For over 20 years, Colin Firth has been married to Italian producer and businesswoman Livia Giudzholli. The spouses have two sons, and the actor also takes an active part in the life of the eldest heir from past relationships. In the spring of 2018, the couple faced a difficult test when Libya publicly accused a longtime friend with whom she had a short romance of persecution.
American love
Actor Colin Firth is distinguished by his ability to create intelligent, aristocratic male images on the screen. He is surprisingly organic in historical films, and as soon as viewers noticed this characteristic, he was well-deserved success.
By the way, Colin dreamed of an acting career from early childhood, so from the age of 10 he regularly attended theater studios. After school, he did not want to exchange for education, which would not be useful in later life, so he purposefully entered the London Drama Center. In 1984, Firth made his big screen debut in the historical drama Another Country.
With Meg Tilly in the movie "Valmont"
In 1989, the famous director Milos Forman approved him for the main role in the film "Valmont" - the adaptation of the novel "Dangerous Liaisons". On set, Colin met actress Meg Tilly. A romantic relationship began between colleagues, and Firth was not at all embarrassed by the fact that his beloved had two small children.
At the end of filming, the couple left Los Angeles to settle in a log cabin among the mountain slopes, located about an hour's drive from Vancouver. In 1990, Meg and Colin had a son, William Joseph. True, the lovers were in no hurry to formalize the relationship. And, in spite of family joys, Firth was depressed by the outlined creative simple. In the end, he and Meg decided to break up, after which in 1994 the actor returned to his native UK.
According to his former chosen one, even at a distance, Colin tried not to forget about his father's responsibilities. He kept in touch with his own son, as well as with Meg's children from past relationships, which he managed to truly love.
Returning to his homeland was marked by an unexpected triumph for the actor. The television adaptation of Pride and Prejudice, in which he brilliantly portrayed the cold and prim Mr. Darcy, has received international success and acclaim. To the delight of fans, the performers of the main roles - Colin Firth and Jennifer Ehl - began an affair in real life. True, the feelings of the lovers cooled down after a year.
Italian wife
After another failure in love, the actor was not alone for long. In 1996, he flew to Colombia to shoot the television series Nostromo. His wife-to-be, Livia, worked as an assistant producer in the filmmaking industry, and in her spare time was preparing for her doctorate at the University of Rome. Many years later, Firth described their acquaintance as "meeting someone in whom you recognize your soul mate."
In June 1997, the lovers got married in a romantic ceremony in Italy. For the wedding, they chose a 13th century church built on a hilltop surrounded by forests and vineyards. The heavenly place was not far from the bride's house in Citta della Pieve. The newlyweds organized a gala reception in the open air right in the olive grove, which was located on the estate of Libya's parents.
After the wedding, the couple settled in their own villa in the picturesque region of Umbria. For the sake of his wife, Colin began to learn Italian and soon mastered it perfectly. In March 2001, the couple had a son, Luca, and two years later, his younger brother Matteo was born. The actor loved the homeland of his chosen one so much that in 2017 he even applied for dual British-Italian citizenship. A few months later, his application was granted.
Having married a popular actor, Livia did not sit idly by. She is best known as a documentary producer, also heads a marketing consulting company and is a founding member of a women's rights charity.
Love scandal
In the spring of 2018, a married couple, after many years of exemplary marriage, suddenly fell into a love scandal. Giugiolli publicly accused Italian journalist Marco Brancaccia of persecution, which left her and her family in constant fear. However, the story received an unexpected continuation when the accused presented his version of events.
It turned out that Marco and Livia had known each other for many years, he was a frequent visitor to the Firth family home. In the summer of 2015, after a friendly party, a passionate romance broke out between the journalist and the hostess of the house. It turns out that at that time Judjolly was going through a crisis in her relationship with her husband and was seriously thinking about divorce. As a result, the relationship between Marco and Livia lasted 11 months, after which she broke up with her new lover and decided to give her marriage a second chance. The offended Brancaccio sent Firth a letter in which he told about the affair with his wife and provided the message with several photographs. The journalist claims that it was the fear of publicity that pushed Libya to accusations against him, but in fact he tried to contact her only twice after the break.
A spokesperson for the couple confirmed the information about the temporary separation in 2015-2016. According to her version, Brancaccio tried to blackmail Colin and Livia, who did not want to publicize their personal difficulties. The police joined the investigation of the case, and a criminal case was opened. The unexpected scandal greatly upset the fans of the actor, but they hope that the family crisis is over and that Colin and his wife will never again test their relationship for strength.
