Cosmopolitan USA – June 2017

114 _COSMOPOLITAN _JUNE 2017

After a spontaneous change

of plans, we’ve arrived reser-

vationless at a swanky uptown

Manhattan restaurant. The

place is packed, and Kelly

is convinced that we won’t get

a table. As the second-oldest

of five kids, she’s used to not

receiving any VIP treatment—

and her siblings like to jokingly

keep her in her place. “They’re

like, ‘Come on, Kelly, D-list

celebrity, get a reservation—oh

wait, she can’t!’”

We decide to belly up to the

bar, as if it’s our weekly tra-

dition to share truff le ravioli

and a $30 cheeseburger. Kelly

pauses to survey the scene.

“Look at that woman,” she says,

zeroing in on what I can only

describe as a real-life Bond girl,

“ Wanna go

halfsies on

the burger?”

clad in fur and stilettos. “She

looks awesome—that coat!

There is always something sexy

about this place. I think we

made the right choice.”

The 27-year-old is refer-

ring to the fact that we were

supposed to head to a driving

range. Kelly is a lifelong golfer

with skills so on point, she

landed an athletic scholarship

to Georgetown University. But

tonight, she’s fresh off a six-hour

f light from Los Angeles and

in need of sustenance—namely,

that cheeseburger.

She’s still in her travel

uniform—a chunky gray

cardigan, Under Armour leg-

gings, and combat boots, her

blonde waves tucked under a

black newsboy cap. Despite

being raised in tony Greenwich,

Connecticut, she gives off a

strong West Coast sensibility.

“Californians are my people,”

she admits. “Everyone is

easygoing and has five minutes

to talk, and I love to banter.

In New York, you just want to

be like, ‘Everyone, please just

chill out!’ I’m all about that

namaste life.” Her tone suggests

she’s as likely to join you for

yoga and a green juice as she is a

joint (medicinal, of course) or a

drive to nowhere.

“I grew up super outdoorsy,

hugging trees in the woods. Not

to sound cliché, but I honestly

had the best childhood you can

have,” she says. “I’m so close to

my family—my siblings are my

best friends. My sister lives with

me now in L.A. She’s my soul

mate.” The familial Rohrbach

bond is fodder for Kelly’s own

Kardashian-Jenner–style enter-

prising pipe dreams.

“We’re trying to find our ver-

sion of the lip gloss that made

Kylie a gazillion dollars. My sis-

ters and I are like, how about a

asks actress

Kelly Rohrbach,

adding: “I’ll

split just about

anything other

than soup because

that would be

weird since we

just met...

or would it?”