Carmen Electra's Love Life that Led Her to 'The Celebrity Dating Game'

Carmen Electra is hoping to find the one on tonight's latest episode of The Celebrity Dating Game on ABC.

The show sees a celeb question three mystery contestants before choosing one of them to see in real life and go on a date with.

The other famous face looking for love tonight is model and actor Tyson Beckford.

Electra has been in the public eye for almost 30 years and has had several high-profile romances in that time.

With that in mind, let's take a look back at Electra's relationship history that has led to her appearance on tonight's episode of The Celebrity Dating Game.

Carmen Electra and Prince

Carmen Electra got her big break in the early 90s when she met Prince. She'd initially received a recording contract from Capital Records until Prince snagged her for his label Paisley Park Records.

Lapalme Magazine reported that their relationship went from professional to romantic and Electra said: "He was so mysterious, but one of the wittiest people I've ever met. He was simply one-of-a-kind."

Electra's real name is Tara Leigh Patrick but Prince is credited with creating her stage name, writing the song "Carmen on Top" telling her she looks like a Carmen to him.

Eventually Electra felt the urge to return to L.A. to search for further career opportunities and chose to leave Prince at his Minneapolis base and go it alone.

Carmen Electra on The Celebrity Dating Game
Carmen Electra appears on tonight's edition of “The Celebrity Dating Game” on ABC. ABC/Craig Sjodin

Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman

Electra's brief relationship and marriage to NBA player Dennis Rodman was recently publicized in the Netflix docu-series The Last Dance.

One famous wild weekend in Las Vegas was highlighted with Michael Jordan revealing he had to go to Rodman's hotel room to get him back for practice with the Chicago Bulls.

Electra revealed in the documentary that she hid from Jordan when he barged into the hotel room.

Carmen Electra and Dennis Rodman
Dennis Rodman & Carmen Electra pictured together after their marriage in February 1999 SGranitz/WireImage

Electra and Rodman got married in November 1998 in the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas. However, nine days later Rodman filed for an annulment claiming he was of "unsound mind."

They eventually reconciled but mutually split again in April 1999.

Electra's mother and older sister both died of separate illnesses within two weeks of each other in 1998 and Electra credits this with her "self-destruction" during her time with Rodman.

She told Oprah on her series Where Are They Now?: "Our relationship was very passionate. So when it was good, it was amazing. When it was bad, it was the worst."

Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro

Electra got married for the second time five years later but this time to a rock star.

In November 2003 she tied the knot with Dave Navarro, lead guitarist of the band Jane's Addiction. They gave viewers an insight into their marriage on the short-lived MTV reality show 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave.

They broke up in July 2006 before their divorce was finalized in February 2007.

Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro
Carmen Electra and Dave Navarro attending the 2004 MTV Movie Awards in Culver City, California Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic

Carmen Electra and Rob Patterson

Electra once again fell in love with a rock star, this time Rob Patterson, member of the bands Otep and Filter.

The pair confirmed their engagement in April 2008 but never wed. They remained engaged for several years but allegedly broke up in 2012.

That same year Electra appeared on another dating game show on Fox called The Choice. It was a mix between The Voice and The Celebrity Dating Game, and Electra had a choice of three potential non-celebrity suitors.

Rob Patterson and Carmen Electra
Rob Patterson and Carmen Electra got engaged but never married. Here they are pictured at a Guitar Hero launch in September 2010. Angela Weiss/Getty Images

Find out who Scary Movie and Baywatch star Electra chooses tonight in the new episode of The Celebrity Dating Game on ABC at 10 p.m. ET.

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