Brigitte Nielsen says the coronavirus has hit close to home in her family.
The actress, 56, made an appearance on The Talk on Tuesday where she revealed her sons were in Milan, Italy where the coronavirus has hit particularly hard.
“I speak to my children every day. They are in Milan, and they are in the area where it’s more dangerous,” Nielsen said. “True, the entire country, 16 million people, is now on lockdown. What my kids are saying, they are fine, but it is a very, very difficult situation for them because they are scared.”
Nielsen has four sons from previous relationships: Julian Winding,...
The actress, 56, made an appearance on The Talk on Tuesday where she revealed her sons were in Milan, Italy where the coronavirus has hit particularly hard.
“I speak to my children every day. They are in Milan, and they are in the area where it’s more dangerous,” Nielsen said. “True, the entire country, 16 million people, is now on lockdown. What my kids are saying, they are fine, but it is a very, very difficult situation for them because they are scared.”
Nielsen has four sons from previous relationships: Julian Winding,...
- 3/10/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
Brigitte Nielsen’s pregnancy announcement at 54 is just the latest surprise in the star’s rollercoaster life.
The Danish-Italian actress is expecting her fifth child with 39-year-old Italian husband Mattia Dessi. The two have been been married since July 2006 when they tied the knot in Malta, Italy after first having an unofficial ceremony in February 2005.
Nielsen has been married five times and is a mom to four sons: Raoul Meyer Jr., 23, Douglas Meyer, 25, Killian Gastineau, 28, and Julian Winding, 34.
The former model, who stands over six feet tall, first burst onto the American pop culture scene with 1985’s loincloth epic Red Sonja.
The Danish-Italian actress is expecting her fifth child with 39-year-old Italian husband Mattia Dessi. The two have been been married since July 2006 when they tied the knot in Malta, Italy after first having an unofficial ceremony in February 2005.
Nielsen has been married five times and is a mom to four sons: Raoul Meyer Jr., 23, Douglas Meyer, 25, Killian Gastineau, 28, and Julian Winding, 34.
The former model, who stands over six feet tall, first burst onto the American pop culture scene with 1985’s loincloth epic Red Sonja.
- 5/31/2018
- by Mike Miller
- PEOPLE.com
Ex-nfl star Mark Gastineau broke down and cried live on the radio when describing the toll football has taken on his mind and body ... and he's begging Roger Goodell for help. He can't remember names. He can barely get out of bed. His mind wanders to dark thoughts in the middle of the night ... and he opened up about everything on "Wor Sports Zone with Pete McCarthy." "I'll tell you Pete, it's not good," Gastineau...
- 3/9/2018
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
NY Jets legend Mark Gastineau says he's been diagnosed with dementia, alzheimer's and parkinson's ... and suggests it was caused by football. The 60-year-old appeared on 'Sports Zone' on Wor radio and revealed his health issues -- while also saying he's working to help young players avoid the same fate. "I want to get out and I want to help other kids & youths coming into the game," Gastineau said. "There's techniques out there that if I would have had them,...
- 1/20/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tyrannosaur director will adapt The Year of the Locust, Jon Hotten's account of match-fixing and murder in the boxing world
Paddy Considine has confirmed he is adapting the book The Year of the Locust, the true-life tale of a journeyman boxer and ultra-shady promoter whose efforts to make their way in the fight game of the early 1990s ended in murder.
Considine, who last year made his directing debut on the Bifa-winning drama Tyrannosaur, confirmed his involvement to Deadline backstage at the Baftas on Sunday. Jon Hotten, author of The Year of the Locust, said on his blog last year that Considine had bought the film rights.
Hotten's book examines the morally dubious foray into professional boxing of Florida door-to-door salesman turned boxing promoter Rick "Elvis" Parker, who ended up in a mortuary, and his doomed relationship with journeyman heavyweight Tim "Doc" Anderson, who wound up serving life without parole...
Paddy Considine has confirmed he is adapting the book The Year of the Locust, the true-life tale of a journeyman boxer and ultra-shady promoter whose efforts to make their way in the fight game of the early 1990s ended in murder.
Considine, who last year made his directing debut on the Bifa-winning drama Tyrannosaur, confirmed his involvement to Deadline backstage at the Baftas on Sunday. Jon Hotten, author of The Year of the Locust, said on his blog last year that Considine had bought the film rights.
Hotten's book examines the morally dubious foray into professional boxing of Florida door-to-door salesman turned boxing promoter Rick "Elvis" Parker, who ended up in a mortuary, and his doomed relationship with journeyman heavyweight Tim "Doc" Anderson, who wound up serving life without parole...
