Brigitte Nielsen is a Danish model, actress, singer, newspaper columnist, and television personality. She not only appeared in dozens of films and television series but also sang more than a dozen songs.
Some celebrities' real life is vastly different from how they appear on the screen. Even if they are going through a lot of troubles they have to put their life aside and focus on keeping the audience entertained.
If you are desirous to know about Brigitte's personal life, read down below!
Brigitte Nielsen Living Happily With her Husband Mattia Dessi and Children
Brigitte Nielsen drew some attention by modeling for renowned fashion designers like Gianni Versace, Giorgio Armani, and Gianfranco Ferre. Moreover, she further fueled her fame by acting alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger in 1985 movie Red Sonja.
Regarding her personal life, Brigitte walked down the aisle with Mattia Dessi on July 8, 2006, in Malta. They are a happily married couple. This couple shares a daughter named Frida Dessi who was born on June 22, 2018.
Dessi is a television producer who is famous for his 2005 production, Strange Love, and 2015 production Gitte Talks. Nielsen and Dessi met for the first time on April 12, 2004, at a hotel in Switzerland. At that time, he was working as a waiter.
It is believed that they started dating immediately after their first meeting. Most importantly, their commitment for one another is still as strong as, if not stronger than, when they fell in love.
They waited for 12 years to welcome their first child together. Now, their bonding is stronger and deeper than ever before because they have a daughter in common.
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Renowned magazines like People and Hola featured the couple together.
Brigitte Nielsen's Past Relationships
Mattia Dessi, in fact, is Brigitte Nielsen's 5th husband because she had already been through four unsuccessful marriages.
Brigitte was first married to composer Kasper Winding in April 1983, however, they parted their ways a year later in 1984. They share a son named Julian Winding who was born on April 12, 1984. She left both her husband and son to act in Red Sonja.
Her co-actor in Rocky IV, Sylvester Stallone came in her life as her second husband. After 6 months of their meeting in 1985, they tied their knots on December 15, 1985, in Malibu. Following their marriage, they played one more movie, Cobra, together in 1986. After 19 months of their marriage, they called it called it quits in 1987.
After that, she fell for a football player, Mark Gastineau, and gave birth to a son Killian Marcus Gastineau on December 15, 1989. They met for the first time in a Los Angeles gym in January 1988, however, they never became man and wife.
Brigitte walked down the aisle for the third time in her life with director and writer Sebastian Copeland on September 29, 1990. She could not get along well with Copeland too and they filed for their divorce 2 years later in 1992.
Shortly after her separation from Copeland, Brigitte met Raoul Meyer and got married to him on December 17, 1993. Their marriage lasted for more than a decade before separating in 2005. This former couple shares two sons, Douglas Aaron who was born on April 19, 1993, and Raoul, Jr. who was born on 21 May 21, 1995.
We can only hope that she is gonna end up with her current husband.
Quick Facts: Brigitte Nielsen
- Was born on 15 July 1963 in Rodovre, Denmark.
- Was born as Gitte Nielsen.
- Has a towering height of 6 feet 1-inch.
- Is the only daughter of Hanne and Svend Nielsen.
- Has a net worth of approximately $400,000.
- Weighs 150 pounds, equivalent to 68 kg.