The last Big Brother in Italy created a stir for many reasons: from Cristina del Basso’s enourmous boobs to the fact that the winner was Ferdi, a 22-year-old of Rom gypsy background who arrived in Italy many years ago as an illegal immigrant.

Now, token homosexual from the show, Siria de Fazio has told “Chi” magazine that she’s in love with a girl she met after Big Brother:

“It happened by chance. Ten days after the last episode of Big Brother, I was invited to a party in Rome with some friends. I met Francesca there. Then, without thinking and realising what I was doing, at the end of the evening I kissed her in front of everyone.

I took the first step and I admit that I haven’t regretted it. From when I left the house I have had a crazy success with women. I wasn’t expecting it. I received an embarrassing number of advances, both from normal people and from famous women from show business. But no names…

Continue reading: Lesbian love after Big Brother: Siria De Fazio in love with Francesca

Rome’s Piazza del Popolo has been invaded by panda statues as part of the WWF’s Oasis Day, which opens some protected areas to the public. The statues will also be placed at the Ubertino bridge in Siracuse in occasion of the G8.

You can also buy one of the statues by making a donation via the WWF site, while April 27 will see autographed statues on auction on ebay. Italian celebrities such as Francesco Totti, Fabrizio Frizzi and Alessandro Preziosi have signed the pandas, with funds collected going to projects to protect Italy’s environment, and to victims of Italy’s earthquakes.

Photo | Repubblica-Franceschi

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It seems the world can’t get enough of Nutella, Italy’s famous chocolate hazelnut spread. Nutella on Facebook is one of the five pages with the most fans, and Forbes magazine has just voted Michele Ferrero aka Signore Nutella, the richest man in Italy.

The Italian entrepreneur has assets worth up to 9.5 billion dollars, and in addition to Nutella, the Ferrero product range includes Kinder chocolate, Tic Tac mint sweets and Ferrero Rocher. Even the new icecream product Gran Soleil is finding success in the fickle Italian market.

Michele Ferrero is 82 years old, and maintains that Gran Soleil will be his most successful product, even more so than Nutella. Ferrero wins first place ahead of even Silvio Berlusconi’s massive fortune of 6.5 billion dollars. Other Italian entrepreneurs on the list include Leonardo Del Vecchio of Luxottica with 6.3 billion dollars in 71st place overall, and way down the list at 224th place overall is Giorgio Armani with a fortune of 2.8 billion dollars. What economic downturn?

Continue reading: Forbes: Italy's richest man Michele Ferrero, or Mr Nutella, followed by Berlusconi

Celebrities flocked to see Extreme Beauty in Vogue, the exhibition that Dolce & Gabbana set up to celebrate the launch of their new line of make-up. The event organised by Vogue America and Jean Nouvel, an architect who won the prestigious Pritzker award, took place at the Palazzo della Ragione in Milan.

Continue reading: Extreme Beauty in Vogue, Dolce & Gabbana's party in Milan (part one)

Former Italian actress and model, Lory del Santo, has revealed who she would most like to marry in the world. Del Santo was born in Veneto on September 28, 1958, and is famous for her relationship with Eric Clapton in the 80’s, and their son, Conor, who died in 1991.

Lory del Santo is still very visible in Italy, having partecipated in “Celebrity Survivor” on Italy’s “Isola dei Famosi” television program. In an interview with gossip magazine “Diva e Donna”, del Santo reveals that the only men she would like to marry are Giulio Andreotti, powerful Italian politician whose figure was presented in the film “Il Divo”, or Silvio Berlusconi, Italy’s current prime minister and Mediaset mogul.

The magazine, clearly expecting a young, hot Italian footballer, asked why this choice. Lory del Santo replied with “to feel pure pleasure, like Carla Bruni”. We presume for the power and money. See how Del Santo would compare with Carla Bruni on Polisblog.

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Italian designer Giorgio Armani loves to walk by the sea and..show off his body! King Giorgio who is his mid seventies wears his age rather well! His long hours at gym are definitely paying off !

Source | Celebslam

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After their luxurious wedding which took place last summer, Elisabetta Gregoraci and her husband, multi-billionaire Flavio Briatore now look forward to raising a family. We are very happy together, said the showgirl during an interview granted just before leaving for Kenya - and can’t wait to have a child of our own. The happy couple will spend their Christmas holidays in Africa, though Mrs Briatore is still racking her brain over the best gift for her husband. What do you give to the person who already has everything?

Source | Quotidiano.net

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It’s now official: Belen Rodriguez and Italian footballer Marco Borriello have broken up. The Argentine showgirl who took part in the show L’Isola dei Famosi told Chi magazine that she was deeply disappointed by Marco’s behaviour; how could he believe in all those lies? She did not cheat on him; she shared only a few moments of tenderness with Rossano Rubicondi; that’s all.

Source | Tuttosport

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Ivana Trump’s husband, Rossano Rubicondi, is showing what can happen when celebrities on reality tv shows get themselves in deep water. Rubicondi appeared on Italy’s “isola dei famosi” or “famous island” with other b-grade Italian celebrities, including Argentine model Belen Rodriguez, and since then has likely found his role as Italian playboy a little more complicated than first thought.

According to Laura Guadagno, sister to one of the show participants, Rubicondi apparently confessed to her that he is the lover of Argentina’s show girl, Belen Rodriguez. Rubicondi has denied ever having conversed with Guadagno on this topic, and like any good celebrity saga, has got his lawyers onto the issue.

The entire drama emerged from the below video of Rubicondi and Rodriguez in a sexy tango on the island. It could just be a staged courting for Italian show biz, but it just goes to show that when your face is on the television, you’re no longer in control. Who knows what Ivana Trump thinks of her husband’s antics…? After the jump, the tango video of Trump’s husband.

Continue reading: Ivana Trump's husband, Rubicondi, in video with Belen Rodriguez from reality tv show: gossip and legal drama ensue

Here we are with a brand-new pin-up calendar that will delight men of all ages; we’re talking about Sara Varone‘s sexy calendar that will soon appear in For Men. It has been shot on a farm near Orbetello in Tuscany and to me it looks very hot.

The famous showgirl and heartbreaker told Tgcom that she was initially embarrassed to pose naked for the photographer but she got quickly used to it. She also added that she likes her body, but she must pay close attention to her diet as she tends to put on weight; yes, good food is one of her weaknesses!

Source | Tgcom where you can enjoy a preview of her 2009 calendar shoot

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Beatrice Borromeo seems to have forgotten how to behave ! Nowadays good manners have gone down the drain I’m afraid! Her poor mum must be in tears! To see a princess kneel down to kiss the hand of her Prince Charming (in this case Caroline of Monaco’s son, Pierre Casiraghi) is quite shocking!

Dear me! I really don’t know what the world is coming to!

Via Novella Duemila

Continue reading: Beatrice Borromeo & Pierre Casiraghi: summer lovin'

It’s a hot summer here in Italy and hunky football stars are taking it off!! Bernardo Corradi, Parma football team player shows off his pecs while playing beachvolley in Milano Marittima! But where is his fiancée, the gorgeous showgirl Elena Santarelli ? Isn’t she jealous of all those beach babes swarming around him like bees around a jar of honey? Hurry sweetie or it could be too late!
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