Carmen Electra shared what she believes is the important thing to lasting romance.
Whereas talking with Fox Information Digital at Steven Tyler’s seventh annual Jam for Janie Grammy Awards Viewing Occasion, the 53-year-old actress mirrored on maintain the spark alive in relationships.
“You positively wanna maintain the spark alive, however you wanna be with somebody that you simply love being with as a result of that’s positively what’s gonna maintain the spark dwell anyway, proper?” the “Baywatch” alum stated.
“So somebody that — you simply love their spirit, you’re keen on who they’re as an individual, somebody that’s not a downer. I like artists, like folks which might be into artwork, no matter their artwork could also be, all that great things.”
The “Scary Film” star has beforehand been concerned in a string of high-profile relationships. Within the early Nineties, Electra was romantically concerned with Prince, who additionally helped launch her music profession.
Prince found Electra, who was born Tara Leigh Patrick, in 1991 and signed her to his Paisley Park label.
The late music icon gave her the stage identify Carmen Electra and oversaw the discharge of her self-titled debut album in 1993. The 2 dated for a short interval earlier than splitting however remained on good phrases.
Electra later made headlines within the late Nineties for her whirlwind relationship and transient marriage to NBA star Dennis Rodman.
In 1998, the couple tied the knot in Las Vegas, however he filed for annulment after 9 days of marriage. Electra and Rodman later reconciled briefly however finalized their divorce in April 1999.
Within the early 2000s, Electra entered her longest and most critical relationship with Jane’s Habit guitarist Dave Navarro. The 2 married in 2003 and documented their relationship within the MTV actuality present “’Til Loss of life Do Us Half: Carmen + Dave.” Nevertheless, they separated in July 2006, and their divorce was finalized in February 2007.
After that marriage ended, Electra started a relationship with musician Rob Patterson, and so they introduced their engagement in April 2008. The 2 remained engaged for a number of years however by no means married and break up in October 2012.
Through the years, Electra has been romantically linked to a number of different public figures, together with Tommy Lee, Fred Durst, Colin Farrell, David Spade, Ryan Lochte and Simon Cowell.
In a current interview with Folks journal, Electra revealed she is single however expressed that she is excited about relationship in 2026. Whereas talking with the outlet, Electra shared her relationship dealbreaker and described what she is in search of in a possible companion.
“I don’t like liars,” Electra stated. “It’s simply very nice if you’re with somebody [who’s] simply actually into you. I’ve had that earlier than. It clearly didn’t final. However as soon as what it seems like to essentially be with somebody [who] is so there for you, you may’t undo that feeling. You understand, it’s simply stunning.
“[I want] anyone that’s very romantic,” the previous “Singled Out” host added. “I bear in mind after I was relationship Dave [Navarro], I used to be so not romantic, and he was educating me be romantic, however now I’m.”
Throughout her interview with Fox Information Digital, Electra shared her secret to feeling assured in her 50s.
“My confidence, wow, simply comes from attempting to be the perfect individual I can probably be,” she stated. “I’m a Taurus, so I’m very cussed, however I really like life, I really like meals, I really like folks, I really like love, and I’m very passionate. And I’ll at all times be that manner. So, that’s by no means going to cease.”
Final month, Electra, who performed lifeguard Lani McKenzie in the hit collection “Baywatch” from 1997 to 1998, slipped again into her iconic pink swimsuit for a slideshow of photographs that she posted on Instagram. The actress posed within the one-piece as she stood on a lifeguard stand whereas holding a pink Rescue Can.
Whereas talking with Fox Information Digital, Electra defined what impressed her to as soon as once more don the well-known swimwear.
“I simply needed to place this go well with on once more and shoot,” she stated. “2026 goes to be a tremendous 12 months, I feel, hopefully. And I believed it will be enjoyable. So, I simply figured, ‘Let’s do it. Let’s put the go well with on and get some photographs going.’”
Electra, who reprised her position as Lani within the 2003 tv movie “Baywatch: Hawaiian Marriage ceremony,” additionally addressed whether or not she can be making an look within the upcoming “Baywatch” reboot collection, which was introduced final September.
“I’ve not heard something but, however I’m positively open to dialogue,” she stated.
Electra additionally teased her upcoming OnlyFans collaboration with one other ’90s icon, Denise Richards. Richards joined OnlyFans in June 2022, shortly after daughter Sami Sheen launched her personal account on the platform. Electra had debuted her account on the subscription-based platform one month earlier.
On the time, Electra informed Folks that becoming a member of OnlyFans was “like a no brainer.”
“I simply felt like, ‘Yeah, I would like to do that,’” she stated. “I, for as soon as, have this chance to be my very own boss and have my very own inventive imaginative and prescient to share with my followers with out somebody standing over me, telling me, ‘Don’t do that, don’t do this. Cowl up this.’”
Final week, Electra reposted a behind-the-scenes clip from her collaboration with Richards, who famous within the video that the 2 have by no means beforehand labored collectively.
“We’re doing this large Valentine’s Day collab collectively, and it’s been actually thrilling,” Electra informed Fox Information Digital. “Denise, actually, is such a sweetheart, and we had a whole lot of enjoyable collectively.
“We’re in attractive lingerie, so positively go to OnlyFans and examine us out!”
