Sophia Loren Is Feeling ‘Better,’ Recovering Well After Fracturing Her Hip and Leg
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Sophia Loren is recovering well following surgery, a rep for the 89-year-old actress relayed to the press on Tuesday. “I thank everyone for the closeness and affection that they are showing me,” Loren said through her agent, according to The Associated Press. “I am better, just have to do rehabilitation and give myself a period of rest.”
Earlier this week, she underwent surgery to repair several fractures to her hip and femur after she fell in her bedroom in Geneva, Switzerland, where she has lived for decades. “Sophia underwent surgery with a positive outcome and will now have to undergo a short period of convalescence followed by a path towards complete rehabilitation,” a message on her Instagram read. Her sons, Carlo Ponti, Jr. and Edoardo Ponti, stayed with her in the hospital. (Loren was married to film producer Carlo Ponti, Sr., from 1957 to 1962 and again from 1966 until his death in 2007.)
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Earlier this month, the actress made an appearance at fashion designer Giorgio Armani’s fashion show in Venice. She was set to open a new franchise of her eponymous instrument on Tuesday in the Italian city of Bari, where she would also be recognized as an honorary citizen.
Loren, who won the Best Actress Oscar in 1962 for her role in Two Women and an honorary award in 1991, came out of retirement for the 2020 Netflix feature The Life Ahead, directed by her son Edoardo Ponti. She won a David di Donatello Award for best actress for the film. The following year, she was the subject of the Netflix documentary What Would Sophia Loren Do?
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