• Carmen Electra, 54, appeared on the Legally Goff podcast and described the moment she decided to end her marriage to Dennis Rodman: she looked in the mirror in her 20s and didn’t recognize herself — bags under her eyes, puffy face, from constant partying
• Electra and Rodman, 65, married at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas in November 1998; Rodman sought an annulment nine days later; they briefly reconciled before she filed for divorce in April 1999
• "It was constant drinking," she said; a friend’s self-help book helped her see clearly: "I’ve got to get away from him because what good is going to come out of this?"
• After the split, Rodman would show up at her home and refuse to leave — threatening to "get naked again outside" — forcing her to move and change her number
• Despite it all: "It was real love. It wasn’t a made-up story. It wasn’t a publicity stunt. It was real love… it’s sad but it had to end"

Carmen Electra has talked about Dennis Rodman many times over the years. On the Legally Goff podcast this week, she went further than usual — down to the specific mirror moment when she decided enough was enough.

"I just remember looking at myself in the mirror," Electra, 54, told the podcast. "I was at home and I didn’t recognize myself. I had bags under my eyes. My face was puffy. I’m in my 20s! I thought, ‘It’s got to stop. It has to stop.’"

The two had one of the most-covered celebrity relationships of the late 1990s. They met at a club, got serious fast, and in November 1998 married at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas. Per Page Six, Rodman sought an annulment just nine days after the wedding. They reconciled briefly before Electra filed for divorce in April 1999.

Looking back, she describes life in Rodman’s orbit as genuinely fun — and genuinely unsustainable. "[Dennis] was always like the pied piper of the party," she said. "We had a lot of fun together. That was my favorite part of being around Dennis." But the other side of it: "He’s so loving, and then he’s wild and he’s drinking. It was just too hard to continue to keep up with him and his friends. It was constant drinking."

What helped her get out was a book — literally. A friend handed her a self-help book around the time she hit her breaking point, and she kept going back to the store for more. "I just thought, ‘I’ve got to get away from him because what good is going to come out of this?’"

After the Split

The breakup wasn’t clean. Per Us Weekly, Electra said Rodman would come to her house and not leave. He would "threaten to get naked again outside," she recalled. "I just didn’t want the police to come. I didn’t want it to turn into a big thing." Eventually, she had to move and change her phone number to create real distance.

On the softer side of those same months: she said Rodman would sometimes show up "being really sweet and cute and crying" and wanting her back. She returned the things he gave her after the split — but kept what he had given her while they were together.

Now, more than 25 years later, the view is clear-eyed and fond. "It was real love," Electra said. "It wasn’t a made-up story. It wasn’t a publicity stunt. It was real love. It’s sad but it had to end."

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• Carmen Electra, 54, appeared on the Legally Goff podcast and described the moment she decided to end her marriage to Dennis Rodman: she looked in the mirror in her 20s and didn’t recognize herself — bags under her eyes, puffy face, from constant partying
• Electra and Rodman, 65, married at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas in November 1998; Rodman sought an annulment nine days later; they briefly reconciled before she filed for divorce in April 1999
• "It was constant drinking," she said; a friend’s self-help book helped her see clearly: "I’ve got to get away from him because what good is going to come out of this?"
• After the split, Rodman would show up at her home and refuse to leave — threatening to "get naked again outside" — forcing her to move and change her number
• Despite it all: "It was real love. It wasn’t a made-up story. It wasn’t a publicity stunt. It was real love… it’s sad but it had to end"

Carmen Electra has talked about Dennis Rodman many times over the years. On the Legally Goff podcast this week, she went further than usual — down to the specific mirror moment when she decided enough was enough.

"I just remember looking at myself in the mirror," Electra, 54, told the podcast. "I was at home and I didn’t recognize myself. I had bags under my eyes. My face was puffy. I’m in my 20s! I thought, ‘It’s got to stop. It has to stop.’"

The two had one of the most-covered celebrity relationships of the late 1990s. They met at a club, got serious fast, and in November 1998 married at the Little Chapel of the Flowers in Las Vegas. Per Page Six, Rodman sought an annulment just nine days after the wedding. They reconciled briefly before Electra filed for divorce in April 1999.

Looking back, she describes life in Rodman’s orbit as genuinely fun — and genuinely unsustainable. "[Dennis] was always like the pied piper of the party," she said. "We had a lot of fun together. That was my favorite part of being around Dennis." But the other side of it: "He’s so loving, and then he’s wild and he’s drinking. It was just too hard to continue to keep up with him and his friends. It was constant drinking."

