Italian actress claims affair with Raikkonen
Quote selected text Published by clive November 15th, 2007 in Formula 1
An Italian actress has claimed to recently having an affair with F1’s newly crowned world champion Kimi Raikkonen.
25-year-old Valentina Gioia, who claims to have met the Ferrari-driving Finn in a Milan nightclub a year ago, told the gossip magazine ‘Star+TV’ that she called off the relationship when she discovered that Raikkonen is in fact married.
“Once we were walking near his house in Zurich and Kimi saw a giant photo of his rival Alonso. He climbed the billboard and ripped it down,” Gioia is quoted as saying.
She continued: “When I met him I didn’t even know who he was. He reminded me of a boy-band singer.
“I saw all his trophies in his house and he proudly showed me the steering wheel of his former team, McLaren.
“On another occasion I went with him to a grand prix. I was hidden in the hotel.
“Eventually I discovered that he was married. I was watching a race on TV when they said something about his wife Jenni.
“I called everything off, I threw away his gifts. It is over; I was heartbroken.
“In June I saw him again in Milan in a restaurant. I was with my boyfriend and he with somebody else.”
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not only a drunk, but also a cheater! I am not sure how much Jenni cares! I read a article that Kimi and Jenni
were out with another girl and all of them were getting pretty close if you know what I mean!
Can’t believe everything you read, BFD. Especially when they about Italian actresses going out with famous people!
Italian women are so dramatic, they are all ‘actresses’.
Why would she need to be “hidden” in a hotel at a GP if she didn’t know he was married? Single F1 drivers are always ready to flaunt their good-looking girlfriends. With a script like that she’s not even a good actress!
Where was Mrs Raikkonen when Gioia was at the house in Zurich? Or maybe she got that part wrong too? Italian interviewers don’t ask too many searching questions, in case the facts get in the way of a good story.
And there you have it, Mike. What has the truth to do with selling a few more sensationalist magazines?
I don’t believe this at all, I also read somewhere else that she claims they were seeing each other for a year before she realised he was married.
Well where the hell was Jenni for this year they were together?
Lot of bullshit to be honest.
i dont believe this at all .kimi wouldnt do that,
this is bullshit ,kimi is no cheater
Very funny. If this story had any particle of truth, the “Sun” would have published pictures of them partying for a long time, you can be sure of that.