BRINGING THE SEXY BACK TO MAGIC.

Byline: -- Rob Lowman

There are probably a lot of guys who'd like to have the touch that sends Pamela Anderson floating on air.

And Hans Klok is doing it three days a week -- until September.

The illusionist, who has been called the world's fastest magician, will have the blond bombshell working as his assistant -- call it expensive eye candy -- in their new show, "The Beauty of Magic," which opened Saturday at the Planet Hollywood Resort in Las Vegas.

As part of the stage spectacular, Klok is not only levitating Anderson but sawing her in half.

"It's great. I'm much thinner now," said Anderson, who always seems ready with a quip, and adds that being Klok's assistant is living out a childhood dream of running off to join the circus.

Asked if she was ready to reveal any of Klok's magical secrets now that she's working with him, Anderson said she isn't -- for a reason.

"I'm standing right next to Hans, and I don't know what the heck's going on," she said. "I don't know how he does the things he does. He's very spectacular."

That answer either says something about Anderson's observational abilities or that she's fudging things a bit. Or maybe it's simply a testament to the skills of the magician.

We'll assume the latter since Klok has just completed a sold-out European tour and has received international acclaim for his illusions, including making the FIFA World Football trophy appear in Germany last year to an estimated worldwide TV audience of more than 500 million people.

Klok describes "The Beauty of Magic" as a story about a little boy who dreamed of being a magician.

"But it is a thin story," added Klok. "We're not doing Shakespeare here. ... It's a big Vegas show. It's about sexy girls and grand illusions."

And, speaking of sexy girls, we were more than a little curious about what Pam was wearing -- or not.

"You know I'm not shy. We're in Vegas," said the former "Baywatch" star, who was the fantasy of Borat -- and about a million other guys. "I'm bringing everything I got and wearing the smallest amount of clothing I can get on."

Klok, on the other hand, is bringing a little old-time magic to the show in the form of legendary magician Harry Blackstone's floating light bulb.

But floating light bulbs don't equal having Anderson to saw in half. "I was actually dreaming of having the most famous assistant in the world, and I can't think of anyone sexier than Pam on the planet," Klok said, adding that the actress "loves men who are quite good with their hands."

"He's got the fastest hands in America. I'll say that much," Anderson shot back.

As to his resemblance to another blond Vegas magician -- Siegfried of Siegfried and Roy fame -- Klok pointed out an obvious distinction: "Siegfried had tigers, and I have Pamela."

IF YOU GO

"The Beauty of Magic" is at the Planet Hollywood Resort and Casino Theater (formerly the Aladdin), 3667 S. Las Vegas Blvd. Shows usually Thursday through Saturday. (Pamela Anderson, pictured, will only be there through August, but the show will continue.) Tickets, $38 to $108 plus surcharge, available at aladdincasino.com or ticketmaster.com.

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