Carmen Electra has filed an application to legally change her name.
The Baywatch icon, 51, was born Tara Leigh Patrick but has been using her stage name Carmen Electra for more than 30 years.
And now she’s filed legal documents to make it official, asking for her name to be formally changed to Carmen Electra, according to TMZ.
The star — who was recently spotted holding hands with Godsmack lead signer Sully Erna, 55 — filed the paperwork on December 29, 2023, ahead of the new year, although it’s unclear why she decided to make the name change official now.
Electra has been going by this name since the early ’90s, when she became a global sensation thanks to Baywatch.
Carmen Electra has filed an application to legally change her name. The actress, 51, was born Tara Leigh Patrick but has used her stage name Carmen Electra for more than 30 years; Seen in 2022
The Baywatch icon, 51, has filed legal documents to make the change official, requesting that her name be formally changed to Carmen Electra, according to TMZ; Seen in a Baywatch still from 1997
It is not clear whether the request has been granted yet, but the process usually does not take long.
Although she was married twice, she never took the surname of either of her husbands.
Electra was married to musician Dave Navarro from 2003 to 2007. Before that, she married NBA star Dennis Rodman in 1998, before divorcing the following year in 1999.
The star became known as Carmen Electra during her years at Prince’s Paisley Park Records in the early 1990s.
In 1993, she made her singing debut with her self-titled debut studio album, which would be her only one.
Carmen previously revealed that Prince was the one who came up with her famous nickname after they met in 1991.
“I auditioned for a girl group he was putting together and he ended up signing me to his label Paisley Park,” she told The Yo Show in 2014. Yahoo Entertainment.
“After I danced for him, he said, ‘You look like Electra. That should be your name.”
At the time, she shared that the nickname didn’t stick at first.
The star filed the paperwork on December 29, 2023, ahead of the new year, although it’s unclear why she decided to make the name change official now; Seen in 2023
Electra has gone by this name since the early ’90s, when she became a global sensation thanks to Baywatch; Seen in 2022
She has been married twice, but never took the surname of either husband. Electra was married to musician Dave Navarro from 2003 to 2007 (they are seen in 2004)
Before that, she married NBA star Dennis Rodman in 1998, before divorcing the following year in 1999; They can be seen in Beverly Hills in 1999
Carmen previously said that music icon Prince (pictured in 1958) was the one who came up with her nickname after they met in 1991 and told her: ‘You look like Electra. That should be your name
‘I thought it sounded a bit like some kind of superhero name, which it actually is. So I was hesitant, but it just kind of grew on me and that’s it. I’m Electra now,” the bombshell explained.
After the release of her record, Carmen continued to have a successful career, including a Playboy magazine cover and numerous television and film roles.
Carmen landed her iconic Baywatch role as sexy lifeguard Lani McKenzie in 1997, making her a sex symbol.
The star left the series after one season due to her hectic schedule and her mother’s illness. She later returned for the reunion film Baywatch: Hawaiian Wedding in 2003.