Monica Bellucci (59 years) cashes in on her daughters in France: “You must have …

By Elsa Girard-Bassett | Web Journalist

Still active on screen, with two films coming in 2024, Monica Bellucci prioritizes her two daughters, to whom she is particularly close. Moreover, drawing on her own experience in all countries over the years, the actress and model imparted valuable advice to her offspring. Honestly.

His name alone is enough to fulfill the dream of an entire generation. At 59, Monica Bellucci is still in demand in cinema, appearing in “Betlejuice 2” and “Paris Paradis” this year. But beyond her illustrious dual career as an actress and model, which has allowed her to become Italy’s third-richest actress with a fortune of nearly $45 million, she is more than just a mother.

Today in a relationship with Tim Burton, the Citta di Castello native has two daughters from her union with Vincent Cassel (Dev, 19, and Leonie, 13). And in this key period for each of them, the Italian makes sure to be present as much as possible, and offer her the best advice… especially on France.

Why Monica Bellucci wants her daughters to prefer France

In a long portrait produced by Madame Le Figaro, Cleopatra’s interpreter in “Asterix and Obelix” explains that if both of her daughters were born in Rome, which she ardently wishes, they spent most of their schooling in Paris. Adding her father’s French nationality, apparently, Monica Bellucci came to the conclusion that France must be the “backbone” of Deva and Leoni:

They grew up in Brazil, Italy, France, but I explain to them that we cannot say we are “from everywhere”. French culture is their base. You need to have a solid identity to open up to others. You need a backbone.

And while Deva, who according to her mother “has an artistic streak”, is already looking towards cinema, the actress and model confirms that she has already warned her daughters:

My daughters, I warned them, says Monica Bellucci. They know that abuse exists, everywhere, whenever there is power, in this profession, as elsewhere.

Also, does Monica Bellucci call herself a feminist? Without answering this question with a clear “yes” or “no”, she nevertheless welcomes the “me too” movement and the changes that have taken place in recent years:

I thank all the women who fought for our rights. Our girls will one day be able to speak without being shouted at, they will be heard, that is the big difference. Things are changing, and that’s good. We care more about how we address others and that is commendable.

I have sometimes had to deal with men’s behavior towards me. I’m not stronger than anyone else, but I was lucky, it was never extreme.

Mother hen par excellence, Monica Bellucci tries to give her daughters all the keys so they can both thrive and avoid the pitfalls that cross their path. In any case, in his eyes, one thing is certain: Above all, Deva and Leon are anchored in France, and they must never lose sight of it. That’s it!