Elisabetta Canalis - girlfriend 2009 - 2011

I dont think mocking anyone is ever a nice thing to do; and I dont know anything about Michelle Hunziker.

@ bellybaby, my comment about having "clout" is that it seems to me that she's been an "afterthought" for Cavalli as far as dressing her. I don't think she has his respect, or the respect of others in general, therefore he didn't bother to put the same effort into dressing her that he would have had he been dressing one of the super models or A list actresses for the red carpet.

@ Katie, actually, Betty always seems to me to be an accident waiting to happen. I don't know if it's on purpose or if she just has that kind of karma. LOL And I don't think that has a thing to do with being around George.

If it is karma, I feel bad for her. No one needs that kind of luck following them around thru life.

Deb I'm not trying to project anything negative onto Betty honestly, but did you ever know someone who just seems to fall into these wonderful opportunities and then they always turn out like shit anyway? Almost like it's self sabbatage in a way I think.

Who knows, maybe somewhere deep down inside, Betty doesn't really believe she's worthy of anything better than what's she's been willing to settle for during her time as "the showgirl"...(which would be a damn shame, everyone is worthy of love and good things in their lives).

I just feel sometimes like Betty is coming to the red carpet already behind the 8 ball, if you know what I mean.

Wow. Kind of staggered by the above comments. Karma??!

EC has had her dodgy moments, for sure, and is no clothes horse, but I doubt very much that anyone who is not a Clooney fan and/or dislikes her would ever pick her choices or her slip-ups apart in the way she gets picked apart on here and elsewhere. IMO, she looked gorgeous at the Rome FF in Armani Prive, and also looked lovely at the Emmys in the white silk/crepe Cavalli gown. Then there’s the VFF and the Cavalli emerald gown which, for most casual observers (as evidenced on the fashions sites and blogs) , was beautiful and the colour stunning on her. She regularly gets complimented on how she has looked at these events, it's all out there on the fashion blogs, just one google away. So to suggest that she always looks like a bag of laundry is just untrue. I could keep naming occasions where I, and I would imagine most casual objective observers, would agree she looks lovely, but here‘s a few just to illustrate my point. If you didn’t know who she was, can you honestly say that you would find a lot to criticise here?

Ripple of Hope Awards - Cavalli
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Anyone who is scrutinised as much as EC is on here and on other clooney sites will be found wanting in the fashion stakes. For example, I could post countless pics of eg. Cindy C in Cavalli and other designers where she looks an absolute fright. I get the impression from the above comments that EC stands out as someone who always gets it wrong? The above pics suggest otherwise and I would think on the whole Cavalli is probably pretty happy with the exposure EC’s giving his clothing.

behind the 8 ball?

eh?!

omg.....I've tried posting twice.....
@lighterside...I agree, I don't think CAvalli respects her, but if my reputation was on the line, I'd be sending my personal tailor with her (with tape, thread, glue, staples, whatever) to make sure it fit. Any girl with George is going to be scrutinized, that's the way it is.
And her being behind the 8 ball? Yeah, but she did it to herself.
@Caged....I remember when I first saw her at VFF, I thought she was perfect for him. She looked beautiful and polished. I thought she was a great age (not too young, and a great age to have kids, if he changed his mind), she's Italian, which appeals to him, and she had a bit of a naughty background, which also appeals to him, apparently. I remember seeing her in the white pants suit (squeezing George's butt), and I loved it on her. In older pics, she seemed such much more pulled together. But over time, the skankiness reigned supreme, and that's her go-to strategy for everything it seems. Her attitude and smugness sealed her fate. I don't think people want to like her anymore. And I'm going to disagree with you on the Ripple of Hope Awards, that coat was incredibly ill-fitting, jmo. I adored the white dress, but her boobs needed some kind of support. But again, I think that's part of the problem - she doesn't think she needs it.
Unfortunately, now, for me, you could polish her all you want, it won't help. Lipstick on a pig......still a pig....

Wow. Kind of staggered by the above comments. Karma??

OK hang on there...I was the only one defending her and saying that it was Cavalli's fault for her zipper failure and if the clothes weren't fitted properly it was his responsibiity not hers. And that was the ONLY dress we were talking about.

As for the karma sorry but I stand by that comment. When you willngly take your clothes off regularly then it shouldn't come as a SHOCK that people don't have the same level of respect for you that they might show to someone else. It's called owning your actions and yes that is generally referred to as karma. If she'd left her clothes on early in her career she probably wouldn't be facing the same horrific level of criticism from most women in Italy or at least it appears to be a great many who hold her in low esteem. Not my doing...just making an observation Caged and I'm entitled to my opinion as are you. And frankly we're on a Clooney board and she's a Clooney girlfriend I also doubt very seriously that anyone else in the world would care but unless I'm much mistaken aren't we ALL HERE for the same reason...to discuss all the different aspects of Clooney's world and life? Don't get the indignation over the conversation, it's not like we didn't have these very same conversations for the past 18 or so months and about Betty matter of fact.

