Italian actress Monica Bellucci and American director Tim Burton are married and have a “secret relationship” that began four months ago, reports the British tabloid The Mirror.

The 56-year-old Italian actress and the 64-year-old director, who have known each other for 16 years, decided to keep their relationship a secret.

The international press notes that the two artists participated together in the Lumiere Festival in Lyon, organized in October 2022, when Monica Bellucci presented the American director with a special award for his entire career.

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After the actress presented the trophy to her future partner, Tim Burton made the following statement on stage: “I have never felt so loved in my entire life as I do tonight. Welcome to the best funeral I’ve ever been to!”

The pair were also seen together at a screening of a re-edited version of “The Silent Documentary”, a silent documentary film made in 1895 by French director Louis Lumière.

According to Paris Match magazine, they “first met for a few minutes on the steps of the Cannes Palace of Festivals in 2006, but only 16 years later, behind the scenes of another festival, they became close. .”

Prior to her alleged relationship with Tim Burton, Monica Bellucci had not been seen in public with any partner since 2019, when she split from artist Nicolas Lefebvre.

Previously, the Italian actress was married to the French star Vincent Cassel from 1997 to 2013. They met in 1996 during the filming of the feature film “The Apartment” directed by Gilles Mimouni, and together they have two daughters – Deva, 19, and Leonie, 13.

Tim Burton had a 13-year relationship with British actress Helena Bonham Carter, with whom he divorced in 2014. They have two children, a son and a daughter. (source Agerpres)