Stacy from 'Stacy's Mom' music video lives very different life two decades later

Here is what happened to the girl who starred in the music video for 'Stacy's Mom' by Fountain of Wayne.

Like Stifler's mom in American Pie, the 2003 pop-rock track is a pioneer of the concept of MILFs in popular culture.

The track, of course, has pretty straightforward lyrics; it's about a guy who spends a lot of time hanging out at his friend's house because he has the hots for her mom, even going as far as to do household chores such as mowing the lawn or taking over the role as a father figure in the house.

Here is the song below, just in case you'd somehow blocked the early noughties from your memory or are too young to remember:

The accompanying music video shows a young lad (Shane Haboucha) yearning for the mother of his friend Stacy (Gianna Distenca), who is played by Rachel Hunter, while hanging out at their house.

It all ends with him going to her bathroom to enjoy some private time while thinking about her before Stacy catches him and then starts laughing, though whether that's because she thinks it's funny or because she's flattered in the mistaken belief he was thinking about her is one for the musical philosophers to consider.

'Stacy's Mom' would go on to be the band's most successful song, shifting hundreds of thousands of copies and remaining a staple on throwback playlists.

So what became of the music video's stars?

Where is Gianna Distenca now?

Since playing the role of Stacy, Distenca has only one other acting credit, for a short film titled Senor Crab in 2007.

So it's pretty safe to say she didn't pursue a career in acting.

Meanwhile, Cosmopolitan reported that in 2013 she left the US and ended up living in Beirut, Lebanon, where she volunteered at a refugee camp for children and pursued art for a living.

Now in her mid-thirties and older than Stacy's mom in the video, Distenca (now spelt Dispenza) works as an artist, with her Instagram account dedicated to showcasing her work.

Dispenza's art primarily is oil paintings on canvas and sculpture, with exhibitions in the UK, US, Lebanon and continental Europe.

What inspired Stacy's Mom?

Fountains of Wayne previously opened up about the inspiration for the song, revealing to MTV in 2003 that it was actually a friend's grandmother and not mother who served as the inspiration.

"One of my best friends, when we were maybe 11 or 12, came to me and announced that he thought my grandmother was hot. And I said, 'Hey, you're stepping over the line,' but at that point in life, I wouldn't put it past anyone," guitarist Adam Schlesinger said.