Hello! Magazine UK – 19 August 2019

portyMonique,whoenjoysswimmingin thelake,howevercold,and

yoga,showsoffherprowess(aboveandbelow)ona paddleboard.

“Myfirstrealnauticaladventurewascrossingthelake,”Monique

says.“Althoughit doesn’tseemlikeit,it’sendlessandyounever

knowwhenyou’regoingtogettotheotherside.ButI didit!”

flowers,whichyouseeonthebenches

inthelivingroom.”

Youhavea lotofphotographs...

“Iboughtthemina galleryinSt

Tropez.I don’tpayattentiontothe

nameoftheartist,I justbuywhat

I like. I commissioned huge

frescoes featuring greenleaves forthe

kitchenandtheindoorswimming

pool,soyouhavetheimpressionthat

natureis comingintothehouse.

“I boughtthefittedkitchenbefore

I evenhadthehouse,that’showmuch

I likedit.It hada circulardesign.We

made the house bigger just to

accommodateit.It’sdesignedsoyou

canseethelakefromanycornerof

theroom,whichissomethingwe

aimedforthroughoutthehouse.

“Thegardenisfilledwithroses

becauseI lovenatureandthisisa

naturereserve.”

Howmanypropertiesdoyouhave?

“Morethan1,000houses,apartments

andrestaurants.Weinvestin properties

insteadofhavingmoneyinthebank.”

You’vejustcelebrated 20 happyyears

together.What’syoursecret?

“Spendinga lotoftimetogether.If

eachpersonlivestheirownlife,you

don’thavetimetosharea life.You’ve

gottositdownandspeakabout

everything:thefamily,work,

politics,everything.Justtalk.” H

INTERVIEW & PRODUCTION:

NANA BOTTAZZI

HOUSE PHOTOS: GIORGIO BARONI

POSED PHOTOS: MATTIA BETTINELLI

HAIR & MAKE-UP: PABLO ARDIZZONE

FLOWERS: FABRIZIO COCCHI. CLOTHES: MOSCHINO. ALBERTA FERRETTI BEACH. ERMANNO SCERVINO BEACH. SHOES: STELLA LUNA PARIS

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