Children of Monica Bellucci – photo
Monica and Vincent officially registered their marriage in 1999. Everything was fine with their personal life and the couple decided to have a child. Monica was already thirty-eight years old at that time, but according to her, this was the best age to have a child, because she had already tried everything in life and achieved great success so that she could now invest in her children.
In the photo: Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel in their youth
It was at this age that Monica gave birth to her first child in a Roman clinic. The biography of Virgo's daughter begins in September 2004. The family was replenished with one little man, whom everyone loved, both Monica and her husband. A photo of young Monica and her little daughter is presented below.
The next pregnancy “delighted” the woman unexpectedly; she found out about it at the age of forty-five and was simply shocked. First of all, she was afraid that she would not be able to bear this child, because she herself knew many cases where girls after forty were unable to maintain a pregnancy. Another cause for concern was the question of how to look attractive even in such a difficult period, so that the husband would not stop admiring and would not look at other women.
Despite all the warnings, the girl, who was named Leonie, was born very pretty and healthy, and the joint birth was successful. Vincent himself really wanted a second child and was incredibly glad that they were able to do it on their own without the help of specialists.
But still, even in such a wonderful family, there are quarrels and disagreements. Having two wonderful girls did not save the couple from divorce. They separated without scandals, explaining their divorce by saying that over time their interests had completely changed. At the same time, the couple made sure that the divorce did not greatly affect the children. Monica Bellucci and her children remained to live in Lisbon, and dad often visits them.
Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel
Different countries. Different lives. Different houses. They introduced the fashion for guest marriages and proved that this is how you can build a strong family. Monica and Vincent have been together for 16 years
So much time has passed since their first meeting, but the relationship between the sexy Italian and the bad guy Frenchman is still in the spotlight of the whole world. Before them, no one had even dared to imagine that a union in which spouses live in different countries and visit each other could be not only happy, but also long-lasting. They shocked old Europe and two-faced Hollywood with their rare but very frank comments. They brought into fashion the concept of guest marriage as one of the possible forms of love between two free people.
THE WITCH AND THE HULLIGAN
Monica Bellucci was never shy about her beauty. The luxurious and feminine forms of their owner aroused envy among women and desire among men. She always knew about this. As a girl, living in the provincial town of Cita de Castello, she understood the value of her attractiveness, combined with a disposition atypical for Italians. The freedom-loving beauty caught the sidelong glances of local residents, but was not going to prove anything to anyone. The daughter of a peasant and an artist, Monica was a long-awaited child and from an early age bathed in parental love. Later she will say that it was thanks to this that she learned to perceive herself as she is, without feeling either shame or false pride. “The way you feel about yourself and your body - it all comes from love. Only this feeling allows us to accept ourselves fully,” she will tell many years later.
She understood that her appearance was the same gift as other talents that God bestows. Ignoring them or sticking them out is the lot of fools, and Bellucci was not one of them. In her youth, she seriously planned to become a lawyer, entered the university, and to pay for her classes, she worked as a fashion model. Little is known about Monica’s academic success, but there is plenty of evidence that her ability to work in front of the camera was instantly appreciated. At the age of 16, she got into this profession, and soon not only local agencies, but also the famous Milanese Elite Model, and then Parisian and New York ones offered the girl very decent contracts.
But this soon seemed not enough to the purposeful Monica. She tries herself in cinema - and literally at the start, in 1992, she ends up in the film “Count Dracula” directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Working with a master is the dream of any actor, and for a beginner it is an unimaginable success.
Four years later, Bellucci, having acquired some cinematic experience, comes to the set of the French film “The Apartment”. A spectacular woman who arouses desire in any man at first sight, she meets her partner, the Frenchman Vincent Cassel.
