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Person Biography:
Leighanne Reena Wallace was born to Shirley "Dee" and Raymond "Ray" Wallace. She has two older sisters, Suzanne & Tracy, and two stepsisters and a late stepbrother after her parents' divorce. Her parents divorced when she was 3, and her mom remarried Jack Tolbet. Since her parents' divorce, her dad disappeared from her life until she was a child.
Growing up, Wallace had an eclectic, active background that involved sports. She participated in jazz dance and gymnastics and enjoyed all outdoor activities such as swimming, golf, tennis, and softball until a broken nose injury in seventh grade.
Wallace started modeling during her sophomore year of high school. She did some print work, a runway, and a training video for Hooters, a restaurant chain. After high school, she has done print ads for Body for Life and skin products (including Danskin Products) and a couple of layouts for an August 1998 issue of Muscle Magazine.
After moving to Los Angeles, California, in the 90s, Leighanne has a face to remember, and she's been popping up all over the Movie scene! Not too long ago, she was on the acclaimed comedy improvisation group, The Groundlings.
Wallace met Brian Littrell, one of the members and CCM singer, when she was showing up for work as one of the girls named Donna. Littrell bump rumps into her, and his heart never lets go. Leighanne didn't know that Brian had spotted her headshot and was anxious to meet her. Neither she nor he was looking for love, and Brian had been out of the dating game for a while, and meeting Leighanne opened a whole new chapter for him.
In 1998, the singer fought for his life after he underwent open-heart surgery to correct his heart defect since birth. However, after he twice postponed the life-saving operation to go on tour with the band, Leighanne gave him an ultimatum: 'If you can't take care of yourself, then you can't take of me, our family, or anything.' Brian admits it was foolish, and Leighanne's decision to walk out on him made him realize how selfish he was.
He proposed to her on Christmas night 1999 after persuading her to join him for an impromptu winter picnic in 32-degree weather at Wallace's mother's house. She admits the rest of the romantic picnic proposal remains in a daze because as soon as she looked into Brian's eyes, she knew exactly what was on his mind.
They married on September 2, 2000, at Peachtree Christian Church in Atlanta, Georgia. Both are committed evangelical Christians.
