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Carmen Electra Opened Up On Dennis Rodman Marriage And Why It Didn't Last

Oct 23, 2014 12:03 AM EDT | By Staff Reporter

In an interview with Oprah, Carmen Electra opened up and recalled her brief marriage to Dennis Rodman.

According to the 42-year-old actress, "People couldn't understand why I loved him," she continued "because he had a reputation for being a bad boy."

The former Baywatch star saw something else in the NBA player that people could not understand. According to Electra, "What I saw in the beginning was this gentle giant that was in a lot of pain. So in a way we understood each other."

At the time they met, Electra was mourning her mother's death due to a fatal brain tumor. "I got a call in the hospital that my mom was in the hospital... a couple days after coming home, my mom died. Once again, my life changed, but not in a good way. I just went into self-destruction"

She admitted that she married Rodman in direct response to the intense emotional pain of losing her older sister Debbie and mother in rapid succession.

Electra chose to elope with Rodman to Las Vegas in 1998. At that moment, "Our relationship was very passionate. When it was good, it was amazing," she continued, "And when it was bad, it was the worst."

Eventually, their marriage didn't last and the two divorced after just one year of marriage. The actress said that the marriage "happened so fast" and was "so spontaneous, and I remember right after, 'Oh god, what did we do?'"

Electra rose to prominence when she appeared on the TV series Baywatch from 1997 to 1998 as Lani McKenzie.

Electra also opened up on her other romances in her life - including her romance with Simon Cowell. She said it began on the London set of The X Factor. He vivacious former Playboy model described Cowell as "funny" and made her "laugh". She added, "We exchanged numbers. We didn't talk, we were just very flirtatious." She also described Cowell as "so much fun."

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