Love has no age. Dalila Di Lazzaro, 71, shouted it loud and clear. in love with a man much younger than her. This is the musician Manuel Pia, alongside the former model for almost 12 years and at the center of gossip for almost as long. Today, it is Dalila herself who tells their love story.
Who is Manuel Pia
Manuel Pia was born in Sardinia, on an unspecified date which should correspond approximately to 43 years old There is. Pia has never publicly declared her age, which is far from that of her companion Dalila Di Lazzaro, who has already seen more than seventy springs. The two met in a professional context, united by a passion for music, he defines himself as “guitarist, soloist, composer, songwriter, teacher”.
“I saw her among the guests at one of my concerts and asked to meet her, but that was it. – Manuel said to Silvia Toffanin, a guest with his girlfriend in the living room of Very true – We spoke again over time, then I wrote a song for her. We wrote several pieces, we met musically, I already read her books before meeting her personally and I wrote her a song, after a while she called me to thank me and collaborate with me , she is a woman with a big heart”. This is how a love was born which, overcoming all prejudices, has now lasted for almost 12 years.
A story that transcends the ages
There are about thirty years of difference between Dalila and Manuel and, for this reason, fearing the judgment of others, the two kept their story secret for a long time: “At the beginning we kept our relationship a little hidden for the age problem, but love has no age. I am smaller than him, I take refuge in him, he brings me overall serenity.”
It was destiny. “When I was little – he says – I was very naughty, the only thing that kept me in place was the Delilah commercials on television”. One of what poets would have called elective affinity. “The strength of our love is that we are so similar,” commented Di Lazzaro, for whom Manuel is almost a miracle, “I am sure that it was my son Christian who introduced me to itwho sent it to me from above.” The model is referring to her son who died tragically in 1991 following a car accident, he was only 22 years old.
The great loves of Dalila Di Lazzaro
Today Dalila Di Lazzaro is happy alongside her Manuel, a tender love that comes after many difficult relationships: “It’s a miracle because before I had people that I loved very much, good God, but not generous, not present, who criticized you to change you.”
The first serious relationship began when Dalila was only 16 years old, then she became the mother of Christian, the son of her ex-husband. Franco Cocattafor which he ran away from his parents’ house. Over the years, the charm of the model has won over the entrepreneur Gianni Agnelli and the journalist Giovanni Terzi (now married to Simona Ventura). And once again, movie stars Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson And Richard Geré. Once again, the tennis champion Yannick Noé. Even if the most famous love was the one with Alain Delona long passion that Di Lazzaro has always defined as difficult and tormented.