Carmen jolts us with stories about her Pussycat prowls, her new sideman (Dave Navarro) and what it’s like to role-play with the pom-poms of a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader.
Stuff: Is it hard knowing that every guy on the planet—besides Bruce Vilanch and RuPaul—wants you? Carmen: What’s been hard for me is picking up a magazine and reading some of the stuff that they write. If I’m at a party, and there’s a famous guy there who says hi, the next thing you know, it’s written in the paper that we’re dating. It’s flattering, but it upsets me when in the media I’m linked to someone I just talked to. But Dave is funny. One day I was sad about it, and he goes, “What do you have to worry about? They’re all rad guys.”
On the subject of rad guys, tell us about your role in Starsky & Hutch. I play a cheerleader who ends up going on a couple of dates with Hutch, who’s played by Owen Wilson.
That’s the Wilson brother with the really weird nose, right? I’m not going to answer any questions about Owen Wilson’s nose.
OK, back to cheerleading—will guys get to see your pom-poms? The movie takes place in 1975, so the wardrobe is really funky and fun. I actually went online and looked up the ’75 Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, because I always thought they were the most beautiful women. I was curious how they wore their hair, the way they danced and the moves that they used.
You’re no slouch on the dance floor either. Any tips for those of us who are about as graceful as a moose? You might want to take some hip-hop classes. But if you don’t have rhythm and you’re not willing to take a class, I suggest that you just don’t dance at all. [Bad dancing] can be a turn off.
