Carmen Electra Open Up About Being Homeless in L.A. and How Prince Helped Her Gain Confidence
The late singer produced Electra's only studio album, which was released in 1993.
Carmen Electra revealed that she was once homeless before becoming a superstar in the 1990s, and she also explained how the late Prince had helped her gain confidence.
On Saturday, Electra was a guest at the 90s Con Florida panel moderated by People, where she opened up about the early days of her career. The 52-year-old was considered by many as a '90s starlet, but she claimed she didn't feel that way early on as she was shy and had to work herself up to that. A big part of it was her stating she was homeless while trying to get on in Los Angeles.
"I was homeless in L.A., I'm not from a rich family or anything like that," said Electra. "I knew where I needed to be in N.Y. or L.A. So there was a lot of struggling, and I didn't really know what I was going to do. But I just started to try things and come out of my shell really. So that's the beginning."
She would eventually get "discovered" by Prince, who inspired her to change her name to Carmen Electra while also producing her self-titled debut studio album. He even pushed for her to be an opening act on one of his tours in Europe.
"He just set me up, and he was so supportive," she said. "With his support, I got a tad bit more confident, and just tried things and tried to keep that in mind with all my insecurities that I still have."
In 1996, Electra posed in Playboy magazine before moving to Los Angeles, where she landed her breakthrough role as Lani McKenzie on the cult TV show Baywatch.
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