Sixty years in beauty For Monica Bellucci. The Italian diva celebrates an important birthday. An icon of elegance and sensuality, the actress of Umbrian origins has acted for the greatest Hollywood directors including Coppola, Mendes, Gilliam and Tim Burton, her current partner. Beloved in France, she is the protagonist of numerous films destined to cause a sensation (some of which were shot together with her ex-husband Vincent Cassel). In 2003, she became the first Italian woman to be entrusted with the role of godmother at the Cannes Film Festival.
Born in City of Castelloat the age of 24 he flew to Milan with Elite Model Management. He met the director Giuseppe Tornatore on the set of the iconic Dolce & Gabbana perfume commercial. It was 1990 and the Oscar-winning director chose her for the acclaimed Malena, which he will want to shoot ten years later. In an era in which age is often perceived as an obstacle, the contemporary diva reminds us that true charm knows no limits by proudly showing off wrinkles as an act of freedom. His secret? A mix of grace, intelligence and a profound self-awareness. Monica Bellucci’s 60th birthday is not just a milestone to celebrate, but a reminder that strength and charm know no time limits.
Model by chance
Few know that Monica studied law for a short time, working as a model to pay for her studies. His dream was to become a lawyer.
A nomination kiss
In 2004, Monica Bellucci was nominated together with Keanu Reeves in the «Best Kiss» category at the MTV Movie Awards for Matrix Reloaded. The ménage à trois Owen Wilson, Carmen Electra and Amy Smart won for comedy Starsky & Hutch.
Vincent Cassel
During the filming of his first French feature film, The apartment (1996), Monica meets the Parisian actor with whom she gets married in 2003. Exactly ten years later they divorce, not before giving birth to two beautiful daughters: Deva (20 years old) and Léonie (14). For 17 years, Bellucci and Cassel embodied one of the sexiest couples in cinema with 8 films shot together.
Cover girl
Her first cover was on Amica, in May 1987. Bellucci posed in a light blue one-piece swimsuit against a maritime backdrop. Her boyfriend (and then first ex-husband) Claudio Carlos Basso photographed her.
First husband?
Yes, Cassel was not her first husband. The diva met the Italian-Argentine photographer Claudio Carlos Basso in her youth with whom she was married for just six months in 1984, at the age of 20.
Love with Tim Burton
The love between the Italian diva and the dark Hollywood director is a movie love affair. The two have been a regular couple since 2023, when they were photographed by Paris Match on Valentine’s Day while they were walking, romantically, in the Ville Lumière between tender hugs and a stolen kiss.
Her beauty secret
The diva has never resorted to plastic surgery, maintaining a completely natural beauty. Skincare is a fundamental part of her daily routine. All you need to do is clean your face and apply a light cream in the morning; in the evening, however, she cleanses her face and uses a moisturizing cream. Plus, she’s a big fan of eye patches.
Mother over 40
To Madame Figaro, the actress told that she became mother to Deva at 40 and to Leonie at 46. Before then, she was not ready to become a mother.
The passion for four wheels
Monica has a true love for engines, so much so that she owns four luxury cars: a Jaguar XJ, a Mercedes S Class, the Audi A8 and a BMW 7 Series.
Diva of times gone by
Bellucci loves old black and white films, where the protagonists are “naturally beautiful”. She grew up watching Gina Lollobrigida and Sophia Loren, who she considers her pin-ups.
Source: Vanity Fair
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