Rebecca is on the current cover of Atlanta Peach with a brand new interview & photo shoot! Amazing photos! Please check them and the full interview out at the official Atlanta Peach website. I’ll try and get some scans soon!

Here are some of my favourite tidbits from the article;

“I swore I would never be with another actor because it just seems so typical,” Rebecca laughs. “You know, ‘Make a plan, hear God laugh!’ But he’s fantastic, the greatest guy in the world,” even though, she admits, “he’s not romantic. But he tries, for me.”

Their pairing at least has the scent of romance—or romantic comedy. After being introduced by a mutual friend, Rebecca kept running into Eric when she was out with friends. “Finally he just asked me out,” she sighs. “It took a while. I was like, ‘What’s wrong with this guy? I’m giving him every signal I can!’” The pair ended up dating steadily for 10 months. Then after forcing themselves to take a two-week break, they got together for dinner and realized they were meant for each other, so they eloped to Las Vegas.

We’re family. We raised each other,” Gayheart says of Ratner, whom she met in gritty downtown New York when she was a teen model and he was an aspiring NYU film director. It was only 15-year-old Rebecca’s third day in the city, having been signed by Elite Model Management while on a shopping trip in Lexington, Kentucky.

“My mom and dad are amazing people, “ she says. “They’ve been married for 40 years. My dad is just a hardworking, honest, good guy, and he’s got just a sense of happiness all the time. He never complains about his life, and he’s had a rough one. So I think I got a really great work ethic from them. I know exactly what’s important in life, which is my family, my friends and my health. It’s never confusing for me, because I have them to always remind me, and to keep me grounded and grateful.”

Rebecca admits she still misses the energy of New York, and her circle of friends, which included rappers from Wu-Tang Clan, A Tribe Called Quest and Run DMC (she still stays in touch with Reverend Run). Then again, “My 20s [were] exhausting. So many parties. I don’t miss all the craziness.”

“Up until a certain point in my life, I wasn’t charitable,” she admits. “I thought I was because I would give a dollar to someone on the street, but I never thought of being charitable as a responsibility that we all have.”