@ bellybaby I totally agree about the reception she first got when arriving at Venice. She looked absolutely stunning and I thought they looked perfect together but it's been all down hill for her from there, you're so right about that.

Apart from my karma comment, which, to be fair, Lighter, did have a ??! after it, so it wasn't a criticism, more a surprised/tongue in cheek response that her earlier career could be responsible for her dodgy red carpet moments! I thought it was funny more than anything else. Sorry if it came across otherwise.

The rest of my post is merely my opinion on her red carpet moments, a different view to others' expressed earlier on this thread, not just yours, and asking for an objective opinion on the links I added. I am not stopping anyone else from having an opinion, just expressing mine. If you disagree with it, fine.

I just don't see the arrogance and smugness that others do. I think she's lazy when it comes to fashion, and has lousy taste a lot of the time in terms of what suits her. But when she gets it right, she can look really good, as numerous red carpet occasions show. That's about it really. I totally accept that she doesn't come across as very likeable at times but I am sticking to my opinion that much of the criticism she gets is less her and more Clooney-related. And that's what I'm arguing against.

sorry if I got defensive but I misunderstood your lead in sentence to mean the post was pertaining to my comment entirely...my bad! LOL I'm so used to being on the opposite side of the Betty fence from you, that I lost my head! Ha!

And I was SO proud of myself for defending her. I couldn't believe you weren't happier with me! LMAO such good times those debates were! Well maybe not for Betty...hahahaha

It really is good to be posting with you again and arguing about Betty again...some things never change and maybe that's a good thing! Kinda comforting in a weird way ahahaha

LOL. No, mea culpa, I should have been clearer. I resolve here and now to be more specific in the future and not leave room for misunderstandings! Sorry, Hon. (see, I am not a smiley user, but I'm making an exception for you!)

Important take-away: Betty should NEVER go blonde.

George looks MUCH better blonde than she does!

Love it, love it, love it!
Aaaah, good times...
Watching stole the words right out of my keyboard! Being maid of honor at my sis's wedding (no, I didn't get to choose my dress, par for the course with her), I did my fitting braless as it was low backed, and yeah, I was pretty perky eight years ago. My sis went to the fitting with me and later decided I needed to wear a bra because of the nipple action going on that frankly I didn't see at all (it was not a thin material and it was pretty warm, I suppose). Fast forward, bra clad and 'ziiirrrp', yup, the zipper broke. Spent the entire reception pinned up with a big gaping hole in the back. Had a great time though
Sooo, possibly an undergarment issue? Maybe. Maybe not. It wouldn't be the first time someone tried to garner attention due to a 'slip' or a wardrobe malfunction, but I doubt that Cavalli would've been remiss (even though I find him so icky) with all the attention paid to the escort of Clooney.
Who knows and really, at this point, who cares.

I LOVE the emoticans!

Or maybe people point out the gown problems to her and she chooses to ignore them and not have the “problem” rectified because she thinks that they must be “haters” who are all “jealous” of her and are trying to undermine her. Because we all know that she thinks that anyone who is not Team Ely must simply be jealous of her.

Hi Lamby!!!!! Welcome!

I'm not Team Ely AND I still have George as a screensaver!!!!

not me

What has been funny is that no one has really picked up on the malfunctions even the broken zip on the red dress was ignored by most. So she is going to need something major to get any real attention! I won't be surprised if she is properly fitted for San Remo there is certainly enough time and there are no excuses. Also she will be competing against a much younger model and won't want to come off second best. I wonder if she will pull the I'm with an a list star to ensure she gets the dresses she wants?

Ha! Is it's me not me now?

Of course Caged is right, nobody cares enough about Betty anywhere else but on a GTC board. But that's where we are, so...

I don’t know if the “I’m with an A lister” will help Ely much with the big names considering how long she has been with the A lister. Smaller, less known designers would be a better idea, as they would be happy for any attention or recognition. From a major designer’s point of view – she really doesn’t have much attention or buzz around her outside of Italy. I could understand those designers not seeing any massive positives in dressing her for a festival in Italy that will be shown only in Italy with the occasional shot released to sites like Just Jared, Celebrity Gossip, etc. Not really a high-end designer’s main demographic. Fashion Week will have come and gone by this time so there is no surprise bonus in dressing either of the hosts in the new season designs as they will have already been seen on the catwalk and covered by the fashion magazines.

