“Pamela Anderson is ready to tell her story in a new documentary,” reads the official Netflix synopsis. “In her own words, through personal video and diaries, Pamela Anderson shares the story of her rise to fame, rocky romances and infamous sex tape scandal.”

The documentary is honest, emotional and beautiful and gives audiences the opportunity to get to know Pamela outside of the headlines and rumours, and in her own words.

Pamela: A Love Story is available to stream on Netflix

I Am: Celine Dion gives audiences an honest behind-the-scenes look at the iconic superstar’s struggle with a life-altering illness. Serving as a love letter to her fans, this inspirational documentary highlights the music that has guided her life while also showcasing the resilience of the human spirit.

I Am: Celine Dion is available to stream on Prime Video

This 2023 documentary is powerful look at actor, model, and icon Brooke Shields as she transforms from a sexualised young girl to a woman who discovers her voice and her power.

Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields is available to stream on Disney+

Directed by Academy award-winner Fisher Stevens, the four-part documentary series features interviews with family, friends and footballing figures, as well as David Beckham’s beloved mum and dad.

Expect to learn, then, more about the very early days of Beckham’s decades-long relationship with Victoria, his “tiring” battle with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), his struggles with the intense tabloid scrutiny into his personal life, and his evolution into a brand rivalled by no other footballer on earth.

Beckham is available to stream on Netflix

There have been numerous documentaries made about the iconic Amy Winehouse, but this latest film from the BBC is shaping up to be very different than those that have come before.

On top of the fact that the documentary was released to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the singer’s tragic death, it also features in-depth interviews with Amy’s mum Janis Winehouse, who lives with Multiple Sclerosis and wants to document her memories of Amy before her condition threatens them. The film also includes never-before-seen footage from the family’s archives.

“I don’t feel the world knew the true Amy, the one that I brought up,” Janis said of the documentary. “I’m looking forward to the opportunity to offer an understanding of her roots and a deeper insight into the real Amy.”

Reclaiming Amy is available to stream on BBC iPlayer

Demi Lovato’s docuseries focuses on the star’s near-fatal heroin overdose and its aftermath, including how her career has progressed since it happened back in July 2018.

The series, which features interviews with Lovato and some of her closest friends and family, also reveals how she underwent three strokes and a heart attack as a result of the incident, and how she’s ready to get back to making music.

Dancing With The Devil is available to stream on YouTube

A must-watch for fans and non-fans alike, Billie Eilish: The World’s A Little Blurry is award-winning filmmaker R.J. Cutler’s take on the singer’s meteoric rise to fame.

From the success of her first smash hit song Ocean Eyes to the relationship between Eilish and her brother Finneas as they record her debut album When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, the Apple TV+ documentary tracks the singer’s extraordinary coming-of-age journey from when she was 17-years-old to the present day.

The World’s A Little Blurry is available to stream on Apple TV+

The 2021 documentary explores Britney Spears’ meteoric rise to fame in the 1990s and the controversial conservatorship being challenged by the #FreeBritney movement.

Although Spears does not appear in the documentary (the team behind the documentary said they reached out to her and her family but it was “unclear” whether Britney saw those requests), the film gives an insightful look at Spears’ court battle with her father and is a must-watch.

Framing Britney Spears is available to stream on NOW TV

Taylor Swift’s second foray into the world of documentary films follows the Folklore singer through the process of creating her eighth studio album during the coronavirus pandemic.

Featuring performances of all 17 songs from the album as well as the anecdotes and stories behind them, this Disney+ special gives fans an exclusive look behind the scenes of Swift’s recording process and provides us all with another intimate glimpse of the woman behind the music. 

Folklore: The Long Pond Studio Sessions is available to stream on Disney+

Based on Michelle Obama’s best-selling memoir, Becoming is an intimate look at the former first lady’s “life, hope and connection with others”. Alongside following Obama on her nationwide book tour, the documentary features footage of Obama’s talks, appearances and work during her time in the White House.

Becoming is available to stream on Netflix

Released six years after her death, Whitney paints an intimate portrait of Whitney Houston and her family which goes beyond the headlines.

Compiled of interviews with Houston’s closest friends and family as well as private and archival footage, the documentary gives fans of the singer a closer look at the life and death of the iconic star. 

Whitney is available to stream on Prime Video

In this “raw and emotional” look at the singer’s life, director Lana Wilson follows Taylor Swift as she grapples with the reality of fame and comes to claim her political voice. The 2020 documentary uses both archival and present-day footage to piece together Swift’s life over her 15+ years in the limelight.

Miss Americana is available to stream on Netflix

Gaga: Five Foot Two follows singer-songwriter Lady Gaga in the lead-up to the release of her fifth studio album, Joanne, and her 2017 Superbowl halftime performance.

Shot in the style of cinema verité, the documentary is designed to give viewers “unfiltered, behind-the-scenes” access to the star at one of the most pivotal moments in her career. 

Gaga: Five Foot Two is available to stream on Netflix

This four-part documentary series gives viewers the opportunity to get up close and personal with the former first lady and presidential candidate.

Compiled of exclusive interviews with Hillary Clinton herself and unseen footage from her 2016 presidential campaign, the documentary sees Clinton reveal her feelings on everything from Donald Trump’s election to her husband’s notorious affair.

Hillary is available to stream on NOW TV

Tracing the “emotional road from creative concept to cultural movement,” Homecoming gives fans of Beyoncé a behind-the-scenes look at the star’s 2018 Coachella performance, which paid homage to America’s historically black colleges and universities.

Featuring exclusive interviews with Beyoncé herself and candid footage from the rehearsal process, Homecoming is a captivating look at the work that went into creating the iconic performance.

Homecoming is available to stream on Netflix