The career of a singer named Carmen Electra ended without beginning. She acts in second-rate comedies and dances striptease. At the same time - it's amazing! - her name does not come off the pages of the secular chronicle, and millions of men consider her the sexiest girl on the planet. She became famous for her bright appearance and boring personal life. And Carmen's rise began after one successfully performed plastic surgery.
She was sure about five years old that she would become a star. Tara Lee - the fifth child in the Patrick family - was born on April 20, 1972 in the American wilderness, in Ohio. Her father was a guitarist in the ensemble, his mother sang, and his brothers and sisters also showed different musical talents. Baby Tara from three years of dancing, at nine she was sent to the art school. Tara forever remembered the most vivid impression of childhood: she was spinning in a smart dress on an improvised stage, and adults were touched and clapped. "What a talented girl!" - these words seemed to her music. Once she told her mother: "I will dance on Broadway!". Patricia Patrick only smiled.
She clearly underestimated the dedication of her daughter. Tara was 15 when she finally decided: in Ohio, she had nothing to do. After graduating from high school, she gathered up things and waved to the other end of the country - to Los Angeles. The 18-year-old girl quickly settled in a dancer in one of the clubs. A week later, fortune again she smiled broadly: Tara met her Prince.
"Can you sing?" - asked the singer.
"Of course," Tara smiled wryly.
She rejoiced. Become a dancer at the very Prince - that's luck! He told her to change her name: "Tara Patrick is not the right name for the star." It seemed to him that she looked like Carmen. Electra she came up with herself. Once the singer asked her to record an album. He even wrote a song for her. Happy Carmen signed a contract. But the promotion, which Prince gave to his protege, did not help: the disc was a failure.
About what the relationship of Carmen and Prince were in fact, there are still contradictory rumors. In her official biography, Electra bypasses this topic in silence. Journalists tortured her with questions for a long time. "He really, really liked me. Every time we danced, I fantasized about it, about what kind of relationship we could have. But he was only my producer, not my lover, "she persistently insists. - When we were around, some kind of chemistry arose between us. I felt a secret passion for him, but nothing happened. We were just friends. "
But gossipers continue to gossip that they still connected more than work and friendship. It was said that he had a habit of coming to her after midnight. Though more often she waited unsuccessfully for him until morning. Gradually, he reduced their relationship to nothing. Carmen remained with a broken heart, and her career went downhill. Either she hides the offended pride of the rejected woman, or they actually were friends. It remains only to guess.
Be that as it may, the singer did not come out of it. But Electra did not lose heart.
20-year-old Carmen realized that her main trump card is her sexual appearance, an exotic mix of Irish, German and Indian blood.
Electra did not spare money to maintain beauty, even at the very beginning of her career. With the help of the best stylists and make-up artists, she looked for her own image. It was then a blonde, then a brunette, then a brown-haired woman. I tried different styles. She learned to make natural make-up, draw a cat's look and wet sexy lips.
Her career did not develop. It was worth her to leave Prince - and a couple of months later they forgot about her. Carmen went on casting, tried to get on television, get a role in the movie, but not very successfully. "Baby, you do not suit us. Although you have a pretty face ... "- she often heard from the producers. Besides, she was still shy and insecure. Sometimes, after seeing how many beauties with chiseled figures and magnificent busts claim to be a role, she simply ran away from the audition. "I had to constantly overcome myself, and I'm still working on myself," she confessed recently.
23-year-old Elektra wanted to become even sexier. She dreamed of being like Pamela Anderson, to repeat her success. Then she decided to enlarge her breasts. This idea suited her boyfriend - then she met with the hip-hopper B Real. He even paid for mammoplasty. On the day when, after the operation, the girl was allowed to finally take off a special bra, she examined her new breast in the mirror for a long time.
"I did not even think it would be so big." But I like it, "she said thoughtfully, stroking her forms.
A new breast brought Carmen luck. A few months later a bell rang. She was offered to be shot for Playboy. Electra was flattered, but she did not immediately agree. She was not a nun, but she had never acted nude. But that was another girl - Tara. And Carmen decided. That photo shoot changed her life. "You can become a real star, baby. You're just amazing, "Hugh Hefner, the legendary playboy, whispered in her ear at the party.
The summer of 1998 became black for Carmen. First, her sister, Debbie, died, then her mother died from a brain tumor. Electra was crushed by a double loss. Then she was very much supported by Rodman. With a scandalous basketball player, she happened to meet at a bar. 37-year-old Dennis changed hair color and manicure before each game, rarely appeared in public without make-up and adored to change into women's clothes. Carmen was always attracted to "strange" guys who stood out from the crowd. "I like strong men. Aggressive and self-confident. Those that make me obey. I like to feel helpless, "she admitted once in an interview.
After an eight-month romance, a couple unexpectedly married in Las Vegas. Carmen was at home reading the script when Rodman called her.
