SHE managed to tame famous lothario Leonardo DiCaprio for five years – before he moved on to a younger model.
But now, the roles have been reversed for Camila Morrone, 26, as she is set to replace Elizabeth Debicki, 33, alongside Tom Hiddleston, 43, in the second series of hit BBC1 show The Night Manager.
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Camila’s big break is just the latest in a long series of happy events for the former Victoria’s Secret model, who has had a very charmed life – and “wears Chanel to every function”.
While most nepo-babies will deny ever getting into the industry, Camila — whose parents are Argentine immigrant actors Lucila Solá, 48, and Maximo Morrone — always “knew it was something she would end up doing,” having grown up living in Los Angeles, with Al Pacino, 84, as his stepfather.
The Daisy Jones & The Six actress even admits that when she landed her first film role in 2018 – which she “wasn’t prepared for” – the Godfather legend was the first person she called for advice.
She also went on double dates with Leo, her mother and Al Pacino – who had an on-and-off relationship with Lucila for nine years, and who Camila still refers to as her stepfather.
Camila, who has more than five million followers on Instagram, didn’t always think fame was for her and for a long time considered more traditional work, having seen her parents struggle to find work while she went to castings with them after school. school.
Her father tried to push her down this path, but her mother always encouraged her to follow her passion for acting.
“I saw [my parents] They fought their whole lives to be financially independent actors, and watching them go through that, I was kind of turned off,” Camila told the LA Times.
“There was so much angst around acting, and it was a topic of conversation – never knowing where your next paycheck was going to come from. I thought, ‘I’m going to college. normal work from 9am to 5pm.
“And, of course, I ended up just like them.”
In addition to a small part in James Franco’s 2013 biopic Bukoswki about the famous writer, Camila began working as a model early on – which earned her enough to buy some very expensive accessories.
“I wear Chanel to every function,” she told L’OFFICIEL earlier this month. “When I was 16 and I got my first paycheck as a model, I bought a Chanel bag and I wore it down to the floor and I still have it, I still wear it.”
In 2016, she was a Victoria’s Secret model.
That same year, she appeared on the cover of Vogue Türkiye and modeled for Moschino.
And Camila – who has since modeled for companies like Sephora and Chanel – quickly caught the attention of notorious Victoria’s Secret model fan Leonardo Dicaprio.
The Hollywood actor and Camila began “hooking up” in December 2017.
Although they were relatively private about their relationship at first, they were spotted together on vacation in Aspen in January 2018 and were kissing backstage at Coachella in April 2019.
Rising star
Meanwhile, Camila’s star was on the rise.
In 2018, she landed two film roles – one as a drugged teenager in Never Goin’ Back and another as Bruce Willis’ daughter in Death Wish.
Camila admitted she was shocked to get the role in Death Wish, as she wasn’t prepared.
“At the time I didn’t think there would be a chance of getting it because it was such a big role and such a big studio movie,” she told James Corden on The Late Late Show. “I kind of thought ‘whatever, I’m not even going to get my head around it’.”
I wear Chanel at every function. When I was 16 and got my first paycheck as a model, I bought a Chanel bag and wore it to the floor
So when she got the role, she panicked and the first person she called was Al Pacino.
She went to his house and they spent two hours going over the script.
She then asked him, “What do I do? How can I cry?
He said, “You’re fine, just act. Be yourself.
“If you cry, you cry, if you don’t, you don’t. Just act, react and you will be fine.
“You’re 19, no one cares.”
Al’s advice worked when, the following year, Camila landed the title role in Mickey and the Bear, in which she played a teenager who cares for her single, veteran father.
‘Ashamed of being a model’
Camila said she purposely chose roles that were much less glamorous than usual when she started acting.
“My intention was just to look like the opposite of this image people have of me,” she said. “Having been a model at the beginning of my career, it has been very difficult for me to break away from that image.
“I always play roles that won’t glamorize that side of me, and [instead] show the most raw and natural side – which is how I am in real life. It’s hard for people to understand that.”
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She also gave up modeling in 2018 to focus on her acting career, as she found doing both came with problems.
“I felt so ashamed of my modeling history when I started acting, so I tried to hide that part of my life because I didn’t want to be seen as too sexy for a role,” she told the LA Times.
“I’ve heard, ‘Oh, she doesn’t look homely,’ or ‘too voluptuous’ or – I don’t want to say sexy, because then it seems like I think of myself that way – which I don’t – but often, sometimes, that’s it. ”
And as her acting career became more serious, it seemed things happened with Leo as well.
The couple made their first public appearance together at the Oscars in 2020, when Leo was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
And so they spent the entire pandemic together, isolating at Leo’s Hollywood mansion.
“He is usually very independent, spends a lot of time with his friends. But because of the lockdown, he spent most of his time with Morrone. He loves being with her,” a source told People at the time. “Leo spent 24/7 with Camila for months at her home.”
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The couple even raised a husky, which Camila said was “the best decision.”
It seemed like everything was going well for Leo and Camila.
For his 23rd birthday, Leo went all out and rented a 43-metre super yacht moored in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles, for a Western-themed party attended by some famous friends, including actress Nina Dobrev .
A source told Entertainment Tonight in December 2020, “They are very much in love. Camila is the girl of your dreams.
“She is young, sweet, simple and it is easy because she gets along well with his family and he gets along very well with hers too. They’ve known each other forever and it just works.”
Criticism of the age difference
However, the relationship received a lot of criticism due to their 23-year age difference.
A woman named Neda Mazd, who adopted the couple’s dog, even confessed that she thought they were father and daughter when she went to visit them.
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“There were security guards everywhere,” she explained. “They had Teslas everywhere, Erewhon bags everywhere, it was super bougie. There was a tennis court and a fountain filled with water in the pool.
“There is a guy with a dad body and a cap, he looks to be between 45 and 50 years old. He was obviously trying to be discreet, and I look at him and think, ‘Oh, is that your dad?’ for the girl.
“And she looked at me strangely and said, ‘No, that’s my boyfriend.’ I was like, ‘Oh.’”
Defending her relationship at the time, Camila said: “[There are] so many relationships in Hollywood – and in the history of the world – where people have huge age differences.
“I just think anyone should be able to date whoever they want.”
However, she admitted, “I would probably be curious about it too.”
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Despite this, Leo and Camila separated in September 2022 – shortly after she turned 25.
While the internet went wild with the theory that Leo can’t date anyone over 25, looking at his dating history, a source said it was due to work commitments.
They told InTouch: “Leo and Camila have had a few breaks over the last few months. It’s a matter of deciding whether they’ll stick with it for the long haul or just let it die.
“With all of Leo’s girlfriends, when she focused on work and started having her own priorities, he distanced himself. Instead of having dramatic breakups, they separated.”
Camila turned to her friends Hailey Bieber and Kendall Jenner after the breakup, and was spotted hanging out with them in Los Angeles, reportedly “doing well.”
A source told People. “She has a great group of friends who really care about her. She’s moving on with her life. She’s not in contact with Leo.”
And it looks like his career is on the rise too.
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