Carmen Electra shares romance recommendation in her 50s

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 easy methods to maintain the spark alive in relationships. 

“You positively wanna maintain the spark alive, however you wanna be with somebody that you just love being with as a result of that’s positively what’s gonna maintain the spark reside anyway, proper?” the “Baywatch” alum mentioned. 

“So somebody that — you simply love their spirit, you like who they’re as an individual, somebody that’s not a downer. I like artists, like individuals which can 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 Nineteen 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 quick interval earlier than splitting however remained on good phrases. 

Electra later made headlines within the late Nineteen 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 Dependancy guitarist Dave Navarro. The 2 married in 2003 and documented their relationship within the MTV actuality present “’Til Demise 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, they usually 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.

Over time, 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 enthusiastic about courting in 2026. Whereas talking with the outlet, Electra shared her courting dealbreaker and described what she is in search of in a possible accomplice.

“I don’t like liars,” Electra mentioned. “It’s simply very nice whenever 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 you recognize what it looks like to essentially be with somebody [who] is so there for you, you’ll be able to’t undo that feeling. , it’s simply stunning.

“[I want] any individual that’s very romantic,” the previous “Singled Out” host added. “I keep in mind once I was courting Dave [Navarro], I used to be so not romantic, and he was instructing me easy methods to 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 one of the best particular person I can presumably be,” she mentioned. “I’m a Taurus, so I’m very cussed, however I really like life, I really like meals, I really like individuals, I really like love, and I’m very passionate. And I’ll at all times be that method. So, that’s by no means going to cease.” 

Final month, Electra, who performed lifeguard Lani McKenzie in the hit sequence “Baywatch” from 1997 to 1998, slipped again into her iconic purple swimsuit for a slideshow of images that she posted on Instagram. The actress posed within the one-piece as she stood on a lifeguard stand whereas holding a purple 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 swimsuit on once more and shoot,” she mentioned. “2026 goes to be an incredible yr, I feel, hopefully. And I assumed it will be enjoyable. So, I simply figured, ‘Let’s do it. Let’s put the swimsuit on and get some images going.’”

Electra, who reprised her position as Lani within the 2003 tv movie “Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding ceremony,” additionally addressed whether or not she could be making an look within the upcoming “Baywatch” reboot sequence, which was introduced final September.

“I’ve not heard something but, however I’m positively open to dialogue,” she mentioned.

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 instructed Folks that becoming a member of OnlyFans was “like a no brainer.”

“I simply felt like, ‘Yeah, I would like to do that,’” she mentioned. “I, for as soon as, have this chance to be my very own boss and have my very own artistic 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 big Valentine’s Day collab collectively, and it’s been actually thrilling,” Electra instructed Fox Information Digital. “Denise, actually, is such a sweetheart, and we had numerous enjoyable collectively.

“We’re in attractive lingerie, so positively go to OnlyFans and examine us out!”