Rita Hayek is a graduate of the National Institute of Fine Arts of the Lebanese University. She also attended the Stella Adler Studio of Acting in Los Angeles, California. She previously hosted the Xtra Factor Arabia and a Pan Arab show called Rotana café. Rita is as serious about the performing arts as she is about fitness! In 2012, she ran the Beirut marathon, and in June 2013 she competed as a platform diver in the television program Splash and made it to the final stages.