Sophia Loren visits Almaty at jeweller’s invitation

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ALMATY, Kazakhstan – On March 2, Italian and international film star Sophia Loren, 75, visited Almaty. She was invited by Damiani, the jeweller, to promote a new line of jewellery that she immediately put on.

Loren spent six hours in the city, in the recently opened Rixos luxury hotel.

One of the event’s attendees said the Italian actress was the centre of attention for the whole evening, receiving flowers, compliments and requests for autographs and photos.

Ascending the stage, Loren thanked the organisers for inviting her and wished good fortune to all.

“At her age, you can have problems simply walking, but she is an utterly chic woman”, one of the guests told Central Asia Online.

World-famous stars are no rarity to Almaty. A month earlier, singer-actress Jennifer Lopez came to the same hotel for the birthday of the younger daughter of President Nursultan Nazarbayev.

Other international celebrities who have visited Almaty in recent years include the Black Eyed Peas, Whitney Houston, Elton John, Arash, Anastacia, James Blunt and Nelly Furtado.

A frequent guest of Kazakhstan is Gerard Depardieu, who recently starred in “Late Love”, which takes place in the South Kazakh Oblast. The stars come at the behest of Kazakhstani elites and companies. Nobody discloses the payments for the appearances, but organisers speak of six-figure sums.

“It makes me happy to see Kazakhstan become known on the world map”, said club photographer Adil Sadykov. “Such interesting people visit us, and I think that we will gradually develop world-famous stars of our own”.