You may be familiar with Carmen Electra from the long-running drama Baywatch or the 90s dancing ensemble Pussycat Dolls. The pop culture icon has had an interesting career with a little bit of everything, though she’s been inactive and away from public eyes since 2018.
You may be wondering, does Carmen Electra have kids? Is she still married or in a relationship?
Here, we answer your questions about the American actress and model!
Carmen Electra’s Biography and Early Life
Carmen Electra was born on the 20th of April, 1972, in Sharonville, Ohio. Her birth name is Tara Leigh Patrick, but she’s known professionally as Carmen Electra.
Her father was a guitarist, and her mother was a singer, so it’s easy to understand why she was interested in performance arts.
In the 90s, she relocated to Minneapolis and met Prince, the legendary singer, and songwriter whose influence still lives on. That’s when her career started, and she started her journey of acting, dancing, and modeling.
A Sneak Peek Into Carmen Electra’s Career
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Carmen Electra’s career didn’t start until she moved to Minneapolis and met Prince. That’s when she began exploring her talents, and in 1993, she released a self-titled album as her singer debut, and it was produced by Prince.
She went on to release three more albums with The Pussycat Dolls, whom she started to dance for in 1993.
Electra was a member of the original ensemble of Pussycat Dolls, founded in 1993 by Robin Antin. She stayed as a part of the band until 2003 when Antin decided to dismiss all original members and reinstate the band.
In 1997, Carmen Electra was cast as Lani Mckenzie in Baywatch and remained a part of the main cast for only a year. After that, she went on to host MTV’s Singled Out.
Carmen Electra’s Marriages
Carmen Electra has an interesting history of relationships, having been wed twice. She married NBA star Dennis Rodman, who played for several clubs during his long career, including Los Angeles Lakers, Detroit Pistons, Chicago Bulls, and Dallas Mavericks.
Electra wasn’t Rodman’s only relationship in the celebrity world. He also dated Madonna for a while.
Only a year after their marriage, Electra and Rodman decided to part ways and divorce. Not much was said about the divorce. Electra only said that despite the love they had for each other, they struggled a lot.
She was featured briefly in Netflix’s docu-series, The Last Dance, because of her marriage to the NBA star.
Five years after her divorce, she married Dave Navarro, a guitarist and a host of Ink Master. However, the marriage was short-lived as well, ending in 2007 after only three years of wedlock.
The reasons for the divorce were unknown, but Navarro and Electra stayed friends afterward, so we’re guessing it wasn’t a bad divorce.
Carmen Electra’s Engagement
You’d think Carmen Electra would stay away from official relationships after two divorces, but that’s not the case.
Only a year after her second divorce, she was in a relationship with Rob Patterson, a member of two bands, Otep, metal, and Filter, hard rock. In 2008, Patterson bent the knee and asked for her hand, and her answer was yes.
The couple stayed engaged for four years, and Electra was reportedly very happy during that period. However, they called off the engagement in 2012, and close sources said that the two were trying very hard to make the relationship work, but it wasn’t possible.
After the broken-off engagement, Electra wasn’t involved in any official relationships. She was seen a couple of times with Simon Cowell, and there were a lot of rumors, but nothing official came out.
Does Carmen Electra Have Kids?
No, Carmen Electra doesn’t have kids, despite having been married twice. Both of her marriages were short-lived, and they both ended without shared children.
In spite of that, Electra mentioned in an interview that she’d consider adopting. She’d said that she’s open to the idea of raising kids, despite not having any of her own.
She mentioned that her career has always been a priority, and that’s why she wasn’t able to have kids while married.
Electra has five siblings, so it’s no wonder that she’s open to sharing her life with kids. She said that she’d be an encouraging and fun mother and that she can be very traditional when it comes to discipline.
In the same interview, she opened up about her two failed marriages and said that she doesn’t let them hold her back from experiencing new things.
According to her, she has a good relationship with her second husband, Dave Navarro, and they still talk on the phone regularly. So, she doesn’t mind walking down the aisle again if she finds the right one.
