Kelly Rohrbach has always been a beauty, and now, being part of America’s wealthiest Walton family ($274 billion), she is a beauty with billions, owing to her marriage to Walton heir, Sam Walton’s grandson, Steuart Walton, since 2019. The leggy blonde is now a mom to son Lawrence with the director of Walmart. She has come a long way from her modeling and acting days, and life may have changed 360 degrees, but the glamour is intact. We’re taking a look at her glamorous life that’s become multi-faceted in the last decade.
She grew up in a large loving family-
Kelly Rohrbach, born in New York, grew up in a full house in Greenwich, Connecticut, surrounded by several siblings—two sisters and twin brothers. She was born not in the same wealth as her husband Steuart, but certainly led a very comfortable life. Her father, Clayton, was a retired partner at Morgan Stanley, while her mother, Anne, was a scion herself, coming from the wealthy lineage of Wholey’s fish market, one of the top specialty food markets in Pittsburgh, specifically noted for its American seafood.
Rohrbach went to Georgetown University and majored in theater. In college, she studied acting for six months at a London conservatory. After graduating in 2012, she knew she wanted to make a career as an actress and moved to Los Angeles. “I felt guided,” she shared.
Her life as a glamour girl-
While living in LA, a well-wisher suggested modeling to the Baywatch actress. Kelly stated in an interview, “I worked for two years as an actress, and someone made the suggestion that I should do a little bit of modeling. I was seeing a lot of crossover at the time between modeling and acting—so I was like, alright, I got introduced to agents at IMG, and the rest is, as they say, history.”
Her stint with Sports Illustrated and Victoria’s Secret gave her the validation of being a supermodel. She ended up attending the biggest of events like fashion weeks and their after-parties and dated some well-known Hollywood A-listers like Leonardo DiCaprio. Rohrbach and DiCaprio made headlines in 2015 for their time away on a superyacht, as Leo is known to do.
Kelly Rohrbach signed on for the “Baywatch” movie deal in January 2016 and joined the cast to play the role of C.J. Parker, a character made famous by Pamela Anderson in the original, long-running TV show.
The Baywatch connection-
In an interview, Rohrbach shared, “Everyone thinks I’m lying when I say how much Baywatch was a part of our lives. We used to sit on the couch with our blankies, suck our thumbs, and watch.” Her fascination with Baywatch goes back to a time when her parents preferred that the stunner, along with her siblings, played outside. Instead, Kelly was glued to the Baywatch-playing telly.
An alleged bridezilla?
The news of Baywatch actress Kelly Rohrbach and Walmart heir Steuart Walton getting together made a lot of noise. While everyone was expecting a wedding of dreams, it is believed that Kelly Rohrbach and her ultra-wealthy boyfriend had a secret wedding following a two-year romance. However, per author Cat Marnell’s tweet, who sat across from Walton “for 5 hours… in a train from Chur to Zermatt, Switzerland,” the details discussed suggested otherwise. Apparently, the affluent businessman was explaining to fiancée Kelly Rohrbach that ‘A $20K sandcastle is not required to have a good time.’
The eavesdropper added, “They’re getting married on Harbour Island [in the Bahamas] and the budget for the wedding is $1 to $1.5 million. He also called his lawyer… and worked on his prenup or life insurance policy. ‘I don’t want to incentivize my death.’ While more details on the highly secretive wedding are not known, Rohrbach was spotted sporting a sparkler during a coffee run.
A life of luxury-
Being married to a Walmart heir guarantees a life of opulence, and it is no different in the case of former model Kelly. Her husband, known for a passion for flying, gave Kelly ‘flying lessons on his personal plane.’ Speaking of Steuart’s planes, the avid pilot owns several warbirds, including a Goodyear F2G Corsair and North American P-51 Mustangs. In May 2020, he led a flyover over several cities in Arkansas to honor first responders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The family resides in a lavish abode in Bentonville, Arkansas, but it is the holiday home worth $14 million in Malibu’s Point Dume that deserves all the attention. The house, built in 1958, spans 1.41 acres and includes a long driveway with a four-car garage. The residence that was once home to supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband Rande Gerber, features a private path leading to Little Dume Beach, an exclusive and hard-to-access beach in Malibu.
The 3,651 square feet, three-story mansion has three bedrooms and 4.5 bathrooms. Just the perfect home for this small and well-off trio. Steuart is the founder of Game Composites, a U.S. manufacturer of carbon fiber aircraft and aircraft parts. He is also the co-founder of Runway Group, a holding company that makes investments in real estate, outdoor initiatives, and hospitality. As per FinancialSlot, Walton’s net worth was estimated to be $300 million in 2021.
