Sophia Loren Glitters in Giorgio Armani as She's Serenaded at Special 90th Birthday Dinner
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09/26/2024 05:15 AM
The Academy Award-winning movie icon celebrated her milestone birthday on Friday, Sept. 20
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Sophia Loren at her 90th birthday party (left) and in Milan in March, 2024 (right)Sophia Loren is celebrating her 90th birthday.
On Monday, Sept. 23, her friend Giorgio Armani, also 90, shared a sweet clip from the movie icon's celebrations, following her milestone occasion on Friday, Sept. 20.
The fashion designer's page posted a clip from Loren's birthday dinner, showing the Academy Award winner being serenaded with a special rendition of "Happy Birthday," as she beamed and clapped at a table.
Loren could be seen covering her eyes with her hands, clearly looking surprised, as attendees celebrated her.
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For the occasion, the Italian star wore a glittering silver outfit from the Giorgio Armani Privé collection, teaming it with a dazzling diamond necklace and earrings.
"A very special 90th birthday celebration for Sophia Loren," the Armani Instagram account captioned the video, giving a shoutout to Loren's son Edoardo Ponti and longtime friend Massimo Leonardelli.
Armani also shared a black and white throwback shot showing the pair looking glamorous as Loren kissed his cheek, while another photo showed her sitting next to the designer on a chair while smiling and placing her head affectionately on his shoulder.
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Sophia Loren in 1955Loren's celebrations come after she was hospitalized following a fall at her home in Geneva, Switzerland in September 2023. A representative for the actress told PEOPLE at the time that she'd suffered several fractures, including to her femur and hip.
In November, nearly six weeks after the fall, her manager Carlo Gusti assured PEOPLE that "everything [was] going very well" with her recovery.
While speaking to PEOPLE in 2016, Loren — who entered her first beauty pageant at the age of 14 — spoke about being in her 80s.
"When you are 20 years old, you don't think that you will turn 80, but when you do, you still can't believe it," she said.
"My God, so many years went by, wow! I started when I was 15 years old, I was a little skinny little toothpick and then I grew and grew and grew!" the former Miss Italia finalist laughed.
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In the interview, she also spoke about launching her career as a professional actress, giving a special mention to Italian star Marcello Mastroianni, whom she worked with on multiple films before rising to fame and signing a five-picture contract with Paramount Pictures in 1958.
"The most charming was Marcello Mastroianni," she insisted. "He was somebody who was unique in my career because I worked with him for 20 and more years of my life."
"So he was like my brother, he was like my husband; he was like everything for me. We knew each other so well and we worked together in such a wonderful way. We did one picture after another, and each one was a big success," Loren said.
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