The one that overshadowed Monica Bellucci: Why model Tina Kunaki is often compared to the famous Italian

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

In the past few years, her name has not left the pages of the media, and not only because 24-year-old Tina Kunaki has become one of the most successful modern models, but also because in 2018 she married Vincent Cassel - ex-husband of Monica Bellucci. Tina was repeatedly called a homewrecker, accused of parting the most beautiful acting couple and of PR on the big names of the spouses, and she was doomed to constant comparisons with the beautiful Italian. She does not deny that interest in her in the fashion world increased precisely after the wedding with the famous actor, but all these accusations were absolutely unfair …

The beginning of a modeling career

Tina Kunaki was born in 1997 in Toulouse, France, to a Sicilian and African mother who was born in Morocco and raised in France. The marriage of her parents has always been for her the standard of a happy family - they fell in love at first sight, raised three children and have been together for more than 25 years. Tina always dreamed of building the same harmonious and strong family.

Tina began her modeling career at the age of 8 - then she was invited to appear in commercials. The girl was completely delighted with her first professional photo shoot, but her parents felt that it was too early for her to think about continuing her modeling career, and for several years she had to forget about it. When she turned 15, she was sent to study at the French Humanities Lyceum in Madrid. There, Tina learned Spanish and continued her career in the modeling business. Her exotic beauty could not go unnoticed in the fashion world, and soon she signed contracts, first with a Spanish and then with a British modeling agency.

Acquaintance with Vincent Cassel

Her modeling career developed quite successfully, but Tina Kunaki's world fame was brought not by her professional activity, but by an affair with the famous Vincent Cassel. She was only 18 years old when, in 2015, while vacationing on the island of Ibiza, she met the 49-year-old actor. Surprisingly, his name, which the whole world knew, did not tell her about anything - she did not know who he was and what he was doing, since before meeting him she had seen only 5 films, and those without his participation.

No one believed that this acquaintance could lead to something serious. The age difference was too big - 31 years! But for them this did not become an insurmountable obstacle, there were both common topics for conversation and common hobbies. Their whirlwind romance was called "an affair in Ibiza", because it was really difficult to believe in the sincerity of the young model's feelings for the famous actor and her lack of mercantile interests. Probably, they themselves could not have imagined that this relationship would lead to marriage.

Lucky Rival Monica Bellucci

Of course, Tina Kunaki was immediately accused of breaking up Vincent Cassel and Monica Bellucci. As soon as she was called in the press: a homeless woman who overshadowed Monica Bellucci, an adventurer who tried to make PR on the names of famous actors, a hunter for wealthy men, etc. But all this did not correspond to reality at all.

Italian Monica Bellucci and Frenchman Vensal Cassel met back in 1996 on the set of the film "Apartment". At first, they felt a strong antipathy towards each other: she considered him too arrogant and narcissistic, and he was indignant that his partner was not a French professional actress, but an "Italian model of underwear." But in the process of working together, the actor himself did not notice how he succumbed to the spell of one of the most beautiful women in the world.

Even after they became a couple, Bellucci was in no hurry to let Kassel into her life. She treasured her personal space and did not believe in traditional marriage. At first, their marriage was a guest one: she remained in Italy, he - in France. This went on for 3 years until the actor had an accident. Only after that Monica agreed to become his wife. But at the same time she continued to repeat: "".

They stayed together for 17 years, they were called one of the strongest, most beautiful and harmonious acting couples. They had two daughters, but when the youngest was 3 years old, rumors arose about the separation of the couple. The press had written about Kassel's infidelity before, but Bellucci did not attach any importance to this. However, this time they failed to overcome the crisis, and in 2013 they divorced.

When Vincent Cassel met Tina Kunaki, he had been divorced from Monica Bellucci for a long time, and if the lover was to blame for their separation, then she was definitely not the French model. The actor was noticed more than once in the company of girls with a model appearance, but none of them could claim the role of his wife. That was until he met Tina.

A union that no one believed in

In 2016, Vincent Cassel officially introduced his new darling during a joint appearance, and after 2 years they got married. Since then, interest in Tina Kunaki has grown not only from the press, but also in the fashion world. The models offered cooperation to the most famous world brands, she defiled on the best European catwalks and appeared on the covers of leading glossy magazines.

In 2019, Vincent and Tina had a daughter, Amazoni, and a month after her birth, the model showed an ideal figure, appearing with Cassel at the Cannes Film Festival. Caring for the family and raising her daughter do not prevent her from continuing to do what she loves - she collaborates with famous fashion houses and recently launched her own line of women's clothing. Together with Kassel, they starred in an advertising photo shoot and became ambassadors for a French clothing and accessories brand.

Today Vincent Cassel and Tina Kunaki are as happy as they were when they first met 6 years ago. But whether this marriage will last as long as the union with Monica Bellucci - time will tell.

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