The Veronese actress and showgirl Lory Del Santo she was, without a shadow of a doubt, one of the most desired women, particularly during the most successful period, between the Seventies and Eighties. Many have been attributed to her romantic relationships, even with men she’s never actually been with. “One of these is Adnan Khashoggi (a very rich Saudi businessman, ndr) – revealed the actress to Corriere della Sera -. It was simply a scoop that I had helped create by feeding a journalist from Novella 2000. ” But the list of her conquests is long and the journalist from the Via Solferino newspaper who interviewed her enjoyed teasing her.
Relationships with powerful men
When asked if there was also one of his lovers Gianni Agnelli, Lory Del Santo replied: “A two-year relationship, without sex.” Only rumors, however, up Bettino Craxi. “She tried to woo me – said the showgirl – but she had too many women”. In telling unpublished details of her past, truly curious stories came to light, such as the time a famous director was found wearing a red thong in his Roman studio. “I never revealed his name. He died a while ago,” continued the actress, who confessed: “he was Sergio Leone. He was filming ‘Once Upon a Time in America’ and I went to his office in EUR with my book to ask him for a small part. He flipped through the photos, then disappeared into another room and called me. I went and found him naked, all hairy, with a beard and this huge belly. There was a double bed. He hugged me and I said: ‘No, sorry, look, I’m happy to be here, you’re very nice, but I have to go’. Inside I thought: but you didn’t even offer me a part.”
Politicians and entertainers
And again, on illustrious names that were attributed to her as lovers, Lory Del Santo continued: “Andreotti? I told him that I didn’t expect him to be so tall. He replied that he didn’t think I was that intelligent”. On Omar Sharif another memory: “I stayed at his house in Paris for a week, but nothing happened. Unfortunately he was always drunk.” Carlo Ponti, instead, he proposed to host her at the George V in Paris, in front of his studio. And when asked about the craziest thing they did for her, Del Santo replied: “A married suitor took me to Paris and in my hotel room he spilled 100 million lire on me.” Certainly a bad gesture. “But it was 100 million!”, observed the actress.
The pain of the death of his son Conor
And about his relationship with Eric Clapton, revealed: “After what happened we don’t talk anymore”, referring to the death of their son Conor, who fell from a skyscraper at the age of 4. When asked if he can listen today Tears in Heaven, the song Clapton wrote after Conor’s passing replied: “No, I can’t do it. As soon as they play it on the radio I try to cover my ears. I’ve spent years running away, I can’t fall into the traps. We have to move on. Conor it was amazing”. Lory Del Santo as a mother had to face another impossible loss, the suicide of the second son Loren. “With him – he explained – it was different, psychologically I suffered less because I realized that I hadn’t understood. Loren was ill and no one had noticed. He seemed special to me, he never bothered me, he didn’t disturb, he didn’t questions. Maybe, since he couldn’t be cured, it was for the best. He was an angel destined to fly to heaven.”