NEW YORK, July 7, 2025
Bond Girl’s baby joy
Caterina Murino, of Casino Royale fame, announces her pregnancy at 47 after a long IVF battle.
- Caterina Murino is expecting her first child at 47.
- She conceived via in-vitro fertilization (IVF) after eight years of trying.
- Murino is best known for her role as a Bond Girl in Casino Royale.
- She is expecting a baby boy with her partner, Édouard Rigaud.
After a long journey, Caterina Murino, best known for her role in Casino Royale, is expecting her first child at the age of 47 after undergoing in-vitro fertilization (IVF).
A difficult journey
Murino revealed that she is expecting a baby boy with her partner of eight years, French lawyer Édouard Rigaud, at the end of the summer. She shared that she spent eight years trying to conceive and experienced two miscarriages during that time.
“At my age, I had to ask medicine to help nature,” she confessed. It’s a sentiment many women can relate to, highlighting the personal struggles often hidden behind celebrity announcements.
Finding love in Paris
Murino and Rigaud met in 2019 during a dinner with friends. According to reports, they live in an apartment in the Montmartre district of Paris. Rigaud specializes in commercial and real estate law.
© Getty“You don’t always decide when the right time to become a mother comes,” she said, adding, “I really needed to find the man of my life.”
Embracing motherhood
Murino, who was born in Cagliari, Sardinia, shared her feelings about her pregnancy, “I feel I am living a magical moment. Soon I will become a mother, and I believe we all have a huge responsibility today: raise conscious human beings.”
She also noted, “I haven’t had any discomfort, no diabetes, no insomnia,” expressing faith in “the fantastic work” of the French midwives supporting her.
Reflecting on Casino Royale
Murino starred in the 2006 action film Casino Royale as a Bond Girl. Other notable roles include appearances in Voice from the Stone, Summer Night, Winter Moon, and Art of Love.
© WireImageReflecting on her role as a Bond Girl, she said, “It was a tremendous opportunity, but perhaps I only understood its significance later.”
“I was the first Bond girl in the Daniel Craig era, in a film which marked a change of mood in the saga. Today, I look back at it with gratitude and realisation: not so much for the glamour surrounding it, but for the chance it gave me to build an international career.”
What is Caterina Murino known for?
Caterina Murino is known for her role as a Bond Girl in the 2006 film Casino Royale, starring alongside Daniel Craig. Beyond this, she has appeared in other films such as The Corsican File, Voice from the Stone, and Art of Love.
