Reichen Lehmkuhl (born 26 December 1973 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a gay male fashion model best known for winning season four of the reality game show The Amazing Race with his then-partner Chip Arndt.
After Lehmkuhl's parents divorced when he was five, his family moved to Norton, Massachusetts and his mother remarried. He later changed his first name legally from Richard to Reichen. At age 16, he received his nomination from United States Congressman Barney Frank for admission to the United States Air Force Academy. After graduating in 1996, he served five years and attained the rank of Captain before his honorable discharge. He has since advocated for gay rights in the military as a spokesperson for Servicemembers Legal Defense Network.
Lehmkuhl was working simultaneously as a Physics teacher at Crossroads School for the Arts and Sciences, flight instructor and model in Los Angeles when he was approached by a casting director for The Amazing Race [1]. Lehmkuhl and Arndt were a happy couple during the competition but have since split. Lehmkuhl moved to Dallas, Texas briefly after his win on The Amazing Race but before all episodes had been broadcast. Reichen's spending habits at that time caused speculation that he had won The Amazing Race — and that he and Arndt had broken up. During the show, the couple was typically described as "Married" in the subtitles that are used to illustrate the relationship between team members (other teams being, for example, "Best Friends" or "Father-Daughter").
Lehmkuhl hosted The Reichen Show on Q Television Network until Q Television ceased operations on May 2006. His autobiography Here’s What We’ll Say, about his time in the Air Force under the military's commonly called "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy, is scheduled for publication by Carroll and Graf on August 28, 2006. He publishes a beefcake calendar each year and has appeared on sitcoms, soap operas, and other reality shows.
On July 26, 2006, former 'N Sync band member Lance Bass told People Magazine that he is gay and in a stable relationship with Lehmkuhl.
2006-10-03 08:09:15
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Are you talking and Reichen Lehmkuhl for "The Amazing Race". His boyfriend is Lance Bass of N'Sync
2006-10-03 08:21:04
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