Before she and Drew Lachey became a thing, Lea Lachey was following her passion for performing. She launched her professional career at age 11 joining the national tour of the "King and I," according to the Lachey Arts website.
Soapbox Cincinnati reports the couple became official in the 11th grade while attending the School for Creative and Performing Arts where Lea was training to be a dancer and Drew a performer. The couple's love story continued after graduation when Lea Lachey moved to New York for college. In New York, Lea landed a spot on the Radio City Music Hall Rockettes where she built her professional dance career until 1997 when she saw an opportunity to be the choreographer for 98 Degrees. Lea told the outlet, "I was 21 and gutsy. This was something I really wanted to do. I knew I was 'the girlfriend,' but I took my chance and proved myself."
The professional dancer served as the boy band's choreographer and onstage dancer for several years. But her work expands beyond 98 Degrees tours, as she's worked on films "Carol," "Miles Ahead" and "A Christmas Melody," according to her faculty page on Lachey Arts. Now, the mother of two is passing on her love of the arts as a faculty member of the non-profit organization founded with Drew, the Lachey Arts Camp.