What helped her get out was a book — literally. A friend handed her a self-help book around the time she hit her breaking point, and she kept going back to the store for more. "I just thought, ‘I’ve got to get away from him because what good is going to come out of this?’"

After the Split

The breakup wasn’t clean. Per Us Weekly, Electra said Rodman would come to her house and not leave. He would "threaten to get naked again outside," she recalled. "I just didn’t want the police to come. I didn’t want it to turn into a big thing." Eventually, she had to move and change her phone number to create real distance.

On the softer side of those same months: she said Rodman would sometimes show up "being really sweet and cute and crying" and wanting her back. She returned the things he gave her after the split — but kept what he had given her while they were together.

Now, more than 25 years later, the view is clear-eyed and fond. "It was real love," Electra said. "It wasn’t a made-up story. It wasn’t a publicity stunt. It was real love. It’s sad but it had to end."

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• Katy Perry posted a viral TikTok on May 11 jokingly mourning ex Josh Groban’s engagement to actress Natalie McQueen
• The clip featured Perry dramatically chugging a drink in a bathrobe while her song “The One That Got Away” played — which she wrote about Groban
• Perry and Groban briefly dated in 2009 and have remained close friends ever since
• Groban reacted to being the song’s inspiration back in 2018, saying he was completely blindsided by the confession
• Perry is currently dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau

Only Katy Perry could turn her ex’s engagement announcement into the most entertaining thing on the internet this week.

The pop star posted a TikTok on May 11 reacting to news that Josh Groban had proposed to British musical theatre actress Natalie McQueen after nearly four years together. The video shows Perry — dressed in a white bathrobe — staring at a screenshot of the engagement headlines before slowly pouring herself a comically overflowing glass of what appears to be champagne. She then chugs it, spilling the drink down her face and robe, before dramatically sobbing and walking away.

The soundtrack? Her own 2011 hit “The One That Got Away.” The song she once admitted she wrote about Groban.

She captioned the whole thing simply: “congrats 🥂”

@katyperry

congrats 🥂

♬ The One That Got Away – Katy Perry

The comment section immediately lost it. Many fans were so caught off guard by the video that they didn’t even realize it was actually Perry’s account. “I was like ‘oh she looks like Katy Perry’ looked at the profile picture then the account name and was like ‘wait that is Katy Perry,'” one fan wrote alongside a string of laughing emojis. Another commented, “I DIDN’T EVEN REALIZE THIS IS KATY PERRY’S ACCOUNT.” A third simply wrote: “Katy, you accidentally pressed the post button.”

Others couldn’t get over the song choice. “The song is about Josh Groban,” one fan pointed out, as if helpfully filling in anyone who’d missed the decade-old backstory. Someone else joked to Perry, “This is bold and I love it, maybe they will break their engagement for you.” And a few genuinely seemed concerned: “Baby are you ok?”

The Song, the Confession, and the Double-Take

For anyone who needs the full context: Perry and Groban briefly dated back in 2009. The relationship was quiet — both of them kept it private — and it ended relatively quickly. Then in 2011, Perry released “The One That Got Away,” a sweeping, nostalgic ballad about a teenage love lost. Nobody thought much about who it was written about.

Until 2017, when Perry casually dropped the information during a weekend-long livestream promoting her Witness album, telling fans that Groban was indeed the inspiration.

Groban found out the same way everyone else did. A year later, appearing on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen, he was still processing it. “I was not expecting that. That was a double take and a spit of my coffee when I saw that,” he said. “It’s very sweet of her to say that. I’m very flattered by it. But I was very surprised by it too.”

Then he actually went back and listened to the lyrics — and got even more confused. “I’m like, ‘I never owned a Mustang. I don’t have a tattoo. Are you sure that’s about me?'” he laughed. The song’s first verse describes making out in a Mustang, getting matching tattoos on an 18th birthday, and sneaking parents’ liquor — none of which matched Groban’s biography in any obvious way.

Still, he was warm about it. “We’ve been very, very good friends to this day,” he said. “She’s the best.”

On why they split in the first place, Groban kept it simple: “We were both very private and we realized we were better as friends.”

