firm.
“When you really love a person, it’s forever. It’s my fault, and I take full responsibility. All she wanted was to have a future with me, but I was too wild back then.”
He had one great love in his life that he still remembers to this day. In this photo, he attended the “Love Games” competition to find the new “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” spokesman on June 7, 2006. | Source: Getty Images
He had one great love in his life that he still remembers to this
day. In this photo, he attended the “Love Games” competition to find the new “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” spokesman on June 7, 2006. | Source: Getty Images
Years earlier, he had expressed the same belief even more directly, telling The Guardian that he felt some women never dated or married for love anymore. “Not bitter. I had true love once. I know what true love is. True love is forever,” he responded when asked if he was resentful about it.
In 2021, Fabio was still dating and continued to
hope for marriage and children. A recent outing at the time involved dinner and a ride in one of his many awesome cars, though an impressive garage was clearly not enough to persuade him to settle.
But he never lost hope that he would find someone and build a family. In this photo, he launched a contest to win an ultimate Mediterranean island getaway at Military Island in Times Square in New York City, New York, on January 9, 2007. | Source: Getty Images
But he never lost hope that he
would find someone and build a family. In this photo, he launched a contest to win an ultimate Mediterranean island getaway at Military Island in Times Square in New York City, New York, on January 9, 2007. | Source: Getty Images
He wanted a funny, grounded woman who could tolerate nature and would not be frightened by insects. Above all, she could not be consumed by social media. “There is quantity, but I want quality,” he explained while discussing his search. “I still want to have kids.”
He still wanted to
have children. In this photo, he attended the grand opening of Lamborghini Calabasas with actresses Kristen Bell and Hayden Panettiere in Calabasas, California, on November 14, 2007. | Source: Getty Images
He still wanted to have children. In this photo, he attended the grand opening of Lamborghini Calabasas with actresses Kristen Bell and Hayden Panettiere in Calabasas, California, on November 14, 2007. | Source: Getty Images
His Private Life Comes With Eight Dogs and No Selfies
Fabio doesn’t want a partner obsessed with online apps because he doesn’t have his own social-media
presence and has been blunt about why. In a 2016 interview, he criticized the urge to document every location and ordinary moment with a selfie.
He hates social media. In this photo, Fabio attended the “Old Spice Challenge” at The Grove on July 28, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images
He hates social media. In this photo, Fabio attended the “Old Spice Challenge” at The Grove on July 28, 2011, in Los Angeles, California. | Source: Getty Images
“Something right now that drives me crazy is people are always
taking a selfie,” he said. “You have to take a selfie and post it, ya know, ‘Look at me, I’m on Fifth Avenue. Now I’m on Sixth Avenue. Now I’m on Seventh.’ Who cares?”
He believed constant attention to phones and tablets prevented people from experiencing their own lives. Fabio preferred to stay present, a philosophy that made his disappearance from the daily celebrity cycle easier to understand.
He loved being present for real life and connecting directly with his fans. In this photo, he met and greeted fans at
Sorrisi Italian Restaurant at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on February 10, 2012, in Coconut Creek, Florida. | Source: Getty Images
He loved being present for real life and connecting directly with his fans. In this photo, he met and greeted fans at Sorrisi Italian Restaurant at Seminole Casino Coconut Creek on February 10, 2012, in Coconut Creek, Florida. | Source: Getty Images
Still, his distance from social media did not mean he had withdrawn from everything he enjoyed. After turning 65, Fabio described himself as semi-to-mostly retired and said he remained healthy,
exercised every day, and ate carefully.
After he turned 65, he was considered mostly retired. In this photo, he was on the IMDb boat at San Diego Comic-Con at The IMDb Yacht on July 21, 2017, in San Diego, California. | Source: Getty Images
After he turned 65, he was considered mostly retired. In this photo, he was on the IMDb boat at San Diego Comic-Con at The IMDb Yacht on July 21, 2017, in San Diego, California. | Source: Getty Images
