Tim Burton Confirms Dating Rumors With Monica Bellucci After Director Split from ‘Homewrecker’ Helena Bonham Carter
Hollywood is popularly known for some unexpected relationships. Some are predicted and then confirmed later. Tim Burton has done the same, gaining all the attention. The rumor of him dating someone is finally outed. He was with Helena Bonham Carter for a decade, but they separated in 2014. The director shares two kids with Carter. There were rumors of Burton and Monica Bellucci dating, and the couple finally confirmed their romance by making a public appearance.
There were rumors of them dating secretly for months. Bellucci was previously married to Vincent Cassel, but they got divorced in 2013. After that, she was linked with Nicolas Lefebre, but they too separated in 2019. Now the model and the director have made their romance public in style.
Tim Burton and Monica Bellucci seal their deal with a kiss
There is a new couple in town. Tim Burton has confirmed his romance with the model/ actress Monica Bellucci. The couple was spotted on a Valentine’s Day walk in Santa Monica, California. There they ended the longstanding rumors of dating with a kiss. Burton and the actress walked hand in hand to a restaurant.
The couple was almost twinning in an all-black outfit, giving total couple vibes. The director and Bellucci kept their romance a secret for months. According to reports, they were seen together at the Lumière Film Festival in Lyon last October.
The 58-year-old presented the Lumiere Lifetime Achievement award to the Edward Scissorhands director for his four-decade-long career. The A-list couple was seen watching a screening of an 1895 silent film by Louis Lumière at the film festival. They spend quite a time together and apparently, as it seems, fell in love with each other.
The 64-year-old has been dating the Italian actress for around four months. They have finally revealed the secret, giving Burton a new title, “Boyfriend.” The 15-year friends turned into lovers and are happy with each other. They are yet to confirm their relationship on social media. Even their reps haven’t replied to any comment.
Tim Burton’s high-profile separation from Helena Bonham Carter
The pair met on the set of Planet of the Apes (2001), a movie directed by Burton and starring Helena Bonham Carter. They never got married and were together for 13 years. They share a 19-year-old son, Billy, and a 15-year-old daughter, Nell.
The former couple teamed up on several blockbusters, including Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, Alice in Wonderland, and Dark Shadows.
Before the couple got together, Carter had an affair with Kenneth Branagh while he was still married to actress Emma Thompson, She also became the reason for Branagh getting divorced from Thompson after six years of marriage.
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Source: Daily Mail
