Lollobrigida to wed man 34 years younger

MADRID, Oct. 20 (UPI) -- Famed Italian film actress Gina Lollobrigida, 79, is preparing to wed a Spanish man 34 years younger, Spain's Ola magazine reported.

The 45-year old Javier Rigau Rifols is a real estate entrepreneur she met when he was just 23 and she was 57.

The two have been carrying on their relationship in secret ever since.

"I have always had a weakness for young men," said Lollobrigida.