(via penthousemagazine.com)

I’m just a wee bit partial to redheads, so when I was told I’d be interviewing Ariel Rebel (@arielrebel), I was stoked. This sexy Canadian model is the perfect redhead, with a fiery personality to match her hair’s stunning hue, and we got on famously. My favorite thing about Ariel was how down-to-earth she was and how easy it was to carry on a normal conversation. I’ve done some pretty long interviews (it’s better to have too much material than not enough, after all), but over the course of two afternoons, Ariel and I chatted for about three hours. That was definitely a record.

Another thing I love about Ariel is her chutzpah. She submitted her photos to Penthouse on a whim and persuaded us to give her a chance. It’s not easy to land a spread in our pages, and for a model to get editorial space instead of the standard pictorial is pretty rare, but she managed to wow us. She did it before we got to hear her adorable French-Canadian accent, too, so you know she’s good.

To read my interview with Ariel, which appeared in the April 2012 issue of Penthouse, click here.