Carmen Electra Reveals Why She Married Dennis Rodman

We've seen our fair share of bad Hollywood relationships, but one that's by far the worst is that of Carmen Electra and NBA player Dennis Rodman. Electra opens up to Oprah Winfrey's Where Are They Now series recalling her marriage to the eccentric ball player "the worst."

"People couldn't understand why I loved him," the former Baywatch star explained. "Because he had a reputation for being a bad boy."

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The former couple began dating in 1998 and wed that November at Little Chapel of Flowers in Las Vegas. Nine days later, Rodman filed for annulment, claiming he was of "unsound mind" when he and Electra wed. The couple eventually reconciled only to end their marriage in April 1999.

Electra, 42, explains to Oprah that she got caught up in the moment as her life was falling apart around her.

"I got a call in the hospital that my mom was in the hospital ... a couple days after coming home, my mom died," she revealed. "Once again, my life changed, but not in a good way. I just went into self-destruction."

Electra's mother died of a brain tumor and within weeks her sister died.

"Our relationship was very passionate. When it was good, it was amazing," she said. "And when it was bad, it was the worst. It happened so fast. It was so spontaneous, and I remember right after, 'Oh, God, what did we do?'"

Moving on from Rodman, the Scary Movie actress eventually married Jane's Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro in 2003, when the couple starred on the MTV reality show 'Til Death Do Us Part: Carmen and Dave. In 2006, the couple ended their marriage.

Electra also opens up about her short sting dating The X Factor's Simon Cowell, which made headlines in 2012.

"He was funny. He made me laugh," she recalled of the music mogul. "We exchanged numbers. We didn't talk, we were just very flirtatious," she said of the British music producer. "He was so much fun."

Let us know in the comments below your opinions of Electra and Rodman's marriage back in the day.