IMO:
· The GABS show has been on wind-down since the humanitarian award that George got last year.
· They aren’t turning up at the award shows this season, as he is not nominated for anything so they aren’t up in everyone’s face and in the magazines every week.
· He has just stated publicly that he won’t be getting married so there is no possibility shot of Ely in a designer’s dress wearing an engagement ring.
· It has been confirmed that George won’t be in attendance at San Remo so no possible shot of Ely and George posing for the photographers.
· The Leverage gig didn’t raise her profile as an actress or a name in the States to garner major attention outside of Italy as the clotheshorse of some major designer.
· George doesn’t have another film coming out until the second half of the year so there is not any great publicity angle in that Ely could use to her advantage.
· They are rarely seen together nowadays so the impact of the ‘girlfriend of’ wearing one of your creations is greatly reduced as opposed to when she was on the promotional trail for Goats or Air.

Also I think other designers would notice that she always has some issue / malfunction with her gowns. It’s their industry (which is known to be highly bitchy and full of gossip) – they would know and be aware of it. So would they want to take the risk that she might make their creations not look flawless considering she has a pattern of it occurring? How much fitting could they demand to ensure that the gown looks perfect when she wear it? Whether it is her fault or not that there has been issues with most of the dresses she has worn on the red carpet, it does reflect on her and could impact if people would be willing to dress her.

The best thing she could do in my opinion would be to wear all Italian designers with the view to be patriotic. That would be a good PR move and would have her written up well (if she approached and sold it well) and would have her as the nice one, instead of the diva that doesn’t turn up to rehearsals because she is too busy trying to have a career in another country.

She would get massive coverage though, if a split were to be announced prior to the festival. That would be the only way she would get full global media coverage, as it would be the first public event that she was guaranteed to attend post-split.

watching wrote:
She would get massive coverage though, if a split were to be announced prior to the festival. That would be the only way she would get full global media coverage, as it would be the first public event that she was guaranteed to attend post-split.

Ooh, watching, I bet that will be a popular idea on this board (esp with Melbert)! But would it leave G enough time to find a new piece for the next set of premieres? He may as well keep Betty around for a third year, get some more mileage out of her before flipping through Maxim for a new one. (So cynical!)

PigLove wrote:

watching wrote:
She would get massive coverage though, if a split were to be announced prior to the festival. That would be the only way she would get full global media coverage, as it would be the first public event that she was guaranteed to attend post-split.

Ooh, watching, I bet that will be a popular idea on this board (esp with Melbert)! But would it leave G enough time to find a new piece for the next set of premieres? He may as well keep Betty around for a third year, get some more mileage out of her before flipping through Maxim for a new one. (So cynical!)

But, he will be filming Ides and then maybe to Cannes with Descendents and then to Cabo and then to Como to edit Ides, so he doesn't have time. Oh, but I guess she'll have to go to Cannes, then Cabo, then Como because we know she won't have any of her own work to do. But, he has been known to go solo to those events!!

But will he actually attend Cannes for The Descendants? He didn’t do any red carpets for The American. He has become anti-premieres and talking to the media in relation to his film work, as he believes that he is ‘famous enough’. And long campaigns worked against him last time. Cannes is in May (I think), Descendants isn’t getting released until Sept. He did the long campaign for Air and it didn’t result in major box office (it did well for a Clooney drama piece) but more importantly for George, it didn’t get him the Oscar. He had all the hype in the lead up to being released then it died off once the film was in the cinemas. I don’t think he will overly promote Descendants prior to the release date because it isn’t the type of film that people are going to be buzzing about seeing 4 months out. If there is a big buzz for the film in May then it all but dies off prior to the film getting released; that will be reflected in the ticket sales and piss off the company backing the film. It is very hard to generate interest in a film (that isn’t an intended blockbuster or part of a franchise) for 4-5 months. It’s going to be a hard sell and market even with Mr Movie Star in the lead. George doesn’t have a history of solid box office receipts in dramatic roles. They do ok but they rarely win the weekend.

Isn’t he scheduled to start filming Gravity (that film with Sandra Bullock) in LA (I assume) after he finishes Ides? So if that was the case, Feb / March with Ides then a couple of months in LA for Gravity then summer in Como whilst editing Ides then onto the Florence film. I don’t think he would make time (or have the energy) to do Cannes considering how he has all but given up promoting his films in the past couple of years except through the attention of his private life with a new piece of arm candy every couple of years. Three films in one year - especially with him directing, producing and acting in one of them - is a hell of a lot of work. If there was ever a time for him to have a good excuse to not do publicity, this is the year for it.

