Catherine McCord

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Catherine McCord
Catherine McCord, The More You Know.jpg
McCord on The More You Know in 2019
Born (1974-05-10) May 10, 1974 (age 50)
Louisville, Kentucky
SpouseJonathan Gordon [1]
Children3
Modeling information
Height1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue/green
Website https://www.weelicious.com

Catherine McCord (born May 10, 1974) is an American former model, actress, and television program hostess. She is the founder of Weelicious, a website dedicated to helping parents expose their children to wholesome, delicious homemade food. [2] She is also the co-founder of One Potato, an organic home meal delivery kit service, focused specifically on the mealtime needs of families, [3] and the author of the cookbooks, Weelicious: One Family. One Meal. [4] and Weelicious Lunches: Think Outside the Lunchbox. [5]

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McCord appears regularly on the Food Network's Guy's Grocery Games as a judge [6] and has had guest spots on the Food Network's shows Next Food Network Star [7] and Duff Till Dawn. [8] She won the Guy's Grocery Games Delivery episode - Pantry-Palooza, beating Melissa D'Arabian and Troy Johnson, and won $17,000 for heart arrhythmia research.

Biography

McCord was born in Louisville, Kentucky, and began modeling for Elite Model Management at the age of 14. She has appeared on the covers of Glamour and Elle magazines, and walked the runway for Donna Karan and Calvin Klein. From 1999 to 2000 she was the female co-host of the MTV show Loveline . [9] FHM magazine readers voted her one of the sexiest women in the world for 2001.

McCord appeared in the films Stuck on You , starring Matt Damon; Derailed , starring Clive Owen and Jennifer Aniston and Gridiron Gang starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. She also appeared on Two and a Half Men (2005).

She is a native of Louisville, Kentucky, and a graduate of Kentucky Country Day and the Institute of Culinary Education. [10]

Blogging

McCord in 2018 Catherine McCord (cropped).jpg
McCord in 2018

McCord owns and runs Weelicious.com, a website which "provides a solution to parents' hectic lives by showing them how to cook recipes that are kid-friendly, quick, and nutritious" with an aim on making "cooking accessible using few, but fresh ingredients." The site is updated daily with a new recipe or tip and includes a weekly how-to cooking video. [11]

In August 2010, People voted McCord one of the 50 most influential "Mommy Bloggers." [12] [ citation needed ] She has appeared multiple times in People, [13] Self and Real Simple Magazine , on the Today Show , The Chew , Access Hollywood Live and Good Morning America . [14] She is a regular contributor to People.com, [15] Baby Center, [16] Lilsugar.com, and Goodbite.com.[ citation needed ]

Personal life

McCord is married to Jonathan Gordon and has three children.

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References

  1. ↑ https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/51683/catherine-mccord-dishes-on-cooking-with-kids [ bare URL ]
  2. ↑ McCord, Catherine. "The six rules of after-school snacks". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  3. ↑ "Catherine McCord Wants To Kill TV Dinners". Forbes.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  4. ↑ Catherine McCord (18 September 2012). Weelicious: 140 Fast, Fresh, and Easy Recipes . HarperCollins. ISBN   978-0062078445 – via Amazon.com.
  5. ↑ Barron, Christina (2016-01-25). "Same old sandwich? Not when you use waffles instead of bread". The Washington Post . Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  6. ↑ "Get to Know Guy's Grocery Games Judge Catherine McCord | FN Dish – Food Network Blog". Blog.foodnetwork.com. 2015-09-05. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  7. ↑ "Judges | Star Blog - Part 2". Blog.foodnetwork.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  8. ↑ "Ready, Set, Luau! : Duff Till Dawn". Food Network. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  9. ↑ MTV axes 'Loveline' after four-year run - John Dempsey, Variety , 18 September 2000
  10. ↑ "Catherine McCord Bio". The Brooks Group - Public Relations. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  11. ↑ "Catherine McCord Bio | The Brooks Group - Public Relations - New York, NY". Brookspr.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  12. ↑ "From Supermodel to Mommy Blogger: Catherine McCord Interview and Book Signing". Louisville.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  13. ↑ "Catherine McCord's Top Tips to Making Dinnertime Weelicious". People. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  14. ↑ "Catherine McCord: One Potato – MAKE IT IN LA". Archived from the original on 2016-09-15. Retrieved 2016-09-09.
  15. ↑ "Make Catherine McCord's Heart Tarts". People.com. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
  16. ↑ "5 recipes from the new weelicious cookbook". BabyCenter Blog. Retrieved 2016-10-01.
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