Who is Mark Wahlberg’s wife Rhea? The short answer is, she’s a devoted wife and mom keeping family her #1 priority, but there’s so much more to her story.

Who is Mark Wahlberg’s Wife Rhea? She’s a Devoted Wife and Mom

Born Rhea Durham, the hands-on mother left a blossoming modeling career to become a stay at home mom. She was also the first model to take over the Revlon contract after Cindy Crawford, but her biggest feat to date was meeting and marrying actor Mark Wahlberg, because together the power couple produced four beautiful children, Ella, 11 Michael, 9 Brendan, 6 and Grace, 5.

 More Than Just Mark Wahlberg’s Wife

We know that being married to a Hollywood heavyweight has its perks, however if you delve into Rhea Wahlberg’s world you’ll see that the stay at home mother has the same goal as regular moms. Although married to well known actor Mark Wahlberg keeps her in the spotlight, her goal is to play an active and essential role in their children’s lives. She even forfeited her modeling career to raise her family and says that being a wife to Mark and mother to their children is now her top priority. “… I stopped modeling after my son, Michael, was born to stay at home with the kids. I still do that now. I’m a stay-at-home mom,” the natural beauty tells Tinseltown Mom.

In addition to being a hard-working mother of many, the former model began blogging for People Magazine, and also runs a personal website where she posts family photos, beauty and fashion tips, plus more. “It’s really a lifestyle blog and I started it because I’m interested in starting a business down the road and I love to write and it’s a creative outlet for me. I’m really enjoying it so far,” Wahlberg reveals. Her daughter Ella even got in on the writing fun and became her mom’s first guest blogger, writing a very witty piece about her favorite shops for pre-teens and teens. “…She is a great writer and gives great advice for her age group,” the proud mom says.

Family Time and Passions

Besides posing on the red carpets, managing a house full of kids and writing blog posts what other activities do the Wahlberg’s enjoy? “We love the beach, and go as much as we can. We enjoy movies, traveling, going to see Dad at work, watching NBA basketball games on TV – sports are huge in our home, and we love swimming and hanging out on the weekends.”

The active mom and wife, who’s been with Mark for over fourteen years now, is often photographed vacationing with her affectionate husband and picturesque kids. If you’ve ever seen any of their beach photos you’ll recognize that this fit mama is in stellar shape. “Sometimes I’m into my routine and then sometimes I’m not. When I’m focusing on a fitness routine it’s usually 3 days a week for about 60-75 minutes. I do a lot of light weights and bodyweight training…lunges, squats and planks. I put my music on and go for it,” Wahlberg says.

With a body like Rhea’s you’d think she followed a strict diet regimen, but that’s not the case. “…I kind of eat what I want to except when I’m trying to increase my protein intake. I do this when I’m training for strength and toning…” Wahlberg goes on to say that she also likes to incorporate Mark’s nutritional supplement line into her diet while increasing lean proteins.

Healthy Family Lifestyle

Wahlberg also limits the amount of junk food and sweets she gives her kids. “… I pack their lunches or they have healthy hot lunch at school. We mostly avoid all fast food when we can and I incorporate vegetables and protein at dinnertime. I try to create a good nutritional balance for them. Water is a huge thing in our house. With sporty kids we have to keep them hydrated!”

In addition to physical health, our mental wellbeing is also important, so taking mommy breaks is imperative. “I enjoy getting a massage once in a while, reading, writing, working out and charity work. Those are moments that I take just for myself,” Wahlberg shares.

Rhea’s A Devoted Mom

Being that this well-rounded mom has experienced modeling success and her husband, Mark, is a superstar actor we wondered if she’d encourage a showbiz career for any of her kids. “I definitely wouldn’t encourage it at first. I would like for all of them to go on to college after high school. It’s very important to us. However, if it were something they absolutely wanted to do and had a passion for it, I would support their choice and help them do it in the safest and smartest way possible.”

Wahlberg has some exciting business endeavors underway. Unfortunately, she can’t divulge right now so we’ll have to follow her to make sure we stay current on what’s next!