I feel like I’m hallucinating. Did you guys know that Sean Avery (former NY Ranger, now retired from hockey) is engaged to Hilary Rhoda? I feel like I heard that a while back and I dismissed it because I really and truly believed Avery was and is a gay man. I wasn’t hallucinating about that – there were widespread reports back in 2013 (especially) that Avery was gay, engaged to a man and about to come out publicly. The specificity of those rumors and stories led me to believe that sure, he was probably gay and good for him. But I guess he’s not? And he’s engaged to a human woman, model Hilary Rhoda. And they posed for Hamptons magazine cover editorial and story that is so awkward, even Tom Cruise is cringing in his lifts. The reason for their Hamptons cover? Their wedding will be in the Hamptons. Some highlights from the interview:
Avery on being called an “attractive couple”: “That means we’re going to have ugly babies. We’re cursed.”
Rhoda on whether they want babies: “Yes, of course.”
Rhoda on their wedding plans: “We’re just getting it together now after a year and a half of being engaged. We’re just starting to meet with wedding planners and figure out where we’re going to do it, but we’re aiming for the fall. We are getting married in the Hamptons.”
Avery is a groomzilla? “At this point, I don’t necessarily think we need a wedding planner. I could set this wedding up in the next couple of weeks, and everything would run smoothly. I have it conceptualized in my head, and we’ve discussed what we want to do. We’re going to have an amazing weekend—all of our friends are going to be here, and no matter what happens, it’s going to be fun and beautiful.
Rhoda on fitness: “When we started dating, he was taking me to SoulCycle, and I started to work out a lot more because he’s a professional athlete; he has to do that for his job, so I got into that mentality about my job, too. We both work out every single day.
There’s a lot of couple-stuff in the piece too and for what it’s worth, they do seem to have a pretty strong partnership. Like, their lives are already pretty blended together and they seem to finish each other’s thoughts. There’s also some interesting stuff about how they’re in the house-flipping business now – they’re buying mid-range Hamptons houses and fixing them up and selling them for a profit. They aren’t doing mega-mansions or McMansions though, which is nice.
Photos courtesy of Hamptons Magazine.
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