{"id":36638,"date":"2026-08-10T15:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36638"},"modified":"2026-08-10T15:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-10T10:09:22","slug":"rachel-bilson-sizzles-in-red-bikini-during-summer-vacation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=36638","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Bilson Sizzles in Red Bikini During Summer Vacation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Soaking up the sun on summer vacation is right where <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/rachel-bilson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Rachel Bilson<\/strong><\/a> wants to be.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI live here now,\u201d the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/shows\/the-o-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>O.C.<\/em><\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/hart-of-dixie-cast-where-are-they-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Hart of Dixie<\/em><\/a> alum, 44, wrote via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Db06AvMPu__\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a> on Sunday, August 9, alongside a photo of herself in a red bikini paired with denim cut-offs.<\/p>\n<p>Capturing herself lazing against a railing aboard a sleek vessel, Bilson, who is mom to daughter Briar Rose, 11, with ex-fianc\u00e9 <strong>Hayden Christensen<\/strong>, flashed a warm smile as idyllic weather blissfully bathed the frame.<\/p>\n<p>Fans were quick to praise the star\u2019s photo, taking to her post\u2019s comments section. \u201cBasically Summer Roberts on the summer breeze in summer,\u201d wrote one fan, referencing Bilson\u2019s former <em>O.C.<\/em> character, while another wrote, \u201cAn icon just doing iconic things!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Last month, Bilson shared further insight into her summer activities through an Instagram carousel captioned, \u201cSum of summer for far.\u201d Photos showed time spent at a beach, plucking strawberries and making strawberry muffins from them, sunsets overlooking still waters, multiple books, several selfies of her tousled beach hair and one shot of her daughter fishing off a boat.<\/p>\n<p>Bilson has largely kept her child out of the spotlight, however recently opened up about her <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-news\/news\/rachel-bilson-makes-rare-comments-about-adam-brody-and-hayden-christensen\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coparenting<\/a> relationship with Christensen, 45. During the January 20 episode of <strong>Kristin Cavallari<\/strong>\u2019s \u201cLet\u2019s Be Honest\u201d podcast, Bilson revealed that she and her ex have found a harmonious way to navigate their family roles. \u201cOurs is, like, a unique version of it,\u201d she said of her and the <em>Star Wars<\/em> actor\u2019s coparenting journey. \u201cWe do a lot of stuff together \u2014 a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"news-block\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-form  \">\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-narrow.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-narrow\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><br \/>\n\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/themes\/us-weekly\/assets\/img\/newsletter-bg-wide.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"newsletter-form__background background-wide\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"newsletter-signup__success\" aria-live=\"polite\">\n<h3>Thank You!<\/h3>\n<p>You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Bilson continued at the time, \u201cWe have been able to keep it very copacetic and nice for [Briar]. We weren\u2019t ever married so we \u2026 figured out our own way. [My advice for other coparents] is communication and sometimes you have to compromise a lot.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-related article link-related__with-thumb\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__thumbnail related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/pictures\/bachelor-nation-stars-in-bikinis-and-swimwear-pics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"article__figure\">\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:56.25%;\" class=\"ratio-based-placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=200%2C113&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 200w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=300%2C169&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 300w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=400%2C225&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 400w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=600%2C338&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 600w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=800%2C450&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 800w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=900%2C506&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 900w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=1000%2C563&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1000w, https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Bachelor-Nation-Stars-Slay-in-Sexy-Bikinis-and-One-Pieces-Hannah-Godwin-Rachel-Lindsay-Cassie-Randolph-and-More-rachael-kirkonnell-144.jpg?crop=0px%2C177px%2C1440px%2C813px&amp;resize=1200%2C675&amp;quality=86&amp;strip=all 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 770px) calc(100vw - 6em), 200px\" alt=\"Bachelor Nation Stars Slay in Sexy Bikinis and One Pieces Hannah Godwin Rachel Lindsay Cassie Randolph and More rachael kirkonnell 144\" width=\"400\" height=\"225\"\/><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article__content\">\n<h3 class=\"article__title\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"article__title-link related-ab-test\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/stylish\/pictures\/bachelor-nation-stars-in-bikinis-and-swimwear-pics\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-source=\"01\"><br \/>\n    <span class=\"related-badge\">Related: <\/span><span class=\"related-title\">Bachelor Nation Stars Slay in Sexy Bikinis: Rachael Kirkconnell, and More<\/span><\/a><br \/>\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\n\t\t\tBachelor Nation doesn\u2019t just deliver romance drama, it also gives Us sultry bikini moments that demand attention. Take Hannah Godwin, for example. The season 23 Bachelor contestant slayed in a jaguar-print bikini from the celeb-loved brand Monday Swimwear in May 2020. She cured a case of the quarantine blues by getting her tan on in [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The candid interview also touched on Bilson\u2019s past romance with her former <em>O.C.<\/em> costar <strong>Adam Brody<\/strong>, 46. \u201c[Brody and I] were a couple on the show and a couple in real life, [and fans are] like, \u2018Oh, it\u2019s Seth and Summer\u2019 and they really relate it to that,\u201d she explained. \u201cThey think that\u2019s what you are [and] who you are.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The episode also discussed her current dating life, of which remains mostly quiet. \u201cI\u2019ve never been on [a dating] app, but if I\u2019m around someone who\u2019s on it, I look with them \u2018cause it\u2019s fun,\u201d she told Cavallari, 39. \u201cI\u2019ve never done the apps. I\u2019m a hardcore, like, \u2018bedtime before 9\u2019 kind of person, so if I\u2019m going to go out, it has to be something I really want to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Soaking up the sun on summer vacation is right where Rachel Bilson wants to be. \u201cI live here now,\u201d the O.C. and Hart of Dixie alum, 44, wrote via Instagram on Sunday, August 9, alongside a photo of herself in a red bikini paired with denim cut-offs. 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