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| Birth Name(s) : Rachel Hunter |
Date of Birth: September 9, 1969 |
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| Profession:
Actor/Model |
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Rachel Hunter was born September 9, 1969, to a middle-class family in Auckland, New Zealand.Her parents endured a rocky relationship, and they eventually divorced when Rachel was still a child.
Although Rachel was more reserved and inhibited as a young girl, her personality seemed to undergo a dramatic transformation in 1982 when she was diagnosed with a rare blood disease. Following her recovery, Rachel became much more extroverted, which may have given her the fuel she needed to pursue a career in the spotlight.
While she had always dreamed of becoming a ballerina, Rachel inevitably wound up posing for the camera. A model by age 17, Rachel soon graced the covers of countless fashion magazines, including Vogue and Cosmopolitan.
At the young age of 21, Rachel's life in the public eye took on a whole new meaning when she wed Rod Stewart, who was 24 years her senior. Together they had two children: Renee and Liam, now nine and seven respectively.
By 1994, Rachel had established herself as a top fashion model, both on the runway and on magazine covers. She began appearing in the annual Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, as well as the accompanying videos.
In January 1999, Rachel and Rod separated, and both quickly went their separate ways. Rachel has apparently been romantically linked with everyone from Mark McGrath to Bruce Willis. For the time being though, she remains single.
Life after Rod has been a busy one for Rachel. She worked on several independent films, including 1999's A Walk in the Park and 2000's Two Shades of Blue, and had a small part in 2001's Rock Star. In addition, she also hosted a fitness program for VH-1 and released several exercise videos.
She has also been very vocal about animal rights, making a notable trip to Congo to bring awareness to the gorilla crisis that is ongoing there.
But life for Rachel after marriage hasn't been without its setbacks, most notably a cancer scare, which, luckily, proved to be non-threatening.
While her workload is not as hectic, career wise, Rachel is raising her two children while continuing to fight for her charitable causes and auditioning for films. |
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Rachel Hunter began modelling by age 17 and rose to prominence after posing as a Sports Illustrated model in 1989. She appeared on magazine covers, including Cosmopolitan and on the 1994 "Dream Team" cover of Sports Illustrated's annual swimsuit issue.
She was paid a reported $1.8 million to pose nude for Playboy magazine in 2004. She also became the face and body of Ultimo, a Scottish lingerie house, famously replacing Penny Lancaster, the fiancee of Rod Stewart (whom Hunter was married to). She was replaced by Helena Christensen in November 2005.
Hunter guest starred in a 1997 episode of The Drew Carey Show as herself, the spokesmodel for fictional beer brand, Cap-beer-chino
Trying to develop acting as a career, she has taken a series of acting lessons and appeared in several independent movies, including 1999's A Walk in the Park and 2000's Two Shades of Blue. She had a brief appearance as a sexy soccer mom in Dennis Dugan's The Benchwarmers (2006) and also played a sultry, bikini-clad mother in the music video for Fountains of Wayne's 2003 song "Stacy's Mom"
Hunter appeared on a 2005 celebrity episode of Lingo, where she and her partner Trista Rehn split $30,000 for charity. Hunter is an ambassador to The Born Free Foundation, and established the Rachel Hunter Lowland Gorilla Fund. Hunter also appeared as herself in the 2004 Christmas Special of The Vicar of Dibley.
In 2006, Hunter had a 'meltdown' in the Sirius Satellite building after refusing to be taped for On Demand, claiming that she was not "camera ready" despite knowing that a release form would be needed for her to actually appear on TV. She failed to appear for multiple interviews including one on the Martha Stewart Channel and one on the Howard Stern Channel. Since then she has been villianized by the Stern show and is considered to be one of their most unliked guests.
There has been no response by Hunter; however since she has been on the Stern show multiple times in the past, a resolve might be in the future. Martha Stewart has also failed to comment on the situation, however her show has not booked Hunter since 1/18/06 when this event occurred.
She has been a contestant on the United States reality television series Dancing with the Stars and The Real Gilligan's Island, and appeared on the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing.
In 2005 she hosted a series of Make Me A Supermodel, a reality show for Britain's Five TV channel. The series was marked by an ongoing feud between Hunter and contestant Jasmine Lennard. In 2006 she hosted a reality program for U.S. cable TV channel WE, Style Me With Rachel Hunter. Contestants on the show participated in a series of fashion challenges to prove that they "measured up" and were capable of being Hunter's stylist. Hunter, Phillip Bloch and Milica Kastner were judges. The opportunity to style Hunter for the People's Choice Awards and a cash prize was awarded to the winner, Buick Audra.
At the age of 21 Hunter wed British rock star Rod Stewart, who is 24 years her senior. Together they had two children, Renee and Liam. The marriage lasted nearly sixteen years. They wed on December 15, 1990, and in January 1999, Hunter and Stewart separated, and finally filed for divorce in 2005. The divorce took over a year to finalise, and was official on November 2, 2006. It was rumoured to have cost Rod $66 million. Having signed a pre-nuptial agreement, Hunter claimed a lump sum plus full financial support of Renee and Liam, on the agreement of remaining in Los Angeles, California.
Since then she has been romantically linked with other stars such as Bruce Willis and Kevin Costner; as well as rockers including Robbie Williams, Wes Scantlin, and Tommy Lee. Rumoured to have been engaged to Sean Avery of the New York Rangers, she is currently dating Jarret Stoll of the Edmonton Oilers, who is 13 years younger than her.
In 2004, Hunter had a scare when she found a lump in her breast. The lump was found to be a blocked duct. Hunter required surgery when it was discovered the problem was causing blood poisoning.. |
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