Monica Bellucci Talks about Her Love Affair with Director Tim Burton

Last Updated on 08/28/2023 by てんしょく飯

Actress Monica Bellucci, who has been in a relationship with director Tim Burton since last year, shared her feelings with the Spanish edition of Harper’s Bazaar magazine.

A rare encounter in a lifetime

Director Tim Burton and actress Monica Bellucci first met at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival; they met again in 2022 and fell in love. Monica Bellucci spoke to the Spanish edition of Harper’s Bazaar magazine about her feelings for American film director Tim Burton. For the actress, it was one of the “rare encounters of a lifetime” that changed her life.

‘A great spirit.’

Tim [Burton] is a great spirit. I met a tremendous soul,” Monica Bellucci said in an interview. Italian-born Monica Bellucci has been active as an actress since the 1990s, and recently discovered her romance with director Tim Burton. She seems to realize the downside of being famous. Being a celebrity is a double-edged sword. Being a celebrity is a double-edged sword,” she says, “You are exposed to curious eyes, and it can evoke conflicting emotions. When I’m not working, I like to live a normal life. Go shopping, take the girls to school.”

This is not the first time Monica Bellucci has spoken about her relationship with Tim Burton, having already praised the director in Elle magazine on June 26, when she was cast in the sequel to the 1988 classic “Beetlejuice,” which is currently being filmed. I know him, I love him, and now I’m going to meet him as a director. I know and love Tim, and now I get to meet him as a director, and a new adventure begins,” he said. I love Tim, and I respect Tim Burton very much,” he added.

Romance Begins

The 64-year-old filmmaker and 58-year-old Monica Bellucci had met on the red carpet at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival. But it was at the Lumière Film Festival in the French city of Lyon in October 2022 that they fell in love. At that time, Monica Bellucci was the presenter of the award to Tim Burton.

Monica Bellucci was previously married to Vincent Cassel for 14 years, and they had two daughters, Diva in 2004 and Leonie in 2010. The couple separated in 2013, and six years later the actress fell in love with French sculptor Nicolas Lefebvre, but their relationship broke up a few months later.