- 2/13/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The search to mix up the cast of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" has led flocks of fabulous and rich housewives to casting calls. However, one person producers are very interested in meeting is Kobe Bryant's ex-wife, Vanessa Bryant.
"She would made a great addition to the cast," one insider told me. "She is now single and free and doesn't ever have to worry about earning another dollar in her life, so she can focus on what makes the show so much fun: herself."
TMZ reported that producers of VH1's "Basketball Wives" are also interested in having Vanessa join their cast, saying they are putting together an "extremely lucrative pitch for Vanessa." But after the divorce, it's not money Vanessa is looking for.
Another famous face set to meet "Housewives" producers is Lisa Gastineau, who formerly co-starred with her daughter on the E! Network's "Gastineau Girls," which...
"She would made a great addition to the cast," one insider told me. "She is now single and free and doesn't ever have to worry about earning another dollar in her life, so she can focus on what makes the show so much fun: herself."
TMZ reported that producers of VH1's "Basketball Wives" are also interested in having Vanessa join their cast, saying they are putting together an "extremely lucrative pitch for Vanessa." But after the divorce, it's not money Vanessa is looking for.
Another famous face set to meet "Housewives" producers is Lisa Gastineau, who formerly co-starred with her daughter on the E! Network's "Gastineau Girls," which...
- 1/27/2012
- by Naughty But Nice Rob
- Huffington Post
The search to mix up the cast of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" has led flocks of fabulous and rich housewives to casting calls. However, one person producers are very interested in meeting is Kobe Bryant's ex-wife, Vanessa Bryant.
"She would made a great addition to the cast," one insider told me. "She is now single and free and doesn't ever have to worry about earning another dollar in her life, so she can focus on what makes the show so much fun: herself."
TMZ reported that producers of VH1's "Basketball Wives" are also interested in having Vanessa join their cast, saying they are putting together an "extremely lucrative pitch for Vanessa." But after the divorce, it's not money Vanessa is looking for.
Another famous face set to meet "Housewives" producers is Lisa Gastineau, who formerly co-starred with her daughter on the E! Network's "Gastineau Girls," which...
"She would made a great addition to the cast," one insider told me. "She is now single and free and doesn't ever have to worry about earning another dollar in her life, so she can focus on what makes the show so much fun: herself."
TMZ reported that producers of VH1's "Basketball Wives" are also interested in having Vanessa join their cast, saying they are putting together an "extremely lucrative pitch for Vanessa." But after the divorce, it's not money Vanessa is looking for.
Another famous face set to meet "Housewives" producers is Lisa Gastineau, who formerly co-starred with her daughter on the E! Network's "Gastineau Girls," which...
- 1/27/2012
- by Naughty But Nice Rob
- Aol TV.
Should the NFL have given Brett Favre a steeper fine than $50K? Tell us what you think!
Brett Favre was asking for trouble the day he sent naughty photos of his genitals in text messages to sports reporter Jenn Sterger and left harassing messages on her answering machine. However, was the NFL’s fine of $50,000 enough to make up for Brett’s nasty mistakes? Brittny Gastineau, daughter of former Jets superstar Mark Gastineau, tells HollywoodLife.com, “No, definitely not!”
“I just think that it [the incident] shows his character,” Brittny explains. “It’s more than the money. He’s publicly so embarrassed now that he’s outed. It’s beyond the money.”
“The whole scandal unfolding is super embarrassing, especially when you were going around saying that you were such a good guy,” Brittny adds. “It’s one thing if he said, ‘Hey, listen, I’m not perfect. I do bad things.
Brett Favre was asking for trouble the day he sent naughty photos of his genitals in text messages to sports reporter Jenn Sterger and left harassing messages on her answering machine. However, was the NFL’s fine of $50,000 enough to make up for Brett’s nasty mistakes? Brittny Gastineau, daughter of former Jets superstar Mark Gastineau, tells HollywoodLife.com, “No, definitely not!”
“I just think that it [the incident] shows his character,” Brittny explains. “It’s more than the money. He’s publicly so embarrassed now that he’s outed. It’s beyond the money.”
“The whole scandal unfolding is super embarrassing, especially when you were going around saying that you were such a good guy,” Brittny adds. “It’s one thing if he said, ‘Hey, listen, I’m not perfect. I do bad things.
- 1/5/2011
- by lindsey
- HollywoodLife
Reality star-turned-jewelry designer Brittny Gastineau recently shared a romantic night in L.A. with Olympic champion Michael Phelps. But as for reports she was spotted buying a home pregnancy test at an N.Y.C. pharmacy soon after? "I never did," she tells People exclusively. The daughter of football star Mark Gastineau also throws cold water on the Phelps romance, confirming that the two are no longer dating. "I'm too busy to date anyone because I'm working so hard on my jewelry line," she says.And while Gastineau is not pregnant, she does have big plans for becoming a mom - someday.
