Belén Rodríguez

Belén Rodríguez was in a relationship with footballer Marco Borriello from 2004 to 2008. In early 2009, she became involved with Italian photographer Fabrizio Corona, which became a sensation in Italian tabloids.

She met dancer Stefano De Martino in 2012 and soon started dating. The two got married in September 2013, five months after she gave birth to their son Santiago. They later separated in December 2015 and finally divorced in January 2017.

Currently, she lives in Milan with her parents, her brother and her son. In 2017, she began dating Italian professional MotoGP rider Andrea Iannone.

Belén Rodríguez was born on September 20, 1984 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, to Gustavo Rodríguez and Veronica Cozzani de Rodríguez. She has two younger siblings: brother Jeremías and sister Cecilia.

She completed her high school graduation in 2001. She later enrolled in the Faculty of Communication Sciences at the University of Buenos Aires; but, she dropped out to focus on her modeling career.

She was part of a number of fashion campaigns for 'Miss Sixty', 'Taglia 42', 'Cotonello', 'Pin Up' and 'Yamamayo' from 2004 to 2008.

In 2007, she started her four-year-long collaboration with TIM by featuring on its television commercials as Donna dei Sogni (Dream Woman), alongside Elisabetta Canalis and Christian De Sica.

In 2005, she made headlines for baring all for the 'Vuemme Calendar 2006'. In the following years, she did racy photoshoots for many calendars including 'De Nardi Calendar', 'Fer Calendar', 'Maxim Calendar', and 'TIM glamour calendar'. Belén, who had previously refused to pose for the cover of 'Playboy Miami', went on to feature on 'Playboy Italia' in summer 2009.

In early 2008, she traveled to Florence, Rome and Naples to participate in fashion shows for brands like 'John Richmond', 'Pitti', 'Vanitas', 'Jadea', and 'Trendy Too'. In the following years, she collaborated with the hair and beauty salon chain 'Cotril', intimate wear brand 'Jadea', and clothing brand 'Imperfect'.

She became the face of the jewelry firm '2Jewels' and the technology firm 'Linkdem' in January 2012. In May next year, she, along with Gerry Scotti, promoted the collaboration between pasta brand Barilla and McDonald's restaurant chain in Italy.

Belén Rodríguez debuted on television as a guest on TeleBoari, the local television network of Val Camonica, in November 2006. The next year, she launched her career as a TV presenter by co-hosting the late-night comedy show 'La tintoria' with singer Taiyo Yamanouchi.

In 2007, she went on to co-host two more TV shows, 'Circo Massimo Show' and 'Stile libero Max'. Later that year, she participated in the entertainment news program Verissimo, hosted by Silvia Toffanin.

In 2010, she was a guest performer on the prestigious Italian song contest, the Sanremo Music Festival. She later co-hosted the show in 2011 and stepped in as a substitute host in 2012.

She signed an exclusive deal with Mediaset in 2011 and became the presenter of the television series 'Colorado'. As part of the contract, she also co-hosted the televised talent show 'Italia's Got Talent' with Simone Annicchiarico the next year.

Since 2014, she has been a co-host on the talent show 'Tú sí que vales'. She joined the show 'Striscia la notizia' as a host in 2015 and returned to the role in the next edition of the show.