Carmen Electra made an enormous life change this previous week — submitting to ditch her start title to formally go by her long-known stage title … and now we all know precisely why.

Sources near the “Baywatch” star inform TMZ … there’s actually no large motive behind the choice — we’re instructed it is simply one thing she’s been occupied with for some time and eventually took the plunge, since there is no higher time than the New 12 months to begin recent.

We should always be aware, she hasn’t passed by her start title — Tara Leigh Patrick — in a long time.

TMZ obtained the authorized docs earlier this week … revealing she desires to formally change her title to “Carmen Electra” … so seems like that is formally goodbye to Tara! It is also simply formalizing what everybody has recognized her as for many years now.

Enjoyable reality — CE did not provide you with the zippy stage title herself — it was truly birthed because of the late icon, Prince … who bestowed the title upon her when she auditioned to be a part of an all-girl group he was assembling within the early ’90s.

Sadly, she did not make the lower … however she went on to make a splash on TV and elsewhere, and she or he stored the cool moniker for herself.

Additionally … she by no means assumed the names of her hubbies whereas she was married, so her changing into Carmen Electra in court docket is only a no-brainer. No higher time for change than the current!