Monica Bellucci Expecting Second Child

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Regularly included on “most beautiful” lists, actress Monica Bellucci is glowing even more than usual these past months. She is due with her second child at the end of spring, a family friend tells PEOPLE.

Bellucci and her husband, French actor Vincent Cassel, already have a 5-year-old daughter, Deva, named for the Hindi moon goddess. The former model, 45, currently appears in the Golden Globe nominee Baaria as well as costars with Nicolas Cage in the upcoming summer flick Sorcerer’s Apprentice.

Vincent is familiar to American audiences through appearances in Ocean’s 12 and Ocean’s 13 as the balletic burglar Francois Toulour. The actor, 43, also portrayed Jennifer Aniston‘s partner-in-crime in Derailed and is currently at work finishing The Black Swan with Mila Kunis and Natalie Portman.

The couple, who met on the set of 1996′s L’appartement, have been married since 1999.

– Peter Mikelbank

Comments

So happy for them!! Deva is adorable and I’m sure her little sibling will be too. Congrats Monica and Vincent!

- Alice on January 18th, 2010

wonderful news! so happy for them!

- fuzibuni on January 18th, 2010

yeah!

- kai on January 18th, 2010

I’m so glad you guys finally posted this! It’s been in European newspapers for a couple of months.
Can’t wait to hear what they have and the name they pick.

- Sonya on January 18th, 2010

Congrats to Monica and her family. She is truly beautiful.

- Something About Baby on January 18th, 2010

Monica is stunningly beautiful, didn’t know she was 45! Congrats to the family!

- daniela on January 18th, 2010

Wow! pregnant at 45, maybe it’s because she doesn’t look 45, she must have a young body

- leonor on January 19th, 2010

The body may be young but the eggs are still 45! lol! 45 is pretty up there as far as giving birth to a baby, but I’m sure she’ll have a beautiful and healthy child.

- Mariana on January 19th, 2010

I’ve just read she’s expecting another daughter!I’m sure her new baby girl will be as cute as Deva!!
Congrats!!

“Bellucci ‘to have another girl’”
http://www.lifeinitaly.com/node/15965

- Grasiela on January 20th, 2010

I LOVE Monica!! By far my favorite actress and one of the most beautiful women in my eyes. Congrats to them!!!

- Missy on January 24th, 2010

It seems like there is double standard going on. When Sandra Bullock or Sheryl Crow adopted newborn sons at 45 no one mentioned their age.

But if a women gives birth at 45 it always comes up like Mariana’s comment here. 45 is at least the new 40 if not the new 35! Get with it.

It also seems like if men become fathers at any age it is never brought up as an issue. This also is a double standard. What gives?!

- Jill on May 13th, 2010