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Rachel Hunter

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Nationality:
Australian
Birthday:
September 9, 1969
Born in:
Auckland, New Zealand
Lives now:
Los Angeles, CA
Agencies:
Ford
Known for:
My breasts
Status:
Retired (mostly), sexy girl
Dated:
Jarret Stoll, Robbie Williams, NHL player Sean Avery
Married:
Rod Stewart (1990-2005)
Children:
Renee (born 1992), Liam (born 1994)
Friends with:
Daniela Pestova, Elsa Benitez, Estella Warren, Veronica Varekova, Veronica Webb, Yamila Diaz Rahi
Model turned…
Actress (Rock Star, 2001), reality-television star (Dancing with the Stars), activist (Rachel Hunter Gorilla Fund), tv personality (Style Me with Rachel Hunter, 2006)
Interests:
Wildlife

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Career

Playboy, 2004

Sep 9, 1969
Born in Auckland, New Zealand
1986
Begins modeling at age 17
1986
Asked by Playboy to pose for a spread; declines
Feb 1989
Appears in Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
Dec 1990
Marries British rock star Rod Stewart, who is 24 years older than her
Jun 1992
Gives birth to a daughter, Renee
1993
Print ads for CoverGirl
1994
Quits modeling to start an acting career
Feb 1994
Appears on cover of Sports Illustrated “Dream Team” swimsuit issue
Sep 1994
Gives birth to a son, Liam
Apr 1997
Makes a cameo appearance in an episode of The Drew Carey Show as the spokesperson for Ca-Beer-Chino
1999
Plays the sister to the main character in the independent movie A Walk in the Park
Jan 1999
Separates from Rod Stewart
2000
Plays a woman searching for the killer of her husband in the independent movie Two Shades of Blue
Aug 2003
Stars in documentary Rachel: Laid Bare
Oct 2003
Plays a seductive, sultry mother in the music video “Stacy’s Mom” by Fountains of Wayne Video »
Apr 2004
Reportedly paid $1.8 million to pose nude for Playboy
Nov 2004
Plays one of the Gingers on TBS’s Real Gilligan’s Island
Dec 2004
Appears as herself in a Christmas special of The Vicar of Dibley, a British sitcom
May 2005
Plays an attractive mother in the movie You and Your Stupid Mate
Sep 2005
Appears on a celebrity episode of Lingo, where she donates all the money she wins to charity
Oct 2005
Hosts the British reality-TV show Make Me a Supermodel
Nov 2005
Participates in the Fashion for Relief show in September, a benefit in support of the victims of Hurricane Katrina
Feb 2006
Hosts reality show Style Me with Rachel Hunter, offering a cash prize and the opportunity to style her for the People’s Choice Awards
Feb 2006
Appears on cover of Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue
Apr 2006
Plays a sexy soccer mom in Dennis Dugan’s Benchwarmers
Nov 2006
Divorce from Stewart is finalized

Quoted

“You can't really expect a 22-year-old girl to react the same way as a man 24 years older than her.”

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