Iconic actress Sophia Loren was hospitalized on Sunday following a fall at her home in Geneva. The Italian star reportedly sustained fractures to her hip and femur, and underwent surgery with what has been described as a positive outcome.
Loren, who turned 89 on September 20, was due in Bari, Italy on Tuesday to receive honorary citizenship while also inaugurating the fourth outpost of her Sophia Loren Restaurant chain.
The restaurant posted on Instagram that Loren will have to observe a short period of convalescence, followed by rehabilitation.
A post shared by Sophia Loren Restaurant (@sophialorenrestaurant) Loren, an Oscar winner for 1960’s Two Women, was recently seen in the 2020 Netflix movie The Life Ahead, returning to the screen following an 11-year absence to be directed by her son Edoardo Ponti.
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