Qhen in February of this year Paris Match had published exclusively some pictures Of Monica Bellucci and Tim Burton arm in arm, the gossip machine immediately started. The French magazine, already at that moment, had not used the conditional and, indeed, had given the news as certain. There was talk of a dating that had already been going on for months. Indeed, after a few weeks, the two made their relationship official. And while they’ve always wanted to keep a very low profile about it, they haven’t been lacking some sporadic revelations from those directly involved. The last of these has arrived in these hours from the actress.
Monica Bellucci: «I found a wonderful spirit in Tim»
The September cover of was dedicated to the famous Italian actress Harper’s Bazaar Spain. And on the occasion of this release, she has decided to tell some details of the feeling that binds her to 64-year-old director. «I found in Tim a wonderful spirit, a spectacular soul, someone to share a dream world with. He is wonderful, of course he is… Of course he is…“, he has declared.
Some time ago, however, in an interview with Elle France, the style icon had explained. “I’m very happy to have met the man, first of all. It’s one of those encounters that rarely happen in life. I know the man, I love him, and now I’ll meet the director, another adventure begins. I love Tim. And I have great respect for Tim Burton».
Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci together in Lyon. (Getty Images)
Their mature love, which arrived after other important stories
Indeed, it seems the two have known each other for a long time (it was 2006 and both were in Cannes). And on several occasions they had expressed the esteem they felt for each other. However, their meeting at Lumière Film Festival of Lyon, in October 2022, would have made them fall in love. At a time when both had important stories behind them.
The actress, in fact, after a wedding with the photographer Claudius Carlos Basso and a relationship with the actor Nicola Farronhad two daughters with her ex-husband, the French actor Vincent Cassel: Deva and Léonie. Tim Burton, on the other hand, has a marriage behind him Lena Gieseke (from 1989 to 1993) and stories with Lisa Marie and Helena Bonham Carter. With the latter he had two children: Billy Ray and Nell.
The role of Monica Bellucci in Beetlejuice 2
Monica Bellucci will be in the stellar cast of Beetlejuice 2, sequel to one of the greatest successes of the companion. Besides her, in fact, we will also see Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Willem Dafoe, Catherine O’Hara, Justin Theorux and Jenna Ortega. And this is a wonderful challenge for the Italian actress, who will have a leading role.
Speaking of his link with cinema, he explained to Harper’s Bazaar Spain: «My love as a young man was the cinema. I watched up to three movies a day. I had all that cinematic culture because in the afternoon I would sit and watch films by Visconti, De Sica or Rossellini. It was beautiful and that’s where my love for the image was born».
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