Brigitte Nielsen Memoir
16 Feb 2008 Leave a Comment
© Comedy Central
Brigitte Nielsen (born July 15, 1958) is a Danish actress who became popular in 1980s B-movies. She is also known for her marriage to actor Sylvester Stallone and her relationship with rapper Flavor Flav.
Nielsen was born Gitte Nielsen in Rødovre, Denmark, the daughter of Hanne, a librarian, and Svend Nielsen, an engineer. She has a brother, Jan. Nielsen is fluent in Danish, English, Italian and German.
Nielsen’s first marriage was to Danish musician Kasper Winding, with whom she has a son, Julian. She was then married to actor Sylvester Stallone, her co-star in Cobra. She later became engaged (but not married) to American football player Mark Gastineau, with whom she has a son, Killian. She then married Swiss racecar driver Raoul Meyer from December 17, 1993 to 2005, and they have two sons: Douglas Aaron and Raoul Jr. Ayrton (named after her friend Ayrton Senna). It is often claimed that she married photographer/director Sebastian Copeland, but she says that it was not a legal marriage.
Nielsen married for the fifth time in March 2005 to bartender Mattia Dessi, who appeared briefly on Strange Love. The marriage was not official, because her divorce from her previous husband was not finalized. On July 8, 2006 they married legally, following her divorce from her previous husband. Her maid of honor was Ivanka Trump.
On July 9, 2007, Nielsen checked herself into the Cri-Help rehabilitation facility in North Hollywood following what some reports claim was a family intervention. Her manager, Steven Tempone, confirmed on July 19, 2007 that she had checked into rehab and told the Associated Press “All I know is it’s something she did of her own free will and we’re proud of her and wish her very well… When she gets out we’ll have a big birthday party, and Coca-Cola only“.
As of July 22, 2007, Nielsen was out of rehab to attend the Comedy Central roast of Flavor Flav. She told People that she felt “like a new-born person… I made a choice about a new life. It’s not been easy but it was definitely time.” While People does not report the date that Nielsen checked into rehab, they state that she “had been in treatment for a few weeks“
Source Wikipedia
READ MORE LATEST CELEBRITY GOSSIP ON www.celebritypomp.blogspot.com
