write a paragraph on the relationship between greta and father
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branch of Scacchi's family, was inevitable.
"My dad Luca was deeply offended and quite devastated. He was very angry," Milan-born Scacchi said.
Several elderly uncles were equally outspoken in their condemnation, declaring the relationship with Mantegazza unacceptable and against the Catholic Church.
Even Scacchi's then five-year-old daughter Leila, whose father is the Italian American actor and Law & Order: Criminal Intent star Vincent D’Onofrio, was furious – though her objections were more about having to share her mother’s affections for the first time.
More than a decade on and Greta says she still can’t believe some people continue to react negatively to the fact that she and Mantegazza, the father of her 12-year-old son Matteo, are first cousins (her father’s sister is Mantegazza’s mother).
"We were hounded by the media and a lot of nasty stuff has been written about me as a result," she said. "But we’ve weathered the storm and are still together."
The award-winning actress, whose smouldering looks in films such as Heat And Dust and White Mischief earned her the nickname "Scorchy Scacchi", says the general reaction when the news first broke left her reeling.
In her frankest interview, the Emmy-winning star reveals that falling in love with her cousin and best friend almost tore her family apart. She admits even she was initially horrified to have romantic feelings for Mantegazza, who is three years older and worked for the family’s import-export textile business.
"It happened one night when he was visiting and it came as a complete shock.
"We were friends for a long time before we got together in 1997 and I had never seen him in that way before. I was definitely scandalised by it and worried about how to tell people - especially my family.
"Some of the Italian relatives were utterly outraged. My dad found it especially hard because he had cut himself off from all his kin (because of personality clashes) except Carlo, who was his favourite nephew. They were close friends and for a while afterwards they didn't speak. Dad was furious and Carlo was very hurt.
"Catholic newspapers were so disapproving when it became public knowledge. I was scared because I thought I might have to get rid of the baby I was having. It felt like the end of the world.
"Leila, who I had brought up as a single mother from the time she was six months old, was simply annoyed to have a man come into our lives without her consent - followed swiftly by a baby brother. There were tantrums and tears but we muddled though.
"Thankfully, my mother Pamela was very supportive, which meant the world to me. Mum is very broad-minded but she's always been a strong critic. And although she would have wanted me to find someone rich, profoundly intellectual and urbane, she accepted my choice.
"I was looking for someone who would love me, support me and be there for me and my children. Carlo is a rock, a giver and a carer. He absolutely knows when something is a priority and works very hard for our family. By the time our son Matteo was born I had an extraordinary feeling of it being right."
Mantegazza, who was a sales representative for his family’s clothing company, became her closest and most trusted friend during the breakdown of her marriage to D’Onofrio.
She had met him only twice - when she was aged seven and 14 - before becoming friends when she left drama school at 21.
"He was my solace and my rock and the man to whom I turned when I felt desperate," she said.
"He was the first person at the hospital after Leila was born and is her godfather. He was always at the end of the phone but it was no more than a close friendship. We got together and it just seemed right. He was my best friend and he became my lover. I call him my husband but we’ve never married."
Even though their family have long accepted them as a couple, their lives have been dogged by the stigma of their kinship.
"We are very close and have been through so much together. Still I don’t know where we will end up.
"It’s not been an easy road but I have no real regrets over the choices I’ve made."
"My dad Luca was deeply offended and quite devastated. He was very angry," Milan-born Scacchi said.
Several elderly uncles were equally outspoken in their condemnation, declaring the relationship with Mantegazza unacceptable and against the Catholic Church.
Even Scacchi's then five-year-old daughter Leila, whose father is the Italian American actor and Law & Order: Criminal Intent star Vincent D’Onofrio, was furious – though her objections were more about having to share her mother’s affections for the first time.
More than a decade on and Greta says she still can’t believe some people continue to react negatively to the fact that she and Mantegazza, the father of her 12-year-old son Matteo, are first cousins (her father’s sister is Mantegazza’s mother).
"We were hounded by the media and a lot of nasty stuff has been written about me as a result," she said. "But we’ve weathered the storm and are still together."
The award-winning actress, whose smouldering looks in films such as Heat And Dust and White Mischief earned her the nickname "Scorchy Scacchi", says the general reaction when the news first broke left her reeling.
In her frankest interview, the Emmy-winning star reveals that falling in love with her cousin and best friend almost tore her family apart. She admits even she was initially horrified to have romantic feelings for Mantegazza, who is three years older and worked for the family’s import-export textile business.
"It happened one night when he was visiting and it came as a complete shock.
"We were friends for a long time before we got together in 1997 and I had never seen him in that way before. I was definitely scandalised by it and worried about how to tell people - especially my family.
"Some of the Italian relatives were utterly outraged. My dad found it especially hard because he had cut himself off from all his kin (because of personality clashes) except Carlo, who was his favourite nephew. They were close friends and for a while afterwards they didn't speak. Dad was furious and Carlo was very hurt.
"Catholic newspapers were so disapproving when it became public knowledge. I was scared because I thought I might have to get rid of the baby I was having. It felt like the end of the world.
"Leila, who I had brought up as a single mother from the time she was six months old, was simply annoyed to have a man come into our lives without her consent - followed swiftly by a baby brother. There were tantrums and tears but we muddled though.
"Thankfully, my mother Pamela was very supportive, which meant the world to me. Mum is very broad-minded but she's always been a strong critic. And although she would have wanted me to find someone rich, profoundly intellectual and urbane, she accepted my choice.
"I was looking for someone who would love me, support me and be there for me and my children. Carlo is a rock, a giver and a carer. He absolutely knows when something is a priority and works very hard for our family. By the time our son Matteo was born I had an extraordinary feeling of it being right."
Mantegazza, who was a sales representative for his family’s clothing company, became her closest and most trusted friend during the breakdown of her marriage to D’Onofrio.
She had met him only twice - when she was aged seven and 14 - before becoming friends when she left drama school at 21.
"He was my solace and my rock and the man to whom I turned when I felt desperate," she said.
"He was the first person at the hospital after Leila was born and is her godfather. He was always at the end of the phone but it was no more than a close friendship. We got together and it just seemed right. He was my best friend and he became my lover. I call him my husband but we’ve never married."
Even though their family have long accepted them as a couple, their lives have been dogged by the stigma of their kinship.
"We are very close and have been through so much together. Still I don’t know where we will end up.
"It’s not been an easy road but I have no real regrets over the choices I’ve made."
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