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Sophia Loren's 40-Year Marriage to Carlo Ponti Lasted until His Death — inside Their Love Story
Sophia Loren and Carlo Ponti's love lasted a lifetime, but a handsome movie star nearly came between them.
Italian director Carlo Ponti first met Sofia Villani Scicolone when she was just 16.
He was immediately struck by her presence which went beyond her undeniable beauty.
Ponti, a director, and producer of the Italian cinema resolved to make the gawky school girl a star and presented her to the world as the ultimate screen goddess of Hollywood's Golden Era: Sophia Loren.
Carlo Ponti and Sophia Loren arriving in Copenhagen in 1968 | Source: Getty Images
Ponti was 38, 22 years older than the lovely Sophia, and a married man.
Ponti had married Giuliana Fiastri in 1946, and the two shared a daughter, Guendalina, born in 1950, and a son, Alex born in 1953.
It was in all possible ways an unlikely and unsuitable relationship since Ponti would never be able to obtain a divorce