Is it true that the photo shows young Monica Bellucci at the age of 12 years?

For a long time there is a picture on the network, in which the young Italian actress and model Monica Bellucci allegedly captured. We checked whether this photograph really was created before the girl gained world fame.

The incredible popularity of photos among users of social networks can be judged by at least two posts. For example, one publication of the picture with the signature of “Bellyci Monik at the age of 12” (some letters are replaced by Latin to circumvent the social networks for the search for non -original content) placed March 29, 2023 on VKontakte in the public “New Movies 2023” and received almost 16,300 likes at almost 1.5 million views. The second entry (the word "young" is added in the signature) appeared As early as October 30, 2022, in Facebook*-community Mytime-she gained 172,000 likes and 5,200 reposts. In general, posts with this photo on VKontakte (examples here, here, here, here, here And here), Facebook (here, here, here, here, here And here) and Telegram (here, here, here, here And here) Hundreds, thousands and even tens of thousands of likes, as well as dozens and sometimes hundreds of thousands of views were gaining more than once. Also, the picture of supposedly 12-year-old Bellucci is found in Twitter, Pinterest, "Zen","Classmates"And on others resources.

Photo: screenshots of posts in "VKontakte" And Facebook

“Verified” drew attention to the unnatural smoothness of the girl and neck of the girl with a photo, as well as the brush of her hands, where wrinkles and protruding veins are visible, which is rarely characteristic of a 12-year-old child. With the help of the opposite Search In the picture, we found a more retired version viral photo and similar pictureBellucci is precisely captured, but visually it looks much older.

A viral picture (left), its more retouched version (in the center) and we found a photograph of Bellucci (right). Photo: social networks

On the image we have found, the actress is captured in a dress with a floral pattern, and a chain, earrings and watches are also visible on it. In exactly the same outfit and with the same hairstyle actress She starred In the Italian drama 2000 called "Malena".

Photo: The post of the film

According to the site IMDB, the filming process of the picture took place from September 27, 1999 to March 15, 2000. Getty Images based on the photo agency contains collection Pictures from the Malena set from the photographer Fabian Sevallos - on many of them the actress is shown in the same dress with flowers, and all these photos are dated October 1, 1999. Bellucci Born September 30, 1964, that is, by that time she was already 35 years old.

Photo from the filming of "Malene", October 1, 1999. Photo: screenshot Pages Getty site

April 10, 2016, Karin Models, representing Bellucci, Entered For her, an official account on Instagram*. It is symbolic that the first post was photo Young Bellucci with this signature: “The very first picture was taken by a professional photographer and family friend in (native city. - approx. Ed.) Chitta Di-Castello, when she was 13 years old. Then they did not know that at the age of 19 she would begin a career of the model. Young Monica with Margarita. "

Photo: screenshot of the post on Instagram / @monicabelluciofficiel

Thus, Monica Bellucci is really captured in the original photo, but at the age of 35, not 12 years. Apparently, someone changed the picture using applications or filters for "rejuvenation" in graphic editors.

*Russian authorities They think Meta Platforms Inc., which owns social networks Facebook and Instagram, an extremist organization, its activities in Russia are prohibited.

Photo on the cover: social networks

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