Personal Life
Turlington married Roger Wilson in a Buddhist ceremony, however the union did not last.
In 2000 Turlington met actor, director, and writer Edward Burns at a Hamptons party, and by the end of the year they were engaged. In 2002, and just months after buying a New York property together, they decided to split up. The couple re-united and were married in June 2003. Despite numerous erroneous media reports, Turlington was not given away by good friend Bono. Bono attended the San Francisco wedding but Christy said, "He (Bono) was there, of course, but I gave myself away. I mean, I was 25 weeks pregnant at the time. Eddie met me halfway down the aisle." Burns and Turlington have two children: a daughter Grace born in 2003, and a son Finn born in 2006. Christy's sister Kelly is married to Edward's brother Brian Burns, and together they have a son born in early 2008.
Turlington is involved in yoga and practices a style known as Jivamukti Yoga. She is the author of the book Living Yoga: Creating A Life Practice. She went back to school in 1994 and graduated cum laude in 1999 from the Gallatin School of Individualized Study of New York University where she earned a Bachelor of Arts degree with a concentration in Comparative Religion and Eastern Philosophy. She has been a Roman Catholic since childhood. She used to be a vegetarian.
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