TV’S Melanie Sykes canaloodles with her gondolier boyfriend Riccardo Simionato. The presenter, 51, and 24-year-old Riccardo were spotted sharing a snog as she visited Venice for her birthday last week.
She posted a snap on Instagram of her taking a picture of the Italian city’s Grand Canal and wrote: “Ciao for now beautiful Venice, you & your people have my heart.” Mel tagged in Riccardo, who she started romancing last October, with “amore”, the Italian for love.
Mel, on holiday with a pal, is now editor-in-chief of online magazine Frank. She said this month that she has “stepped away from television after it became apparent that I have outgrown it”.
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