Jaclyn was featured on the cover of the Boca Raton Observer for the August 2011 issue.
He’s a rock star. She’s a beauty queen. But perhaps this celebrity couple’s most important role is as mom and dad to their three children.
On this particular summer afternoon, Scott Stapp, the handsome lead singer of the Grammy- winning band Creed, and his wife, Jaclyn, whose many tides include model, aud1or and Miss New York USA 2004, are in their cozy West Boca Raton home, squeezing in a phone interview before their 4-year-old daughter, Milan, and 12-year-old son, Jagger, come racing through the door after a long day at school. Jaclyn, who’s spent a good part of her glamorous life on stage being judged for looks, talent and personality, knows that in a few minutes he’ll be stationed at the dining room table, helping with some not-so-glamorous homework. Her designer bag is scuffed with bottles and diapers for their youngest son, Daniel, 1, and even though it’s midafternoon on a weekday, she’s still not sure what the family will have or dinner.
“We’ll see what’s in our freezer,” says Jaclyn, 29. The Stapps can likely afford to hire a cook and even a few nannies, but they choose to do things the old-fashioned way-taking care of the household themselves. Indeed, instead of opting for the entitled rock star life with hired help in places like Los Angeles, they’ve chosen to live here, among the manicured suburbs of southern Palm Beach county, where they’re surrounded by peace and quiet instead of the drama and paparazzi that life in a high-profile city inevitably brings.
And while it’s not every day you learn that a rock star and a beauty queen live down the road, it’s also fairly rare to learn that this rock star and beauty queen are, well, just like everyone else. Sure, Scott’s arms are covered in tattoos and Jaclyn’s beauty is so striking that it borders on intimidating, but this couple isn’t arrogant and doesn’t ca re if you recognize their famous faces. Here they strive to be like every other family. They eat at restaurants like Olive Garden, catch the latest flicks at Cinemark Palace in Boca Raton and drive the kids to and from school in SUVs they bought to replace the Maserati and Ferrari they sold when the kids came along.
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