Here's a pic to remember her by....
Posted on 10/19/2006 11:40:01 PM PDT by MadIvan
Gina Lollobrigida, the 79-year-old Italian actress, is to marry a Spanish man almost half her age.
Lollobrigida, who has been married once before and has a grandson, told Spanish Hello! magazine that she would marry Javier Rigau Rifols, 45. "I have always had a weakness for young men," she said.
The former Hollywood heartthrob said she met Mr Rigau, a property entrepreneur from Barcelona, at a party in Monte Carlo in 1984. At the time, Lollobrigida was 57 and Mr Rigau was 23.
The pair embarked on a secret 22-year relationship. "After the party, we saw each other the following day, and the one after, until today," Lollobrigida said.
Mr Rigau said: "Gina is my life. I have been in love with her divinely during all these years." Lollobrigida added: "At the beginning, what there was between me and Javier was only passion, not love. That came later."
Mr Rigau said he had not previously been a fan of Lollobrigida's films, which include Beat the Devil, Trapeze and Come September. "Mine is not the history of a fan, some fanatic that has become enamoured of a star," he said.
Lollobrigida was once described as "the most beautiful woman in the world". Her beauty allegedly prompted Howard Hughes to fly her to Hollywood in the 1950s and caused Humphrey Bogart to exclaim that she made "Marilyn Monroe look like Shirley Temple".
In Italy, she is seen as the perfect woman, and known as La Lollo. Four years ago, 500,000 Italians turned up at Iesole, near Venice, when a beach was named after her.
Anyone doubting the durability of her beauty is given short shrift. Lollobrigida has called herself "The Colosseum", saying: "I will never collapse."
Mr Rigau has reportedly given her an engagement ring which boasts a 36-carat emerald. Lollobrigida, an accomplished photographer and sculptress, has carved him a statue called "The Joy of Life" for his home on the Costa Brava. "We will marry at the end of the year in a church," she said.
Regards, Ivan
Ping!
She will be dead way before he reaches retirement age, just sad.
How old is the grandson?
He's got her poster from 1963 tacked to his bedroom ceiling, I'm guessing.
Ditto that Ivan.
Here's a pic to remember her by....
Good for her!
what does she look like now ?
"Gina is my life. I have been in love with her divinely during all these years."
A man who takes it real slow. 22 years slow. It really must be love. /s
Here:
She looks like the hottie in the picture, after the effects of gravity for a 40 year period.....
I agee. Good for the old girl, to have a love
to spend time with. I hear she;s held up well
for her age.
"Married in a church!" again, i say good show
old girl! Jope you have a happy marriagee/
AMOR VINCIT OMNIA
A fine actress, a great beauty and an award winning photographer.
wow, I have to admit, she does look pretty healthy for her age. but it has to catch up with her eventually, right ? How do these people stay nice looking into old age ? surgery you might say .. but is there really enough surgery on the world to keep someone looking that good in their 70s ?
sometimes you just have to go ahead and admit that God just blessed them with a very high level of beauty.
The pair embarked on a secret 22-year relationship.
I like her.
I adore younger men.
I may not marry one, but they are fun.
I hope God blesses them with many beautiful children.
Okay, that may be a bit much......
Yep, he's gay....
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