Ariadna Romero | |
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Born | Ariadna Romero September 19, 1986 Fomento, Cuba |
Nationality | Cuban naturalized Italian |
Occupation(s) | Model, showgirl, actress, television personality[3][1] |
Years active | 2009 - present |
Spouse |
Lorenzo Gergati
(m. 2012; div. 2015) |
Partner | Pierpaolo Petrelli (2015–2018) |
Children | 1 |
Modeling information | |
Height | 172 cm (5 ft 8 in)[1][2] |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Green |
Website | http://www.ariadnaromero.it/ |
Ariadna Romero (born 19 September 1986 in Fomento) is a Cuban model and actress.
Romero started her career as model in 2009[4] when a talent scout,[5] during her first photoshoot in Cuba with an Italian troupe, asked her to move to Italy, where she lives between Milan and Turin; in 2011 she debuted as actress becoming the female lead in Leonardo Pieraccioni's feature film Finalmente la felicità.[6][7] Romero in the winter of 2012 took part[8][9] (with Bobo Vieri, Alex Belli, Andrés Gil, Anna Tatangelo, Ria Antoniou and other contestant) in the 8th season of the Italian talent show Ballando con le Stelle hosted on Rai 1 by Milly Carlucci with Paolo Belli and his Big Band. Romero in the autumn of 2013 took part,[5] with Francesca Fioretti, in the second season[5] of Pechino Express, the Italian version[5] (aired on Rai 2 and hosted by Costantino della Gherardesca) of the international reality show Peking Express, and in that reality-game[10] the couple Romero-Fioretti obtained good reviews and the second place.[11]
Romero in the autumn of 2014 participated as showgirl, with others, in La papera non fa l'eco,[12] a variety show hosted on Rai 2 by Max Giusti. Romero in 2015 took part, with Fabio Tavelli, Studio EuroBasket, a program aired by Sky Sport Italia, channel of Rupert Murdoch's Sky Italia.[13][14] During her career over the years,[1] Romero participated as model in many advertising campaigns. Romero won[15] the Italian prize Premio Eilat Diamonds[15] (Eilat Diamonds Award) in July 2016[15] «per i suoi successi professionali[15] e per il perfetto connubio tra bellezza e talento»[15] («for her professional achievements and the perfect combination of beauty and talent»).[15]
In the same year (2016) Romero was the female lead[15] in the Roberto Capucci's feature film Ovunque tu sarai.[15] Romero in 2017 obtained the role[16][17] of Nora Segni in The Broken Key,[18][19] an English-language Italian independent film written and directed by Louis Nero. Romero in the winter of 2019 took part[20] (with Youma Diakite, Jeremias Rodríguez, Riccardo Fogli, Abdelkader Ghezzal, Marco Maddaloni and other contestant) in the 14th season of L'isola dei famosi,[2] the Italian version (aired by Canale 5 and hosted by Alessia Marcuzzi with Alvin) of Celebrity Survivor, an international reality show. Romero took part as showgirl in the 1st season (June 2019)[21][22] and in the 2nd season (January 2020)[23][24] of All Together Now, a reality television music competition aired by Canale 5 and hosted by Michelle Hunziker as presenter with J-Ax as captain. Romero in 2019 was also a guest star in two comedy programs of Rai 2, precisely Made in Sud,[25] hosted by Fatima Trotta, and Stasera tutto è possibile,[26] hosted by Stefano De Martino.
Romero married the Italian basketball player Lorenzo Gergati in a civil ceremony in Varese on 20 December 2012;[27] the Catholic ceremony was celebrated on 7 July 2013 in Cuba.[28] Their marriage ended in 2015,[29] when Romero met the model Pierpaolo Petrelli:[29] they have a son together named Leonardo Petrelli[30] who was born on 18 July 2017,[31] but the relationship of Lorenzo's parents ended in April 2018.[32] In August 2023, it was revealed that Romero is in a relationship with Julio Iglesias Jr.[33]