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But these days, she spends a lot of
her time shoveling horse manure. And that's just the way she likes it.
In an interview with the British
newspaper The Daily Mail, LeBrock, who
rose to stardom in the movies "The Woman in Red" and "Weird
Science," has spoken publicly for the first time in years about turning
her back on stardom and leaving Hollywood for a ranch in Santa Barbara,
California.
"I grow all my veggies and make
my own cheese and yogurt," LeBrock said. "It's bloody
exhausting!" said the American actress (who spent her childhood in
England). "To work the land full time keeps me so fit that I haven't
worked out in seven years. I clean the pool myself, muck out the pigs and the
horses."
But she also has peace of mind, and
her horse Kiwi to keep her company. "Sometimes I sleep three nights in a
row outside with no tent, just under the stars," LeBrock said. "Just
me and my horse. It brings me closer to the earth."
Born in New York and raised in
London, 53-year-old LeBrock began modeling professionally when she was 15 years
old. After becoming a top fashion model appearing regularly in Vogue and
Harpers Bazaar, LeBrock fell into drugs and the party lifestyle.
"I didn't want to get hooked on
heroin and die like some of my friends," LeBrock said. "I decided to
change my lifestyle and quit modeling and go to the next obvious thing,
movies."
LeBrock moved to California and met
film producer Victor Drai. They married in 1984, and while the relationship
only lasted two years, he did help her land the title role in "The Woman
in Red," in which she played a sexy-but-mysterious lady who becomes an
object of obsessive desire for Gene Wilder.
"It was a thrilling
experience," LeBrock said, "Not only did it help me cut my teeth on
movie making, but it also placed me at the movie’s center, which, I must say,
overwhelmed me."
From left: Anthony Michael Hall,
LeBrock, and Ilan Mitchell-Smith in 'Weird Science' (Photo: Everett)
LeBrock's status as a sex symbol was
solidified when she played Lisa, the perfect woman designed by a pair of
lustful teenage boys, in the comedy "Weird Science."
LeBrock's life took an unexpected
turn when she met Steven Seagal, then an aspiring actor, during a publicity
trip to Japan in 1987. The two fell in love and got married, though LeBrock
would later learn Seagal hadn't fully finalized his divorces to his first two
wives when she said "I do."
LeBrock and Seagal had three
children, but they were said to have a stormy relationship, and while LeBrock
has refused to comment on rumors that Seagal was an abusive husband, in a 2010 interview she said, "I was
constantly raped and abused my whole life,” without naming culprits. The couple
split up in 1996.
"I admit, I became a
hermit," LeBrock told the Mail. "When I split with Steven, the
divorce was very ugly, and details of the case were on the evening news. I
didn't want my kids seeing it, so I simply got rid of the TV. I moved my kids
out of L.A. so they could grow up with real people — the kids of gas pump
attendants, plumbers, and real family people … I decided to swap my old life in
Beverly Hills for a new one in the country, in Santa Barbara."
LeBrock says that the experience has
been good for her and her kids, but she's hoping to get back into the acting
game. She's made four movies since 2000, and has a fifth — a thriller called
"Hidden Affairs" — slated for release this year. She also does
volunteer work with Club Carson, a support group for children with terminal
cancer. And she's working on an autobiography — a cautionary tale for young people
making their way into the entertainment business.
"I see kids like Lindsay Lohan
going off the rails because she has no one there for her," LeBrock said.
"Lindsay reminds me of a 12-year-old, like a little girl stuck in a young
woman's body, with all the drugs and alcohol."
Source: http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/kelly-lebrock-80s-sex-symbol-hiding-160937278.html
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