'I've been living in the wilderness with no TV for 24 years': Eighties model Kelly LeBrock, 57, talks comeback as she poses with daughter she had with Steven Seagal
- Kelly had three children with Seagal, who she wed in 1987 and divorced in 1996
- Then the star went to live in the 'wilderness' with no TV for 24 years
- Her daughter Arissa is a model who will appear on TV's Growing Up Supermodel
- The star looked radiant in a black dress and a smart blazer on Wednesday
- The looker said at the event that she was no longer afraid to be in the spotlight
- 'Now that I'm more mature... I'm much more comfortable in my skin,' she said
- LeBrock is best known for her Vogue covers and starring roles in the Eighties movies Weird Science and The Woman In Red
Kelly LeBrock was one of the biggest supermodels in the Eighties. She parlayed her catwalk success into a movie career when she starred in the hits Weird Science with Anthony Michael Hall and The Woman In Red alongside Gene Wilder.
But then she started a family with action star Steven Seagal, now 65, and settled down in a remote area of Southern California.
The pinup told Closer Weekly magazine: 'I decided to quit Hollywood to raise my babies away from the limelight. I didn't want them looking into any of the negative aspects of my divorce. So I ran for the hills, and I've basically been living in the wilderness with no TV for 24 years.'
On Wednesday evening the Vogue cover vet was back in the spotlight as she showed off one of her daughters, the stunning model Arissa, 24, at Lifetime's Growing Up Supermodel premiere in Studio City, California.
Looking good ladies! Kelly LeBrock showed off her stunning daughter Arissa at the premiere of Growing Up Supermodel in Studio City, California, on Wednesday
Matching! Both ladies wore black dresses with their long dark locks worn down
Her ex: The beauty feel for Steven Seagal and they went on to have three children. Here they are seen in 1988
The docuseries follows the family dynamics and unpredictable careers of the modeling hopefuls, whose parents include not just Kelly and Steven but also actress Shanna Moakler and Oscar De La Hoya as well as Beverly Peele.
Kelly also told Closer Weekly she was happy to be a part of the show: 'Well, when you get to my age, you grow some balls. When I was touted as a sex symbol and beautiful and blah, blah, blah, the irony is that I didn’t feel it.
'Now that I’m more mature and wrinkled — I actually do have wrinkles! — I’m much more comfortable in my skin. I’m happy with who I am and where I am.'
A pinup for the Eighties: The New York native became a sex symbol with Weird Science
New road: Kelly stars on the new Lifetime show with Arissa. Kelly told Closer Weekly magazine she was happy to be a part of the show: 'Well, when you get to my age, you grow some balls'
New life: 'Now that I’m more mature and wrinkled — I actually do have wrinkles! — I’m much more comfortable in my skin. I’m happy with who I am and where I am,' she told Closer
Role model: The siren also talked leaving show business: 'I decided to quit Hollywood to raise my babies away from the limelight. I didn’t want them looking into any of the negative aspects of my divorce [from Steven]'
More beauties: Kelly with Andrea Schroder (left) and Alana Stewart (right)
As for Kelly’s relationship with ex-husband Steven, she said they are not close.
'It’s been very sad, because it affects the children.
'But I’ve been married three times so far, and my attitude is “Never give up!"' she laughed.
In addition to Steven, she was wed to Franco-American nightclub owner, entrepreneur and film producer Victor Drai from 1984 until 1986.
The movie star was last married to Fred Steck, who she tied the knot with in 2007.
LeBrock began her career as a model at age 16 in her native New York City.
She quickly moved into high fashion.
The cast and crew: (L-R) Beverly Peele, Martina Ostojic, Lauren Celinski, JD Ostojic, Krista Allen, Cairo Peele, Jake Moritt, Faith Schroder, Andrea Schroder, Cambrie Schroder, Janis Ostojic, Arissa LeBrock, John Carr, Kelly LeBrock and Jenna Moshell
Her 1980s Vogue cover
When she turned 19 she landed a major shoot in Vogue.
Then the 5ft8in wonder snapped up contracts with Christian Dior and Pantene shampoo.
In a commercial for the brand she said the line: 'Don't hate me because I'm beautiful.' It became a catchphrase popular for decades.
Hollywood snapped her up for The Woman In Red (1984) and Weird Science (1985).
She then fell in love and married Seagal. LeBrock gave birth to daughter Annaliza in 1987 then son Domini in 1990.
Arissa was born in 1993.
A massive hit: Kelly was radiant opposite Gene Wilder as the most beautiful lady in the world in the 1984 film The Woman In Red
Every teen boy's dream: The beauty in the 1985 comedy Weird Science with Anthony Michael Hall (left) and Ilan Mitchell Smith (right)
Kelly and the movie star - who is best known for the films Above The Law and Out For Justice - divorced in 1996.
She then went on to make the movies Wrongfully Accused (1998), The Sorcerer's Apprentice (2002), Zerophilia (2005) and Gamers: The Movie (2006).
In 2013 Arissa talked about being around fame to Plus Model Magazine.
'All my life I’ve been around celebrities. As a little girl, I would always dress up and perform in front of people and by the age of five I was showing up to breakfast in full hair and makeup!' she said.
Once so close: LeBrock and Seagal arms in arm in West Hollywood in 1987
Down the road: They looked close in 1992. They divorced in 1996
The beauty also said getting curves was different for her.
'As I reached puberty, I started to get "those" curves. Having a supportive mother, I was proud to be a vivacious, curvy woman, as she taught me that beauty is in the eye of the beholder,' she said.
'When I didn’t always feel that way, I would remind myself of my mother’s words. I am healthy, happy, curvy and am going to New York to pursue my dreams,' she added.
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