- 12/8/2010
- by Suzanne Zuckerman
- PEOPLE.com
While Olympic Medalist Michael Phelps and reality star-turned-jewelry designer Brittny Gastineau might seem an unlikely pair, they are in the early stages of dating, a source close to Gastineau confirms to People. "It's just started," says the source. "But they're really cute together." The two were first spotted getting cozy Friday night at Los Angeles's Mondrian Hotel, where they laughed and talked the night away, finally closing down the bar, says the source. The next day, TMZ's cameras caught them shopping at Nordstrom at The Grove and picking up refreshments at the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. Phelps's reps could not be reached for comment,...
- 11/16/2010
- by Suzanne Zuckerman
- PEOPLE.com
Olympic gold medalist Michael Phelps has sparked rumors that he is dating socialite Brittny Gastineau following their Saturday outing. And now, a source told HollywoodLife that the two are indeed seriously seeing each other, saying "It's new but Brittny really likes him. They really are dating."
Fueling the dating story, an insider told Hollyscoop, "They're really into each other." Michael and Brittny, who is also the daughter of former New York Jets star Mark Gastineau, sparked rumors that they may be an item after they were caught hitting a Coffee Bean at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles together on Saturday, November 13, TMZ reported.
In a video obtained by the site, Michael and Brittny were first seen together. However, after they learned that the site's camera started up, the two decided to split and went into separate directions. The site further mentioned that the rumored lovers were also seen...
Fueling the dating story, an insider told Hollyscoop, "They're really into each other." Michael and Brittny, who is also the daughter of former New York Jets star Mark Gastineau, sparked rumors that they may be an item after they were caught hitting a Coffee Bean at The Grove shopping center in Los Angeles together on Saturday, November 13, TMZ reported.
In a video obtained by the site, Michael and Brittny were first seen together. However, after they learned that the site's camera started up, the two decided to split and went into separate directions. The site further mentioned that the rumored lovers were also seen...
- 11/16/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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BFFs, if you want to know what your favorite celebs think is super hot right now then look no further!
Celebs love their jewelry! Brittny Gastineau, NYC socialite and daughter of former New York Jets player, Mark Gastineau, teamed up with her mom Lisa to create a super glamorous jewelry line called Tres Glam. They featured the line at the MTV Movie Awards lounge at the Montage Hotel June 3 and June 4 and tons of celebs stopped by to check it out! Among those who were fawning over the jewelry were: Joe Jonas, Lindsay Lohan, AnnaLynn McCord, and Jennifer Love Hewitt!
BFFs, if you want to know what your favorite celebs think is super hot right now then look no further!
Celebs love their jewelry! Brittny Gastineau, NYC socialite and daughter of former New York Jets player, Mark Gastineau, teamed up with her mom Lisa to create a super glamorous jewelry line called Tres Glam. They featured the line at the MTV Movie Awards lounge at the Montage Hotel June 3 and June 4 and tons of celebs stopped by to check it out! Among those who were fawning over the jewelry were: Joe Jonas, Lindsay Lohan, AnnaLynn McCord, and Jennifer Love Hewitt!
- 6/8/2010
- by Chloe Melas
- HollywoodLife
It's been more than two decades since Brittny Gastineau's father Mark, the legendary New York Jets player, left Brittny's mom Lisa for actress Brigitte Nielsen. But it wasn't until last week that Brittny met the fruit of that union: her half-brother Killian Marcus Gastineau, who's now 20. Brittny had never before seen or spoken to Killian, who lives in Italy and works at a wine and champagne company. "I've always known I have a half-brother, I was told as a kid, but he was totally off the radar. It was like he didn't exist," Brittny tells People. But Brittny's mom...
- 1/12/2010
- by David Caplan
- PEOPLE.com
Former American footballer Mark Gastineau kept his lovechild with actress Brigitte Nielsen a secret from his daughter Brittny - until the Red Sonja star introduced the siblings at a celebrity wedding.
The Danish star had a fling with the New York Jets quarterback in 1988 while he was still married to wife Lisa. She went on to have his child, Killian, in 1989 before fleeing the U.S. to live in Italy.
And despite knowing the child was his, the sportsman kept his estranged son a secret from his daughter Brittny for 20 years - until the reality TV socialite's mum bumped into Nielsen at Ivana Trump's wedding last year.
