Rachel Hunter talks about pre-wedding split

Rachel Hunter has revealed she went through a rollercoaster of emotions when she was dumped by her fiance just weeks before their wedding in 2009. The New Zealand born model, actress and reality TV show host, and Rod Stewart's ex-wife, was all set to get hitched to Canadian ice hockey star Jarret Stoll, but was left heartbroken when he decided to call off their wedding six weeks before they walked down the aisle.
"It's very hard your self-esteem, your pride. I actually didn't realise at the time that it affected me as much as it did," admitted Hunter recently. The star returned to her native New Zealand to get over the trauma and has since then kept herself off the radar. While the blonde actress has moved on from the devastation she felt after the split, she also admits she was naive enough to actually plan to marry someone who was 13 years younger than her.
"When Jarret made the decision for us to split up the engagement and stuff, that set off a rollercoaster of emotions for me. It really affected my self-esteem in a bad way. I think there are always two sides to a story. And he was very much younger than me. I should have known better. But honestly, what was I thinking? He's so much younger. And it happened for the right reasons. As much as it's hard for you at that time, you realise there's a bigger picture, a bigger plan," she added. "It was all just so public. And having to sign a letter saying we're not going through with this marriage any more? That was awful. It's just such a stupid ego thing. And the funny thing is I wasn't the one who was pushing getting married, either. I didn't really mind either way. He was the one that wanted to get that rolling," ended Hunter.