Normal Carmen Electra Freaks Fans Out 8/28/08

Carmen Electra knows how to freak fans out - she puts her clothes on!

The sexy actress/model has realized that she spends so much time in skimpy outfits and beachwear for photo shoots and film scenes, people rarely see her dressed normally.

She tells Parade.com, "One of the big misconceptions about me is that I walk around in miniskirts and high heels 24 seven and go to the gym in heels.

"When people see me dressed normally, they can't believe it. It's really weird."

And the sexy star admits she sometimes doesn't recognize herself - when she has "Tara Patrick moments".

Tara Patrick is the actress' birth name.

She explains, "She's that side of me that was afraid of rejection, that was afraid to take a chance, and step up and have someone say, 'No, you don't get the role'.

"I do still have that side of me - that soft, sensitive side - and I think that Carmen is the more aggressive part of me. There are moments when I am so that little girl from Cincinnati, Ohio and I cry and I'm just like everybody else."