Alex Belli (born 22 December 1982) is an Italian

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and

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Biography

Alessandro Gabelli, birthname of Alex Belli, is the first of four sons: he is best known for his role Jacopo Castelli from 2010 to 2016 in the daytime

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''.Isola dei Famosi 2015
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and

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. In the winter of 2012 he took part (with Bobo Vieri,

Andrés Gil Andrés Gil (born 27 January 1990 in San Isidro, Buenos Aires, San Isidro) is an Argentine actor, model (person), model, dancer and media personality. Biography In January 2012 Gil took part - with Bobo Vieri, Alex Belli, Anna Tatangelo, Ria Ant ...

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, Ria Antoniou, Ariadna Romero and other contestant) in the eighth series of the Italian talent show '' Ballando con le Stelle'' hosted on

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with

Paolo Belli Paolo Belli (born 21 March 1962, in Formigine) is an Italian singer and television presenter. Biography Singer since 1984, first with Ladri di Biciclette (band), Ladri di Biciclette and then as a solo artist, Paolo Belli is best known for his c ...

and his ''Big Band''. After his love story with the Italian model Hellen Scopel, Belli in February 2013 married the Slovakian

Katarina Raniakova: in March 2017 they divorced and shortly after the media scandal he participated (together with Stefano De Martino and others) in '' Selfie - Le cose cambiano'', a television production of

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's Fascino PGT in the

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and hosted by

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. In the winter of 2015 Belli took part (with Cecilia Rodriguez,

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, Cristina Buccino, Fanny Neguesha and other contestant) in the tenth series of the Italian reality show ''

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'' hosted by

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with

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in the

and won by '' Le Donatella''. From 2017 to 2019 Belli had a love relationship, often at the center of the Italian gossip news, with the Moroccan model Mila Suarez; in June 2021 he married, after two years of love relationship, the Venezuelan model and actress Delia Duran, with whom Belli had participated in the second series of the Italian dating-love show '' Temptation Island VIP'', a television production of the

's agency Fascino PGT that was aired in late 2019 (September–October) in the

and hosted by

. Belli in late 2021, from September to December, took part (with

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, Manila Nazzaro,

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, Jo Squillo, Aldo Montano,

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, Francesca Cipriani,

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and other contestant) in the sixth series of ''

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'' hosted by

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and aired on

; in this reality show the sentimental story between Belli and fellow contestant Soleil Stasi (pseudonym of Soleil Anastasia Sorge) caused a stir in the Italian media, but this is not his first "love scandal" during his roles in television: in 2015, during his participation in '' L'isola dei famosi 10'', he caused a stir due to an alleged liaison with Cristina Buccino.

Filmography

Films

Television

References

External links

Official website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Belli, Alex 1982 births Living people Italian male models Italian male film actors Italian male soap opera actors Participants in Italian reality television series