Jean-Paul Belmondo is a legendary actor and sex symbol of French cinema of the second half of the 20th century. On the set, he worked with the most beautiful actresses of that time - Brigitte Bardot, Ursula Andress, Catherine Deneuve, Sophia Loren. The personal life of this charismatic man was no less exciting: he went down the aisle twice and was in a romantic relationship more than once.
Elodie Constantin
At the beginning of his career, young Jean-Paul Belmondo met the charming dancer Elodie Constantin. They met during the winter holidays in Switzerland and got married in 1959. The wife of Belmondo had a daughter, Patricia, from a past relationship, whom he accepted and raised as his own. In 1960, the couple had a common daughter, Florence, and three years later, their son Paul.
With first wife and children
Jean-Paul and Elodie's happiness did not last long. In 1965, while filming The Misadventures of a Chinese in China, he had an affair with actress Ursula Andress. After information about Belmondo's infidelity got into the press, the deceived wife filed for divorce. In 1968, he officially became a free man, but continued to see children and support his former family financially. Many years later, the actor called Elodie Constantin the only woman in his life who did not press on him and did not try to manipulate him in any way.
Their common children have long been adults. Unfortunately, Belmondo's adopted daughter died tragically in 1994 during a fire in her own apartment. Son Paul followed in his father's footsteps and starred in films. In addition, he built a career as a race car driver, played in Formula 1 for several seasons. Daughter Florence moved to the United States long ago after her beloved husband. She put family and raising children first in her life. Unlike their father, Belmondo's older children managed to build strong marriages, each of them has three heirs. Accordingly, the famous French actor at 85 is the proud grandfather of six adult grandchildren.
Ursula Andress
The Swiss beauty Ursula Andress went down in cinema history as the first actress to play a James Bond girlfriend. Recalling his vivid relationship with her, Belmondo said: "A wonderful story with a tigress, very beautiful and very jealous!" In the film "The Misadventures of a Chinese in China," it is impossible not to notice the spark of passion and chemistry between the two lovers who transferred their on-screen relationship to real life.
Not surprisingly, after filming ended, Andress moved to Paris, breaking off her relationship with her former boyfriend, director John Derek. She said that Jean-Paul charmed her with his sense of humor, making her laugh literally from the first minutes of acquaintance. A relationship based on passions and the clash of two temperaments lasted 7 years. After another quarrel, when the enraged Ursula did not want to let her drunk lover home, Belmondo's patience ran out.
Laura Antonelli
The actor did not grieve for long alone. In 1971, on the set of the film Remarried, he met the Italian beauty Laura Antonelli. She became famous mainly as a star of erotic cinema. Having started an affair with Belmondo, the actress immediately divorced her husband, the publisher Enrico Piacentini. Laura settled in an apartment in the center of Rome, where they met with Jean-Paul.
This relationship never came to cohabitation, common life or the birth of children. The sultry Italian was desperately jealous of Belmondo, made scandals for him and was no less upset by their break in 1980, when he was once again tired of the passionate nature of his chosen one.
Maria Carlos Sotto Major
The next muse of the French womanizer, Brazilian singer and actress Maria Carlos Sotto Major, was almost 30 years younger than her chosen one. They met on the set of Outlaw, in which Belmondo played a policeman and Maria played a prostitute. Their collaboration on the set was not limited to one film. The actor's new beloved appeared in two more of his projects - "Merry Easter" (1984) and "Lonely" (1987). And in life, the union of an adult experienced man and a young girl lasted 6 years. After the breakup, they managed to remain friends and communicated warmly for many years.
Natalie Tardivel
Belmondo met his future second wife in 1989 at the Roland Garros tennis tournament. Natalie, like the first wife of the actor, devoted her life to dancing. She turned out to be even younger than his previous passion: they were separated by a chasm at 32 years old. This union immediately came under a flurry of criticism, including from the children of Jean-Paul. But he, as usual, was not going to listen to anyone. However, he was in no hurry to take responsibility for these relations. For more than 10 years, the couple lived together without children or any obligations.
Natalie, unlike the past women of Belmondo, surrounded him with care, attention, comfort, and did not pull him to parties after exhausting filming. It is not known how this romance would have ended, but in 2001, while on vacation, the actor was unexpectedly struck by a stroke. The inconsolable Natalie did not leave him for several days, and then selflessly helped her helpless lover to restore his undermined health.
He truly appreciated her care and support, so he decided on a second marriage. In 2002, Jean-Paul and Natalie got married, despite the discontent and suspicions of his children. A year later, at the age of 70, Belmondo became a father again. His third daughter received the beautiful name Stella Eva Angelina.
Natalie with her daughter Stella
In 2008, the actor nobly let Natalie go in search of happiness with a peer. The divorce did not prevent the former spouses from remaining good friends. Belmondo still remembers with gratitude and warmth the time spent next to Natalie. This relationship became the longest in the life of a French womanizer.
After illness and divorce, he continues to lead a quiet, secluded lifestyle. Although he does not miss the opportunity to be carried away by a beautiful, spectacular woman. In 2008, his attention was captured by the former model Barbara Gandolfi. True, in the end she turned out to be an ordinary swindler. Who knows, perhaps a new love and later happiness will appear in Belmondo's life.
