Warren Buffett wasn't the only famous face to show up at R.C. Willey today. Kathy Ireland also made a special walk-on at the new home-furnishings store in Rocklin.
Only Ireland doesn't really see herself as one of those big-time famous people. Rather, the 43-year-old model/actress ("Melrose Place," "Suddenly Susan") is focused on her own Kathy Ireland Home line, which features everything from rugs and lighting to, uh, mattresses.
The fact that she is undeniably famous? Pretty unimportant, Ireland says during a mid-morning chat from her cell phone as she was whisked - celebrity-like - from the store back to the airport. Furthermore, her "star" status has little to do with her new vocation, she says.
"I was an OK model, but I certainly wasn’t 'super,' " she says. "I think celebrity endorsements are fine, but it wasn’t the path for me - and besides, it wasn't an option because no one was offering me jobs.
"If (building this) brand had been dependent on any celebrity (connection), we might have all been unemployed."
Hmmm ... not quite sure if we buy that - but, hey, who wants to argue with Kathy Ireland?
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