FOR Italians,

the Gina Lollobrigida (may she rest in peace) vs Sophia Loren thing was a bit like The Beatles vs the Rolling Stones. You were either one or the other. And, as fabulous as La Lollo was, I must confess I’ve always adored Loren (right) for the simple fact that she once said: ‘Everything you see, I owe to spaghetti.’ Very definitely a woman after my own heart.