Monica Bellucci, 55, poses on balcony before Italian film festival 

She began her career as a fashion model in the late 1970s before transitioning to a successful acting career.

And Monica Bellucci cut a glamorous figure as she attended the Spoleto63 Festival of 2Worlds in Spoleto, Italy on Wednesday. 

The actress, 55, was every inch the film star as she posed on a balcony overlooking the festival stage with a scenic view of the city.

Monica looked radiant as ever as she donned a black long-sleeved top with a v-neckline. 

The Italian beauty styled her brunette locks into an updo for the day while she added to her look with a pair of shades.  

Monica is a regular on the festival circuit and most recently attended the Taormina: 66 Taormina Film Festival in honour of Dolce & Gabbana last month. 

The star was seen without her man Nicolas Lefebvre, 36, who she has been believed to be dating since May 2017, four years after her split from ex-husband Vincent Cassell.

The actress first confirmed she was seeing someone in an interview with Paris Match last November, but stayed coy about her partner’s identity.

Admitting they had been dating a while and things were going well, she said of her new man: ‘The man I share my life with doesn’t have the same job as me, but he travels a lot. His rhythm of life complements mine.’

Asked whether she would consider getting married again, the former Bond girl kept her cards close to her chest.

She said: ‘When you’ve been married twice before, you need to take time to think about it before starting over, to understand why it happened and why you divorced. Let’s just say I’m in a learning phase at the moment.’

Monica was married to fashion photographer Claudio Carlos Basso from 1990 until 1994, and then Matrix star Vincent Cassel from 1999 until 2015.