DiCaprio's Infatuation With Cardinale

Actor LEONARDO DiCAPRIO has given longterm girlfriend [Gisele Bundchen](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/gisele-bundchen) cause for jealousy - he's lusting after ageing actress [Claudia Cardinale](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/claudia-cardinale).

However, the Brazilian supermodel need not spend hours worrying about the intentions of her man, because DiCaprio is merely an admirer of the veteran Cardinale's movie performances - and stunning appearance - during her 1960s Hollywood heyday.

When quizzed about his first celebrity crush, the TITANIC star says, "I don't remember my first - but my last was Claudia Cardinale. Particularly in [Once Upon a Time in the West](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/once-upon-a-time-in-the-west) and 81/2. I was overwhelmed by her beauty."

Tunisian-born Cardinale - now 66 - was widely touted as the voluptuous successor to [Sophia Loren](https://contactmusic.6lgx.com/sophia-loren) after making her movie debut in 1958's LES NOCES VENETIENNE.

03/02/2005 09:27