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"We're Making People"

Christopher Rich and Wife Eva Ready Their Lives for Twins

By Laurie L. Dove

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Despite the authority with which Chris plays his small-screen character, the similarities stop there: He and Eva exhibit an easygoing dedication to each other and the family they are building.

Fit for Life
Eva's twin pregnancy changed her life in many ways, but especially her exercise routine. A former Olympic gymnast, Eva's daily yoga was set aside during a four-month bout with morning sickness.

Today, however, Eva has resumed her penchant for long hillside walks and has embarked on a prenatal exercise regimen. Although she is in excellent health and has no physician-imposed restrictions, Eva is careful about her activities during a high-risk pregnancy. "Plus, I'm so heavy, I can hardly breathe," says Eva, who has gained only 45 pounds.

Born in Warsaw, Poland, Eva has spent a lifetime staying fit. When she was 5, she was selected to begin training for the Polish gymnastics team. For the next 10 years, her life revolved around the state-run program, which culminated during the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. The best all-round gymnast in Poland and favored to medal in the uneven bars, a devastating knee injury ended Eva's dream of Olympic glory.

From Gymnast to TV Star
Eva's lengthy recovery, however, resulted in a new career. The petite gymnast grew to her present 5 feet, 9 inches in record time, and at 17, she became a trapeze artist. After she toured Eastern Europe with the Julinek Circus, Eva turned to modeling and by 1985 had been crowned Miss Poland. She traveled to Norway, Germany, Italy and France, modeling for such publications as Vogue, Elle, Esquire and Cosmopolitan
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