Where Everyone Stands Now

There’s no real heartbreak here — just excellent comedic timing. Perry, 41, has been dating former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, and the two have been making their public debut as a couple in recent months. Last month, they attended Netflix’s Beef Season 2 Montecito Tastemaker event together at the California home of Netflix executive Ted Sarandos — an evening that also happened to include Perry’s ex-fiancé Orlando Bloom among the guests, though reports didn’t confirm whether the former couple actually crossed paths during the night.

Groban, 45, meanwhile, is very much taken. He proposed to McQueen in April after nearly four years together, and Perry’s TikTok — champagne-soaked bathrobe and all — was her way of sending them off in the most Katy Perry way imaginable.

“We’ve been very, very good friends to this day,” Groban said back in 2018. The TikTok pretty much confirms that’s still true — you don’t post something like that about someone you’re not completely at peace with.

Congrats to the happy couple. And to Katy Perry, for once again making the internet a more entertaining place.

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• Bethenny Frankel officially debuted her relationship with Miami investment banker Shane Campbell on Instagram Saturday
• The couple kissed under a disco ball in roller skates in the PDA-filled photo
• Campbell is a senior managing director at FTI Capital Advisors, LLC
• The pair first went public at the Global Champions Arabians Tour in Miami Beach on April 10
• Fellow Bravoverse stars including Melissa Gorga and Gretchen Rossi flooded the comments with support

Bethenny Frankel is officially off the market — and she made sure everyone knew it. The 55-year-old Real Housewives of New York City alum posted a photo Saturday of herself and new boyfriend Shane Campbell sharing a kiss under a glittering disco ball, both wearing roller skates, and the caption did not leave any room for interpretation: “If a launch 🚀 is hard this is a diamond… 💎”

Campbell, a Miami-based investment banker and senior managing director at FTI Capital Advisors, LLC, had been linked to Frankel for several weeks before she made things official on social. The Skinnygirl mogul relocated to South Florida, and the two connected there — a detail that makes the Miami roller rink moment feel very much on brand.

The Bravoverse turned out in full force for the comments section. Real Housewives of New Jersey star Melissa Gorga cheered her on with “Launch it baby !!! ONE LIFE!” Mob Wives alum Renee Graziano added “We have lift off 🔥🔥❤️❤️,” and Real Housewives of Orange County alum Gretchen Rossi kept it simple with a string of heart-eye emojis. The support was immediate and enthusiastic — the kind that makes it clear this one feels different to the people who know her.

Their First Public Outing Together

The hard launch follows their first public appearance together at the 2026 Global Champions Arabians Tour in Miami Beach on April 10, where an eyewitness described the new couple as “glued together from the moment they stepped into the VIP area” of the horse event. They “stayed close from the early evening into the night — laughing, whispering and appearing completely wrapped up in each other,” the source said. Frankel made sure to mix and mingle with other guests, but her date was clearly her priority.

Shortly after that outing, a source close to Frankel told Page Six that she was “the happiest she’s ever been and is fully in her intentional dating era.” That phrase — intentional dating — says a lot coming from someone who has been through as much as Frankel has.

The Road That Led Here

Frankel’s romantic history has been anything but easy. She was briefly married to Peter Sussman in the late ’90s, and her second marriage — to Jason Hoppy, which Bravo cameras documented in Bethenny Getting Married — produced her daughter Bryn, now 15, but ended in a divorce filing in 2013 that spiraled into nearly a decade of legal warfare. It wasn’t resolved until January 2021.

During a December 2025 appearance on the Call Her Daddy podcast with host Alex Cooper, Frankel opened up about just how devastating those years were. “I have seen my mother slit her wrists. I have lived my whole life chasing her into bathrooms, trying to catch her throwing up. I’ve been around guns, the mafia, the race track. I’ve been through everything,” she said. “I have seen everything. Nothing compares to what my divorce was for 10 years.”

“It was so traumatic. It was 10 years of my life. I lost hair. I thought I would never survive it. I didn’t want to. I had to because of my daughter. I literally thought I’ll never be happy again.”

She described getting through it the only way she could: “I treated it like a marathon, and I went one mile at a time, and I checked every box.” Hoppy has denied any wrongdoing.

After the divorce, RHONY viewers got glimpses of her on-and-off romance with Dennis Shields, a close friend turned partner whose death in August 2018 — at age 51, from a suspected drug overdose — hit Frankel hard. She has continued to honor his memory publicly in the years since.

Which is all to say: a disco ball, roller skates, and a diamond launch feels like it was earned.

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