"Get the bag, baby." I sent a plane for you. We'll meet in Vegas.
They all night staggered around the clubs and pretty drunk. At six in the morning she fell asleep on the run. But the dream as a hand took off when the drunken Rodman circled it and shouted:
- And let's get married! You want us to be married, do not you? " So let's do it right now!
The wedding took several minutes. The groom was in jeans and a T-shirt, the bride in black capris and a shirt. There was no music, no wedding photos. When the priest started the rite, Rodman barked: "Father, can I go quickly?" Having slept after a party, Carmen returned to Los Angeles, and her husband remained in the city of sin. And now this is the statement of his agent. Oh, no wonder that morning she had such a bad feeling ...
The paparazzi were on duty at the door and walked behind them. Newspapers relished the spicy details of their relationship. When Rodman told her, "We need a pause. Let's wait until everything settles down, "she just nodded blankly. They decided to cancel the marriage, but divorced only a few months later. The couple continued to meet with raids and, when they made love, they forgot about everything.
"I had to be strong and love myself more than I love Dennis," Carmen philosophized. - He was too violent. I was attracted to this, its wild side. It was funny, but I had to establish a certain border. " Scandalous marriage with a basketball star broke her heart. But brought more fame than her entire previous career!
Carmen could not come to herself for a long time. She was not alone - she changed guys as often as hair color. And then I met guitarist Dave Navarro. Friends arranged a blind date for them. On the eve of Carmen was very nervous. As it turned out, in vain. "We discovered very quickly that we have much in common, so everything turned out," she sighed happily.
Carmen from childhood dreamed of a beautiful wedding. So that everyone in his native Ohio died of envy.
- MTV offered a brilliant idea! We want to make a reality show from our wedding, "she said, dumbfounded Dave.
"Mouse, are you out of your mind?"
- Darling, it's a great advertisement for both of us. Television operators everywhere will put cameras and will shoot, as preparation is. It will be awesome!
Carmen rejoiced like a child, and Dave did not argue with her. At the wedding, which took place in November 2003, there were 200 guests and Sharon Osborn as a bridesmaid. Looking at her future wife with a stylish make-up and manicure, Carmen burst out laughing: "I never thought that I would marry a guy who looks in the mirror more often than I do." The show "Until death does not separate us: Carmen and Dave" has collected excellent ratings. But ... three years later the pair announced a break due to "irreconcilable contradictions". It was said that Dave cheated on his wife, and not only with women. In addition, after the show of the career of both sharply went up. They simply did not have time for marriage. However, Carmen and Dave have managed to keep a tender friendship.
Sexy hooligan Carmen carefully maintains his image of a hot girl. Not at all embarrassed, she tells in an interview that she thinks about sex every 20 seconds and loves making love on airplanes. And on Howard Stern TV show in 2006 and did shock the audience, not ashamed of publicly ... engage in masturbation. She was offered to try out a new vibrator in the form of a plate. Seated on a sex toy, Carmen was delighted. "I never had such an orgasm, not one of my men," she told the shocked leader. "From now on, I will always use it." And we definitely will not divorce him. "
However, it seems that now the Carmen vibrator is no longer required. In the spring, the actress announced an engagement. With rocker Rob Patterson, they were friends for eight years. Once they even had one date. But they really met for less than a year. "These relationships are different from my past. They are special, "happy Carmen said to her friends. On her 36th birthday, Rob suggested to her.
"I'm not going to make a TV show from a wedding," the groom said categorically. And Carmen obediently agreed.
True, lovers persistently remain silent when the wedding takes place. "We like to be engaged. We want to get married when we feel that the time has come, "says Carmen, tired of receiving e-mails from friends with questions" When is the bachelorette? "And" Are you pregnant? "" I have long been ready to become a mother. But I'm not pregnant yet, "she says impatiently to the reporters' questions. Meanwhile, the couple trains parents' skills on three tiny dogs - Daisy, Keiko and Roxy.
Her wealth is her face and body. Electra is already 36. To stay in demand and look younger, she has to make a lot of effort. She regularly arranges days of beauty in her favorite salon. In the mandatory program - peelings, masks and facial massage. She also cares for the body no less carefully. Electra still willingly changes hair color and hairstyle, not forgetting the restorative procedures between stains. However, to make a short haircut Carmen does not dare. Sexy shiny curls became her trademark, along with shining skin and a "cat's" look. She follows her diet and regularly dances, which, in her opinion, burn much more calories than training in the gym.
Recently, fans of her magnificent bust had to worry a lot. In the press there were rumors that Carmen was tired of a big breast, and she decided to reduce it. However, the actress later said she was very pleased with her charms and did not intend to get rid of implants.
Today Carmen Electra looks better than 10 years ago. Its main secret is quite simple, she says: there is nothing sexier than being yourself.