Life for Carmen Electra is looking extremely modern these days.
After scoring an ad for SKIMS at the beginning of the summer, the former Baywatch the actress, singer and dancer (51) has a new campaign for the fall: she is the face of the Australian clothing line I.Am.Gia. and loves the “freedom and expression” that comes with the role.
“Early in my career, I used to wear sexy clothes, like hot pants and metallics, only to have my team say ‘no, you can’t wear that,'” she tells PEOPLE. “This clothing line reminds me of when I first moved to LA in the early ’90s. I would go shopping on Melrose Place. It was the most exciting thing. I would withdraw money from the ATM, buy wild clothes to wear out that night. It was so fun.”
Another thing he loves? He has full artistic control over his super popular Only Fans page.
“I’m so happy because I decided to be my own boss when it comes to content,” she says. “I feel free and creative doing whatever I want, bouncing back and forth with the fans and their requests.”
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But the main request she gets from her fans has nothing to do with fashion or even anything from her ankles.
“I get so many requests for the foot, which is the funniest thing,” she says. “I always ask myself, ‘What would you like to see me do with my feet? Should I stomp grapes? Put whipped cream on them?'”
The demand for foot content may amuse her, but she’s not the least bit surprised by it. “Back in the day there were pages on the internet dedicated to my feet in high heels. I stumbled upon it once so I always knew it existed.”
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Electra, who loves interacting with her OnlyFans followers, adds that much of what she learned about business and artistic control over her brand was taught by her ex-boyfriend and mentor, Prince.
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“He was a very intense person when it came to work. He was always in the studio,” she says. “Just seeing that level of commitment, I just absorbed everything he did. And he gave us a sense of creative freedom,” she says. “It helped me to know what I want now. I have my own direction, I come up with my own creative ideas. I have my own path.”
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