Trista Sutter Biography
Trista Sutter is an American television personality, physical therapist, and dancer who finished second in The Bachelor’s first season before taking the lead in The Bachelorette’s inaugural season. Sutter has additionally performed on Fear Factor and Dancing with the Stars.
How old is Trista Sutter? – Age
She is 50 years old as of 28 October 2022. She was born in 1972 in Indianapolis, Indiana, United States. Her real name is Trista Nicole Sutter.
Trista Sutter Education
She earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise science from Indiana University. She earned her master’s degree in physical therapy at the University of Miami and lived in Miami, Florida, for five years.
Are Trista Sutter and Ryan still married? – Husband – Children
Sutter is married to Ryan. The couple lives in Eagle County, Colorado with their two children, Maxwell Alston, born on July 26, 2007, and Blakesley Grace, born on April 3, 2009.
Trista Sutter The Bachelor
Rehn was a contestant on ABC’s The Bachelor during its first season. She came in second place after bachelor Alex Michel chose Amanda Marsh as the winner over Rehn in the show’s finale.
Trista Sutter The Bachelorette
Following her appearance on The Bachelor, Rehn was chosen to appear in the gender-flipped spin-off, The Bachelorette. Ryan Sutter was chosen as the winner, and the couple married on December 6, 2003. ABC paid them $1 million for the right to broadcast their wedding ceremony, which aired as the finale of a three-episode special called Trista & Ryan’s Wedding. The miniseries, which was shot at the luxury resort “The Lodge” in Rancho Mirage, California, drew over 26 million viewers.
Is Trista Sutter sick? – Illness – Health
Ryan was diagnosed with Lyme Disease in 2021, a bacterial infection that causes extreme fatigue, headaches, and joint pain. Ryan began to feel extremely drained in March 2020, his body hurt, he had no energy, and even getting up from the couch seemed impossible. Then it just started spiraling out of control.
The couple saw a functional medicine practitioner and a rheumatologist, who discovered high levels of antinuclear antibodies (which can indicate an autoimmune disease). However, after ruling out cancer, lupus, and a slew of other diseases, they were back at square one. Meanwhile, Ryan was sleeping up to 16 hours a day, and the months of constant discomfort had taken their toll. Finally, in May 2021, Ryan has diagnosed with Lyme disease thanks to Dr. Jill Carnahan, MD, Ryan’s doctor, and functional medicine specialist.
Trista Sutter Career
Rehn was a Miami Heat dancer under her maiden name in the early 2000s. In a KFC commercial, Rehn appeared alongside actor Jason Alexander. She also appeared in Brad Paisley’s music video “Celebrity” in 2003, alongside Alexander, Little Jimmy Dickens, and William Shatner. In 2005, she appeared as a guest on an episode of NBC’s Fear Factor, cheering on contestant Ryan Sutter.
Sutter appeared on the first season of the American version of Dancing with the Stars. The Sutters were featured in the American Heart Association and Ad Council’s Hands Only CPR PSA campaign on June 10, 2011.