Personal Life
Kathy Ireland became an evangelical Christian at the age of 18, when she read the Bible out of curiosity. She has said that she switched her previously pro-choice stance on abortion to pro-life after studying that at the moment of conception, a new life has the complete genetic blueprint, blood type and sex; believing that abortion is terminating a life that has already come into existence.
In May 2009, Ireland and her family were evacuated from two homes endangered by the Jesusita Fire near Santa Barbara, California—one belonging to Ireland's parents, and the other being the home where Ireland, her husband and their three children reside.
Ireland appeared on Larry King Live in 2009 to discuss her weight gain and women's health. She had gained a pound a year for 25 years and the cumulative effect had become obvious to her in a candid photograph her son had taken.
Ireland owns a Tuscan-style home in Montecito, California that is located on 2.5 acres of land. Ireland calls the home Santa Barbara Oasis and she offers the home as a location for weddings and events in support of her family's philanthropy.
In 2009, Ireland overcame a weight gain of 25 pounds after her son Erik Ireland Olsen told her that she looked pregnant; by hiring a personal trainer.
Ireland's son Erik Ireland Olsen and Madeleine Meyer form the acoustic folk-pop duo With Strings Attached.
Ireland holds an honorary master's of fine arts degree from American Intercontinental University's School of Design.
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