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Interview
Is
there a big Jenny McCarthy shadow hanging over you?
I think at first people were wondering, "Who is this
girl? Is she going to be like Jenny?" All the kids [on
Singled Out] were really supportive and said, "Carmen,
you're doing a great job." Just because we both did
Singled Out doesn't mean we're the same or that I'm
trying to be her. I think she's really funny, but I
want to go off in a different direction.
I
guess Baywatch is part of that. Tell us about the show.
Have you always been a good swimmer?
No. When I came onto Baywatch I couldn't swim very well.
I actually had to hold my nose to dive. They didn't
know that, obviously. When I went in for the audition,
I told them I was this great swimmer. And they said,
"Okay great. Well, let's see how you can do it." They
actually took me down to this tank and had me do a dive.
I said a prayer, and I made it through. I don't know
how.
So,
you shoot the underwater stuff in a tank?
Yeah, in a water tank at the studio. I'm actually going
to have to do an ocean dive, which I'm really nervous
about. We do all of our own stunts.
What
types of stunts have you done?
I had to dive off a speeding boat in the middle of the
ocean! When we finished the scene, our stunt coordinator
said, "Carmen, we just counted 15 sharks." He drove
me around on this boat, and you could see sharks shooting
off in every direction. I started to panic a little
bit because we shoot there almost every day, but he
said, "Oh, don't worry, it's just a leopard shark."
I don't care what kind of shark it is, I don't want
to be anywhere close to them. Now I'm having nightmares--seriously.
Tell
me about your music. You scored a minor hit with the
1992 single "Go Go Dancer."
I lived in Minneapolis for two years, where I recorded
my album with Prince. Then I decided I wanted to live
in L.A. and pursue a career here.
Are
you going to do some more singing?
Definitely. That's my first love. I want to get back
to the music. The energy's just amazing. There's nothing
like it.
Rumor
has it that you and Prince weren't just making music
in the studio.
Prince was, like, years ago. Been there, done that.
We'd go out on dates; we'd go out to his club or to
a movie, out to dinner or to a concert, but he was recording,
and I was recording. We were so busy, we never really
had time to start a relationship. I was very attracted
to him; I think he's a beautiful man.
And
now you're living with B-Real of Cypress Hill?
We've been together for three years. I think we have
such a good relationship because he goes on tour, and
we have our space. We have time to miss each other.
When I do get to see him, that makes it a lot more special.
What's
the most romantic evening you've ever had?
Have I ever had one? I don't know. I need to find a
romantic kind of guy. My dates have always been very
simple.
What
relationship advice do you have for the males of America?
Don't suffocate her. Give her space. People always want
to control you. In so many of my relationships, people
wanted to control me and who I am. That even goes for
dancing, when I was concentrating on that. "I don't
think you should wear that leotard," or whatever. You
have to love a person for who they are and don't try
to change them. It's not going to work.
Are
guys always using crazy pick-up lines on you? And can
you tell us some that work?
No. And women don't like lines. Sometimes it's better
to sit back and let someone check you out, you know?
Guys always want to bum rush a girl. Sit back and let
a girl check you out. It's the '90s. We're not afraid
to approach a man if he's interesting.
A
woman told me once that she could ask a guy out without
ever saying a word, just through her body language.
I think that's true. The eyes are very intimate. You're
looking into someone, and if they're giving you those
bedroom eyes...You can read a person very easily. And
body movement, definitely.
What
do you find sexy in men?
I hate when the jeans are so tight they're riding up
in the back. I don't like cowboy boots. Definitely no
cowboy boots. I would say a baggy jeans kind of look
with a little bit of stomach showing and a tank top.
Oscar de la Hoya embodies what is sexy to me. Kind of
sweaty, kind of nice. Has himself together, but he has
that edge to him. I like scars on the face on men, too;
I don't know why.
Let's
play a game called "Who'd you rather?" I'll throw out
two names, and you tell me who you'd rather...you know.
I love this game!
David
Hasselhoff or David Letterman?
David Letterman.
Bill
Clinton or Newt Gingrich?
Bill Clinton.
Buffy
or Xena?
Xena.
Coolio
or Ice T?
I'm going to go with...Ice T.
Mike
Tyson or Evander Holyfield.
Mike Tyson. Sorry, but it's true.
Chris
Farley or Drew Carey?
Hmmm...
Yeah,
that's a tough one.
I have to take a pass on that.
Who
do you think is the most beautiful person in the world?
My mother. She has a really good heart, and she's always
wanted me to live a life that she couldn't live because
she became pregnant at an early age. She had a real
hard life, so she's always saved her last dimes for
me to take dance classes and singing lessons. She's
always been there for me.
How
has the Playboy experience affected you?
I was never a Playmate, which I always have to get straight,
because people like to give you that title, "Oh, you're
a Playmate." I did a Celebrity Pictorial. My shoot was
really tasteful and exactly what I wanted it to be.
I have no regrets. But it's not something I plan to
do again.
Do
people ever tell you that you look like someone else?
I used to get Paula Abdul when I was younger. Now, I
always hear Ann-Margret and Sophia Loren.
That's
pretty good company. Probably the hair, huh?
I've gone through so many hair colors, I should be,
like, a hair stylist. I started off with really dark
hair. Then I changed it to blonde. Then I had this weird,
rusty-orange hair color that we won't even talk about.
I'm so glad I'm over that. And now it's whatever color
this is...chestnut?
How
do we know it's going to be the real you on The Real
Carmen Electra?
I tell a lot of interesting stories and talk about my
background and have a lot of fun. We have a lot of pictures.
They actually came to my house and shot me painting
my toenails and doing dishes. But I never really do
the dishes...
Ah
ha. So it's not the real Carmen.
I'm not the cleaning type.
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