The heir to a cinematic family, brought up in the best traditions of the profession, Vincent had a reputation as a bully and tempter. Not very attractive in appearance, he is so charismatic in his work and in communication that from his youth he captivated anyone at first sight. And we weren’t even talking about women; they almost fainted after the greeting phrase. Of course, he diligently maintained the image of a bad guy, which his work helped him with. If his father, Jean-Pierre Cassel, became famous thanks to the roles of respectable bourgeois, then his son ended up with devilry, and very characteristic roles fell to his lot, which, however, were to Vincent's taste.
As soon as he found out that Bellucci would appear on the same set with him, he reacted with the remark: “Have the French actresses disappeared?” And that was just the beginning. Although later Cassel will say in an interview: “I know that everyone who knows her could say this, but I fell in love with Monica at first sight.” Go figure what’s going on in the heads of men in love, because there are two versions of their first acquaintance with Bellucci, and both are far from romantic.
We are different, and that's wonderful! But I’m happy that I live with a man who also values freedom most of all.”
In the first, she, wearing high-heeled shoes, stepped on Kassel’s foot with a sharp heel, for which he called her a chick, however, looking at the girl, he added: “Although she is a beautiful chick.” The second version is that as soon as the partner had time to enter the set, the Frenchman, who had found out about her previous modeling achievements, remarked: “Darling, I hope you know: to act in films, you need to have a head, and not just wag your ass, even if she is so good for you? In any case, Monica will repeat more than once that there was no talk of any love at first sight. If they didn't hate each other, they would prefer to keep their distance.
The very first scene together changed everything. “Vincent was instantly transformed, he played like a god and after that he became my curse: I hated him, but I couldn’t stop thinking about him,” Monica would later say. “When she started playing, everyone fell silent. I myself seemed to be plunged into darkness, into warm water from which I did not want to get out. And I remembered the parables about medieval witches who charmed men with one look, one smile, one movement of the hip. And the man died. Forever! And I also realized that I was lost,” Vincent remembers.
DATES ON THE SITE
After “Apartment” they will almost immediately play in “Doberman”, then six more films will follow in which Bellucci and Cassel will appear on the set together. Contrary to the established Hollywood tradition, where spouses rarely dare to work together in order to separate the personal and creative, this couple did not hesitate to agree to offers to work as a duet. “During work, Monica ceases to be my wife and becomes only a role partner,” Cassel noted. “Due to the nature of our work, we see each other so rarely that we welcome any opportunity to be together,” Bellucci added.
And in defiance of all these nice comments, they appeared in Cannes in 2002 with the work “Irreversibility”. A 9-minute episode of brutal rape of a woman played by Monica is something that even the broad-minded festival audience could not stomach. Spectators left the hall, newspapers made a fuss. The couple was predicted to separate soon, as happened with Nicole Kidman and Tom Cruise after Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut.
The Italian and the Frenchman just smiled: “A good movie is the one after which there is no desire to continue the evening at McDonald’s.” These guys endured much more severe filming than those that befell their Hollywood colleagues Nicole and Tom as calmly as if it were a simple melodrama. “Those who say, ‘How could you allow a rape scene to be filmed with your wife?’ Don’t understand that on the other side of the screen there are only two professionals who get a kick out of their work,” Cassel shrugged. — Was I on the set when this happened? No, Monica was worried that I would punch the actor playing the rapist, so she sent me on a short vacation. I spent these days in the south of France." Bellucci later admits that for a long time she could not watch the film herself. But the work did not affect the couple’s relationship in any way.
VISITING MY WIFE
Their extraordinary reaction to any situation and their unusual connection itself is what has haunted those around them for 16 years. Exactly from the day they met on the set of “The Apartment,” the relationship between Bellucci and Cassel remains a mystery to others. Few could imagine a novel in which an Italian woman, who has been instilled with the desire to create a home and a large family since childhood, would be the first to declare to her chosen one: no one should infringe on the freedom of another. Cassel was even somewhat offended, because until now he was the only one who allowed himself to say: nothing serious, baby. And here some wayward beauty dictates terms to him!
“I'm Italian, we're known for our temperament. If someone decides to ruin my happiness, he will be in trouble.”
