alongside Luke Bateman<\/a> and a bunch of other stars on tonight\u2019s season opening episode at 7pm.<\/p>\nWhat you need to know about Rachel<\/b><\/p>\n
Rachel Hunter is a model from New Zealand who dominated international magazine covers in the 90s, with spreads in Sports Illustrated<\/i>, Cosmopolitan<\/i> and Vogue<\/i>.<\/p>\n
She is also well known for her past relationship with singer Rod Stewart, who is 24 years her senior.<\/p>\n
The pair married in 1990 and welcomed two children before splitting after eight years.<\/p>\n
Speaking to news.com.au earlier this week, Hunter said she\u2019s aware that people are interested in her past relationship, but added it\u2019s not exactly a topic she likes to discuss all the time.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200aThere was a phase that I was obviously married and we were happily married, and then we ended up getting divorced, so there is a little of \u2026 \u2018oh god, do we have to repeat this?\u2019\u201d she said. \u201cBecause obviously Rod is in a different place, I\u2019m in a different place, and we\u2019ve moved on.\u201d<\/p>\n
Stewart, 81, is now married to his third wife, Penny Lancaster, and the couple have two children together, bringing Stewart\u2019s total to eight from all of his relationships.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s in a beautiful marriage and has got all these beautiful children which we\u2019re all very close to, all the mothers,\u201d Hunter told news.com.au, adding that she prefers not to comment too much on her marriage out of respect for all those involved.<\/p>\n
Random career highlight<\/b><\/p>\n
In addition to being a hugely successful model, Hunter has appeared in a number of TV shows including The Drew Carey Show<\/i>, RuPaul\u2019s Drag Race All Stars<\/i> and The Vicar of Dibley<\/i>.<\/p>\n
And how about this for a fun fact \u2026 Hunter also starred in the music video for the 2003 song Stacy\u2019s Mom<\/i> by Fountains of Wayne, with the video becoming one of the most instantly recognisable clips of the era.<\/p>\n
\u201c\u200aStacy\u2019s Mom<\/i> was completely unexpected,\u201d Hunter told news.com.au. \u201cNever ever did I think it was going to pop off like that.\u201d<\/p>\n
The actress said she accepted the job without really knowing what the song was about, and it wasn\u2019t until after its release that she listened to the lyrics.<\/p>\n
\u201cI was like, \u2018oh shit,\u2019\u201d she laughed.<\/p>\n
AFL A-lister<\/b><\/p>\n
Joining Hunter in the jungle will be Dyson Heppell who played more than 250 AFL games for Essendon before retiring in 2024.<\/p>\n
When asked why he said yes to I\u2019m a Celeb<\/i>, Heppell told news.com.au, \u201c\u200ato meet some new people, have a crack at some challenges, and I think it\u2019ll be a good chance to put the phone down for a bit.\u201d<\/p>\n
The 33-year-old has a reputation in footy circles for being a top bloke, but he\u2019s worried Australia might potentially see a different side to him in the jungle.<\/p>\n
\u201cMaybe I might go real rogue when I\u2019m hungry and delirious from a lack of sleep,\u201d he laughed. \u201cI think I will go quiet, and that\u2019s when you know I\u2019m about to snap.\u201d<\/p>\n
I\u2019m A Celebrity \u2026 Get Me Out Of Here! premieres on Sunday, January 18 at 7pm on Channel 10<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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