No, not Kassel: what do we know about Monica Bellucci’s first husband

Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel were one of the most brilliant couples of the 90s and zero. They met in 1996 on the set, and in 1999 they got married. In 2013, their family separated. And this was the second divorce of the Italian actress.

Shortly before meeting Vincent, she broke up with her first husband, fashion photographer Claudio Carlos Basso.

It is not known exactly how they met, but the meeting probably took place on the set, because in the late 1980s Monica was actively building a modeling career. In 1990, they got married – Bellucci was then 26 years old, and Basso – 31 years old. The wedding ceremony was quite modest, and only the closest friends were among the guests. It is worth noting that the bride did not choose a completely typical outfit – Monica was dressed in a dark hoodie with a beige hood.

Basso became interested in photography as a teenager, at the age of 21 he became a freelance photographer, working in Milan, London, and in 1989, at the invitation of Eileen Ford, he moved to New York . Monica during these years, as a model, also collaborated with American agencies, and was also already beginning to build an acting career and tried to break into Hollywood.

Monica and Claudio’s family life lasted four years, the couple did not have common children. Judging by the available information, Basso did not remarry, but Monica had enough fans. After her divorce from Venan Cassel, she dated artist Nicolas Lefebvre, who was 18 years her junior, and now the actress is in the midst of an affair with director Tim Burton.

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