But love perfectly smooths over all grievances, especially since the Frenchman became interested in how long this woman would last on her own terms. Everyone knows: every young lady wants to get married. Even the most beautiful! At least, that’s what Cassel thought when he proposed to his beloved for the first time. She raised an eyebrow in confusion and answered “no,” adding that she intended to continue to honor the original agreement. The Frenchman waited for some time. Then he repeated his offer again. And again. But the answer remained the same...
“Serge Gainsbourg said that cinema is too sensual a business to leave your wife unattended in it.”
Until one day Vincent got into a car accident. Everything worked out, but Bellucci suddenly decided to accept the marriage proposal. “I thought: it’s more logical to remain a widow than a former mistress. Besides, black suits any woman,” she said ironically.
It was from this moment that the most interesting thing in their romance began. After the wedding ceremony, the newlyweds... separated. She flew to her Roman apartment, he remained in France. To the question “How is this possible?!” Monica calmly replied: “When accepting the offer, I set a condition for Vincent: everyone still has their own life, you shouldn’t violate other people’s boundaries.”
Beauty as a tool
Having started her modeling career at the age of 16, Bellucci soon moved to Paris, and then conquered America. She represented such world-famous brands as Elle, Dolce & Gabbana, shone on the covers of glossy magazines, and topped the ratings of the most beautiful women in the world.
“I learned to pose and feel my body quite early. For an artist, this is a working tool. I can use it to play the role stronger. And I have no right to complain that my appearance bothers me. Although I often had to break the stereotype that a pretty woman is certainly stupid,” Monica admitted.
At the same time, Bellucci was not shy about looking ugly on screen. She played Mary Magdalene in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ. And now she’s filming “Rhino Season,” where she was deliberately aged.
They were the first to openly demonstrate that guest marriage is not a fashion or a whim, but conditions acceptable for two adults and loving people. Everyone was free to live as they had lived until now. Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel have many photos together. Anyone who was bored could buy a plane ticket and come to their loved one. “I have never been obsessed with marriage. The idea of a big house where everyone comes back in the evening, has dinner in front of the TV and goes to bed does not appeal to me. Routine kills passion. Nobody belongs to us, neither our husbands nor our children. We can only share something with the people we love,” Bellucci explained.
The discreet charm of cinema
Vincent was born into the family of theater and film actor Jean-Pierre Cassel. My father gained considerable fame in French cinema thanks to his role as Henri Seneschal in the film The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie.
All three of Jean-Pierre's children - Vincent, Mathias and Cecile - followed in his footsteps. Vincent achieved the greatest fame in the European market and even ended up in Hollywood. But at the “dream factory” he was offered only the roles of scoundrels. “I take revenge on them: I make my scumbags cooler than their heroes,” the actor laughs.
In "Black Swan" the situation has changed somewhat. Cassel got the interesting and characteristic role of the choreographer Tom, which he coped with brilliantly. Participation in the Oscar-winning film significantly increased Vincent's stakes in Hollywood.
But each answer raised more and more questions. Especially when they, without any embarrassment, talked about the fact that everyone still had their old life and both were happy with it. And the couple seemed to be teasing respectable French bourgeois and Italian matrons. “We belong to different worlds,” Monica said without a hint of guile. “Vincent doesn’t know my friends, I don’t know him.” Sometimes we leave our shells and do things together, but we still remain creatures from different planets - independent and charismatic. How else can two creative people maintain a relationship?”
THE ONLY WAY TO LOVE
One can only admire the wisdom of the beautiful and independent Monica. Every time, as soon as Vincent went somewhere to film, she was surrounded by gossips with stories that he was there with another beauty... what would his wife say? Bellucci never stooped to discussing her husband on the pages of newspapers. And to her bad boy of French cinema, when he returned from filming, she said: “I don’t want to know where and with whom you were. I want to know that now and forever you are with me.” What man could resist such a thing... That's why Cassel was never caught having an affair. And this with all the freedom granted!
