMZ Live if she was worried someone might try and take the imprisoned 47-year-old's life if he's taken to the United States, the actress replied: 'or even where he is'.

Pamela Anderson (pictured left yesterday outside Belmarsh Prison) has revealed she fears Julian Assange (right in April) will be assassinated if he is extradited to the US, hours after visiting him in jail

Ms Anderson visited Assange at the imposing jail in Woolwich, south east London, yesterday after he was jailed last month for breaching bail conditions.

After their first meeting in over a year, Ms Anderson said: 'Just seeing him today for the first time, I just know it's very urgent.

'It's really important that people really know who he is and that we don't allow him to be extradited because I don't believe he'll be save in America's hands.'

Ms Anderson added: 'We're talking about saving somebody's life. We need to get as much support as we can for this person who is just trying to tell us the truth.'

US actress Pamela Anderson leaves Belmarsh Prison in south-east London, accompanied by WikiLeaks editor Kristinn Hrafnsson after she visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange was sentenced to 50 week in prison for breaching his bail conditions. He is also fighting extradition to the United States where he is wanted for questioning over the activities of Wikileaks

US actress Pamela Anderson speaks to the media as she leaves Belmarsh Prison in south-east London, after she visited WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange

Wearing high heels and a shawl - with a politically worded pattern - draped over her, Ms Anderson met Assange with WikiLeaks editor Kristinn Hrafnsson yesterday.

The wording on the cape was not explained but 'free speech', 'no man should have to be on his own' and 'Cromwell' could be seen printed on it.

Following her visit, she said: 'He does not deserve to be in a supermax prison. He has never committed a violent act. He is an innocent person.'

She revealed that he has no access to information, is 'really cut off from everybody' and has not been able to speak to his children.

Baywatch star's quotes in full The 51-year-old said: 'Obviously it's been very difficult to see Julian here and to make our way through the prison to get to him was quite shocking and difficult. 'He does not deserve to be in a super-max prison. He has never committed a violent act. 'He's an innocent person. He hasn't (got) access to a library, a computer, any information. 'He's really cut off from everybody. He hasn't been able to speak to his children. 'Public support is very important. Fundraising is very important. 'He needs all the support he can get. Justice will depend on public support and he's a good man, he's an incredible person. 'I love him. I can't imagine what he's been going through, and it was good to see him - great to see him - but this is just misrule of law in operation. 'It is absolute shock that he has not been able to get out of his cell. It's been one month. 'It's going to be a long fight, and he deserves our support. He needs our support. 'So whatever anybody can do - maybe write to him, encourage him - he's appreciative of any support that he's received. 'He hasn't received too much yet in the way of letters, but I know people have been writing and it's a process for him to have any kind of communication. 'It's very difficult, and we just have to keep fighting, because it's unfair. 'He's sacrificed so much to bring the truth out and we deserve the truth, and that's all I can say. 'I'm sorry, I feel sick. I feel nauseous.' Advertisement

'He is a good man, he is an incredible person. I love him, I can't imagine what he has been going through,' Ms Anderson added.

'It was great to see him, but this is just misrule of law in operation. It is absolute shock that he has not been able to get out of his cell.

'It is going to be a long fight and he deserves our support. He needs our support, so whatever anyone can do - maybe write to him, encourage him,' Ms Anderson added.

'We just have to keep fighting, because it is unfair. He has sacrificed so much to bring the truth out and we deserve the truth.'

Revealing she felt sick and nauseous, Ms Anderson appeared to wipe her eyes and turn away from the press.

Asked about the lengthy prison sentence Assange could face if he is extradited to the US, Ms Anderson said: 'We need to save his life. That's how serious it is.'

Standing by her side, WikiLeaks editor Kristinn Hrafnsson added: 'It is a question of life and death - that's how serious it is.'

After what he called their 'first social visit', Mr Hrafnsson said they were 'both quite emotional', adding that it was shocking to see his friend, a journalist and an intellectual, 'sitting in a high-security prison'.

'This is not justice. This is an abomination. Someone said that you could judge the civilisation of a society by visiting its prisons,' he added.

'Frankly, I have to say from my heart that this visit did not reflect well on the society here. This must end, this will be a fight.'

Assange, 47, was sentenced to 50 weeks' jail for breaching bail when he failed to surrender to police in 2012.

The Wikileaks founder was convicted of the bail breach after entering the Ecuadorian embassy and claiming political asylum while wanted over allegations of sexual offences in Sweden, which he denies.

Baywatch star Ms Anderson has previously spoken out in support of Assange and met him on several occasions when he lived at the Ecuadorean embassy in London.

Assange is also fighting extradition to the United States where he is wanted for questioning over the activities of WikiLeaks.

Mr Hrafnsson said Assange is in 'general' solitary confinement because he mostly spends 23 hours a day in his cell, adding that the situation was 'unacceptable'.

Speaking after a court hearing last week, he said: 'We are worried about Julian Assange. We are hearing that the situation in Belmarsh Prison is appalling because of austerity and cutbacks.

Pamela Anderson delivers a Pret lunch to Julian Assange at Embassy of Ecuador on October 15, 2016. The Baywatch star visited Assange in Belmarsh yesterday

'For the last weeks since he was arrested, he has spent 23 out of 24 hours a day in his cell most of the time.

'That is what we call in general terms solitary confinement. That's unacceptable. That applies to most of the prisoners in that appalling facility. It is unacceptable that a publisher is spending time in that prison.'

United Nations rights experts have voiced concern about the 'disproportionate' sentence given to the WikiLeaks founder as well as his detention in a high-security prison.

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said in a statement on Friday it was 'deeply concerned' about the 'disproportionate' sentence imposed on Assange.

'The Working Group is of the view that violating bail is a minor violation that, in the United Kingdom, carries a maximum sentence of 12 months in prison.

'It is worth recalling that the detention and the subsequent bail of Mr Assange in the UK were connected to preliminary investigations initiated in 2010 by a prosecutor in Sweden.

'It is equally worth noting that that prosecutor did not press any charges against Mr Assange and that in 2017, after interviewing him in the Ecuadorian embassy in London, she discontinued investigations and brought an end to the case.

'The Working Group is further concerned that Mr Assange has been detained since 11 April 2019 in Belmarsh prison, a high-security prison, as if he were convicted for a serious criminal offence.

'This treatment appears to contravene the principles of necessity and proportionality envisaged by the human rights standards.'

The Working Group has previously stated that Assange was arbitrarily detained in the Ecuadorean embassy and should have had his liberty restored.