Brittny tells New York gossip column PageSix, "Brigitte literally said to my mom at Ivana's wedding: 'I have a son who wants to meet his sister.' Meeting my half-brother for the first time was really very weird and very emotional. The brother I never knew I had - it's a lot to take in... All my life, I've always said I wanted a brother. I definitely want us to be close."
And Brittny is upset that she has missed out on so much time with her brother: "I feel sad that I've had a brother for 20 years that I never knew growing up. He's very tall and blond, and looks identical to Brigitte. He doesn't speak much English because he grew up in Italy. He's really sweet."...
The Danish star had a fling with the New York Jets quarterback in 1988 while he was still married to wife Lisa. She went on to have his child, Killian, in 1989 before fleeing the U.S. to live in Italy.
And despite knowing the child was his, the sportsman kept his estranged son a secret from his daughter Brittny for 20 years - until the reality TV socialite's mum bumped into Nielsen at Ivana Trump's wedding last year.
Brittny tells New York gossip column PageSix, "Brigitte literally said to my mom at Ivana's wedding: 'I have a son who wants to meet his sister.' Meeting my half-brother for the first time was really very weird and very emotional. The brother I never knew I had - it's a lot to take in... All my life, I've always said I wanted a brother. I definitely want us to be close."
And Brittny is upset that she has missed out on so much time with her brother: "I feel sad that I've had a brother for 20 years that I never knew growing up. He's very tall and blond, and looks identical to Brigitte. He doesn't speak much English because he grew up in Italy. He's really sweet."...
- 1/12/2010
- WENN
Former Jets star Mark Gastineau fathered a son with Brigitte Nielsen and kept the boy secret from his daughter, Brittny, for 20 years, Page Six has learned. Brittny told us how she was shocked to discover she has a half-brother named Killian Marcus Gastineau. Nielsen, who was briefly married to Sylvester Stallone after appearing with him in "Rocky IV" (1985), had an affair with the Jets' leading quarterback-sacker in 1988. But the Danish beauty then moved back to Europe, where she starred on...
- 1/12/2010
- NYPost.com
Earlier this month, we heard about Jon Gosselin's latest pipe dream, a reality show called The Divorced Dads Club that would costar Michael Lohan, Jose Canseco and Mark Gastineau. Despite this recipe for instant success on any Comcast-owned network, Tlc squelched Jon's vision, citing something stupid about a two-year contract. Maybe we could convince Tlc brass that Gosselin's star on Divorced Dads (original title: Hair Plugs and Bearskin Rugs) could really lift the spirits of single dads everywhere if we provide the first episode's plotline, after the jump.
- 8/28/2009
- Movieline
This would have been TV gold had they kept the original lineup. Jon Gosselin, Kevin Federline and Michael Lohan were in talks to live together and be filmed round-the-clock for a reality show, "The Divorced Dads' Club." But, as Page Six reported last month, Gosselin pulled out after Tlc threatened to sue because his contract ties him to "Jon & Kate Plus 8" for two more years. And K-Fed, Britney Spears' ex, landed his own reality show with girlfriend Victoria Prince, leaving Lohan talking to disgraced Mlb slugger Jose Canseco...
- 8/28/2009
- NYPost.com
Reformed hellraiser Brigitte Nielsen wants to start a family with her toyboy husband Mattia Dessi, after he helped her kick her alcohol addiction.
The Danish actress claims she is a new woman at 45 after a successful stint in rehab and a recent string of cosmetic surgery procedures - all captured on camera for a reality TV show.
She will strip nude in December to show off the work in Playboy magazine - and wants to start trying for kids straight after.
Nielsen - already a mother of four - tells British magazine Hello!, "The children have kept me going. After I do Playboy, we want to try IVF. It's asking a lot, but if it's possible, it would make our package complete."
Nielsen married 30-year-old Dessi, her fifth husband, in 2006. She has one son, Julian, with first husband Kasper Winding; another, Killian, with ex-boyfriend Mark Gastineau; and two more sons, Douglas and Raoul Jr. with fourth husband Raoul Meyer.
The Danish actress claims she is a new woman at 45 after a successful stint in rehab and a recent string of cosmetic surgery procedures - all captured on camera for a reality TV show.
She will strip nude in December to show off the work in Playboy magazine - and wants to start trying for kids straight after.
Nielsen - already a mother of four - tells British magazine Hello!, "The children have kept me going. After I do Playboy, we want to try IVF. It's asking a lot, but if it's possible, it would make our package complete."
Nielsen married 30-year-old Dessi, her fifth husband, in 2006. She has one son, Julian, with first husband Kasper Winding; another, Killian, with ex-boyfriend Mark Gastineau; and two more sons, Douglas and Raoul Jr. with fourth husband Raoul Meyer.
- 8/19/2008
- WENN
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