Although the rumors around their couple did not stop. Thus, evil tongues discussed that during their collaboration, the great Frenchman Gerard Depardieu and the famous American Bruce Willis flirted with Monica. Cassel only allowed himself to laugh. Then they gossiped that a spark had flown on the set between Vincent and Hollywood homewrecker Jennifer Aniston. Bellucci didn’t even raise an eyebrow, answering very honestly: “Another woman next to your husband is dangerous by definition, even if she is terrible as a mortal sin. A man can cheat just for a change. But I don't care about the other women in Vincent's life. I’m not jealous of him... By being jealous of your partner, you are encroaching on his freedom.”
She always remained as exceptionally smart as she was exceptionally beautiful. Not once did Bellucci fall into Hollywood hysteria, babbling about the endless love that bound their hearts together once and for all. She remained reasonable and calm in all situations. She was scared that her hubby was walking around while she was in Rome. Monica replied that she could not demand fidelity from Kassel while being away from him for several months. Only he himself can make such a decision. And Vincent said that for so many years his love for his wife never threatened to turn into a habit: “This only happens to those who are convinced that it is enough to win once and then enjoy the rest of their lives. I think differently, so our story continues, and I am pleased to know that everything turned out this way.”
“I think Vincent is very sexy. It’s very important to continue to think this way about your husband.”
They managed to preserve freedom in the conditions of one of the most dependent feelings - love. We managed to maintain the beauty of the relationship, despite the fact that we have been together for 16 years. At the age of 40, Monica gave birth to her first daughter - and later admitted more than once that the appearance of the Virgin changed not only her life, but also Vincent’s. Bellucci did not expect that he could be a good father; her husband seemed completely unprepared and unsuited for this. But as soon as the baby was born, he showed himself to be an unusually affectionate dad and a male protector for his family. It is not surprising that 6 years later the couple once again celebrated a new addition - Leonie was born. “The older we get, the more I love the man he has become,” Monica said of her husband. — When we met, he was a 28-year-old guy, and now he is a responsible, caring man. Many women say that they give birth to children for themselves, but I am pleased to understand that there is a partner nearby who cares and loves the babies no less than me. What happened to Vincent and I was a miracle. It's a miracle that we stayed together for so many years. It’s a miracle that we have two girls who were born when our youth and the first madness of our love were already behind us. It's a miracle that we need each other more today than ever before. What's the secret? Don't know. It defies explanation. But for me, staying free is still the only way to love. The desire to possess another is absurd. The feeling lives only when there is respect for each other and freedom.”
BELLUCCI Monica AND KASSEL
"We are different. Vincent, like a true Frenchman, loves to plan everything. I'm a man of chaos. But that’s why it’s interesting for us to be together.”
▪ Bellucci Monica was born on September 30, 1964 in the Italian town of Cita de Castello. Cassel was born on November 23, 1966 in Paris. ▪ Bellucci Monica and Vincent met in 1995 on the set of the film “The Apartment”. For her work in this film, the actress received a Cesar Award, and the actor was nominated for it. ▪ The couple got married in 1999. ▪ They are raising two daughters - Deva (born in 2004) and Leonie (born in 2010).
Marina Matroskina, NAMES December 2012
Monica Bellucci's children now
Today in 2020, a lot has changed in the lives of girls. They have grown up a lot, but their mother does not want them to communicate with journalists. However, the latest photos of Monica Bellucci's children, taken accidentally by journalists, confirm that the girls are no longer babies, but growing ladies.
A loving mother can also be found with her children while shopping for clothes. Despite the fact that she prefers dark colors in clothes, she allows the girls to choose everything to their taste, so there is a lot of bright and cheerful things in their wardrobe.
But often it is precisely because of such independence in choosing a wardrobe that famous parents are condemned by others, believing that children should not dress inappropriately for their age. For example, in one of the photos Monica walks next to her eldest daughter, who is dressed in a revealing outfit. This caused a number of bewilderments among fans, who said that a girl with such an appearance looks older than her mother. But Monica did not react to this.
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