▲There must be something about Italians, as many of them have conquered the hearts of Hollywood's biggest stars. Back at home, several of these men and women are celebrities in their own right. From Ingrid Bergman to Lana Del Rey, we take a look at the A-listers who fell for famous Italians. Click through!

▲Their love story started when the Swedish actress wrote a letter to the Italian director expressing her desire to work with him: "Dear Mr. Rossellini, I saw your films 'Open City' and 'Paisan,' and enjoyed them very much. If you need a Swedish actress who speaks English very well, who has not forgotten her German, who is not very understandable in French, and who in Italian knows only 'ti amo,' I am ready to come and make a film with you."

▲They married in 1950, but divorced in 1957. Roberto Jr. and the twins Isotta and Isabella were born from their union.

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The Italian actress (and daughter of Roberto Rossellini and Ingrid Bergman) captured the heart of her own famous director: Martin Scorsese.

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Isabella Rossellini and Martin Scorsese were married from 1979 to 1982. Their marriage produced no children.

▲Italian director Francesco Carrozzini, son of former Vogue Italia editor-in-chief Franca Sozzani, once dated American singer Lana Del Rey.

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Italian model Rossano Rubicondi stole the heart of Donald Trump's ex-wife and married her in 2008.

▲The couple had a son, Conor, born in 1986, who tragically passed away at the age of four, having fallen from the 53rd floor of a New York City skyscraper.

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In 2004, Anne Hathaway began dating Italian businessman Raffaello Follieri.

▲They were even supposed to get married, but in 2008 Follieri was accused of fraud and later sentenced to four and a half years in prison.

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The Italian-American director's father is Alessandro Ruspoli, 9th Prince of Cerveteri. Tao Ruspoli married actress Olivia Wilde when she was just 19 years old.

▲The two got married in 2003, but their union ended in 2011.

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Italian model Margherita Ronchi and 'Party of Five' and 'Lost' actor Matthew Fox have been together for a long time by Hollywood standards.

▲In fact, they met in the late '80s and have been married since 1992. The couple have two children together.

▲Italian actress Luisa Mattioli was the third wife of British actor Roger Moore, famous for having played James Bond from 1973 to 1985.

▲They were married from 1969 until 2000, and share three children together.

▲Italian actress Elisabetta Canalis and George Clooney dated for almost two years.

▲Canalis stole the heart of the Hollywood heartthrob in 2009. But their relationship ended in 2011.

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Italian count Gian Luca Passi de Preposulo, descendant of the Passi de Preposulo noble family, is married to A-list actress Jessica Chastain.

▲The couple began dating in 2012, and tied the knot in 2017.

▲Italian director and actress Giada Colagrande met her husband, actor Willem Dafoe, in Rome.

▲About a year later in 2005, the two married and have been together ever since.

▲Marco Perego, an Italian artist, won the heart of actress Zoe Saldana. They secretly married in London in 2013, after dating less than three months.

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They share three sons (including two twins).

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Italian producer Livia Giuggioli has been married to English star Colin Firth since 1997.

▲They have two sons together: Luca and Matteo.

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The couple started dating in June 2014, but were broken up by November 2015.

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But their marriage only lasted a year.

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Italian actress and model Lory Del Santo and legendary musician Eric Clapton met in 1985 during his tour in Italy. He actually wrote the song 'Lady of Verona' for her.

These stars all fell for famous Italians

It is, after all, a Romance language

08/11/21 por StarsInsider

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There must be something about Italians, as many of them have conquered the hearts of Hollywood's biggest stars. Back at home, several of these men and women are celebrities in their own right. From Ingrid Bergman to Lana Del Rey, we take a look at the A-listers who fell for famous Italians. Click through!