Ely may stick around, as she is convenient now that she ‘lives’ in LA but I really can’t see it happening. The relationship has proven to not sell more movie tickets and if both Descendants and Ides come out this year, considering the tone of those films, I think Stan will recommend a different marketing technique for George. Now will he listen, who knows? Shooting in Italy in the second half of the year make just be her saviour but she lives in LA now - would she give that up to accompany him? She only visited when he did Descendants and that was only once a month for a week or so. This would be her home country - the expectation would be that she would base herself in Italy for the period of the shoot. It would seriously dampen any possible career opportunities that she is trying to build in the States to make herself unavailable for 4-6 months of the year (summer & then Florence shoot). They spend so much time apart I can't see it working - spending so much time together. Publicly becoming single now would give them both better options. Getting Single George in Italy over the summer would get him back in the magazines and help promote him in a more favourable light to the People reading public who still dream of one day bagging the confirmed bachelor. A new girl in the fall equals more attention (and is his tried and true technique) but considering the past lives of those he has dated in the past couple of years, she may end up being a bigger wildcard than Ely and Sarah combined.

Maybe Charlie Sheen can recommend a nice girl for George.

He could go single publicly at least for awhile. Bette has gotten olde to the press and he has made it clear there aren't any wedding bells in the future they won't be as interested. He has time over summer to find someone else, George is never really lonely! I do think we may get some George/Sandra rumours. Around San remo would work well for Eli it would give her a lot of attention, all Georges splits get attention so it would be good for her. Belen on the other hand is probably praying they stay together! AS for her clothes some have worked and others haven't. Most of us liked the green dress and have always said so. She does need to learn to wear the right underwear and being the face of Cavalli underwear she really has no reason not too.

Bear in mind that Italy is a huge market for the consumption of luxury goods. That pic of her with the Ferragamo shopping bag will make the gossip pages of all the mags in Italy.

Thanks to George, in Italy she's a big deal and the designers will find it worthwhile to dress her for that reason alone. Also, the marketing people are like sheep: if Giorgio Armani is dressing her for San Remo then you can be sure everyone else will too.

The minute they split, of course, she'll be shopping for freebies at H&M but for the meantime there's a lot of designers who'll be happy to put their dress on her back.

So the names Westwood, Cavalli and Armani have all been thrown around to be dressing Ely during San Remo. Now add Versace & Alberta Ferretti to the mix.

Considering this is her job and not just following some bloke on a red carpet where she is basically invisible because all the interest relates to who the boyfriend is and it's not about her, I think she will make good use of all that attention now being on her. She would have insisted in her contract on having first choice of the gowns provided for the hosts and also have the festival organisers pony up for a stylist and her own hair & makeup people. I think she will do this well then go back to not giving a damn when the focus isn't just on her.

Link to article

Sanremo 2011: Elizabeth Hurley will wear Versace to prime time
Posted by Alessia Lucchese in Fashion, Celebrity Style, Fashion News.
Monday, January 31, 2011.

Atelier Versace also treads the stage of the Ariston. Elisabetta Canalis, of women with Belen Rodriguez to accompany Gianni Morandi in the five-night festival, wanted it to be his line of couture fashion house's Medusa dress during the early evening. His companion in adventure, however, as you mentioned earlier abbaimo, Alberta Ferretti dress. The other stylists are far showgirl Sardinian Armani, Cavalli and Vivienne Westwood.

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From "TV sorrisi e canzoni":
Behind the scenes of the last trailer for SANREMO 2011 filmed last friday.

I saw this on Vipers. Law makes the Steven Tyler comparison with this picture. Thought it was funny. I don't know how to do the picture, so I'm just posting the link:


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Ta-daaaah! And oh, dear God. Can someone help google translate? This is like the written equivalent of those 3D pictures you used to have to squint at to see the pic in the pattern. Remember those?

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Canalis among the 50 world's sexiest on DT (?)
February 1st, 2011 | Author: Law
Elisabetta Canalis twelfth most chica caliente del mundo, says Spanish DT ('Women and Transgendered', the local counterpart of the Diva and Woman), referring to our local Sarah Larson, conveniently placed between the damn Where's My Car Irina Shayk, a young girl whispered by sensuality but does not know the name Pilar Rubio phocomelic and a spider.
Mangiapaella deceived by the picture of youth: I remember that photo shoot refined Cretaceous era in which, for the series 'Beyond cameltoe', she was also fotoscioppata peas.

Today Elisabettola is allowed only in editorials freely inspired by Loredana Lecciso and looks like a cross between Pamela Prati in a gag with Pippo Franco and Steven Tyler with the disease of the sweat.
And speaking of dell'antesignana sardines (canned) for export: one minute's silence in memory of the musical career of the unforgettable first lady of Spanish Bagaglino, nipped in the bud by a bad laryngitis in the first chorus. Remember Menealo.

Elisabetta Canalis dodicesima chica più caliente del mundo, dice lo spagnolo DT (‘Donna e Transessuale’, il corrispettivo local di Diva e Donna) riferendosi alla Sarah Larson nostrana, ottimamente piazzata tra quella maledetta strafiga di Irina Shayk, una fanciulla dalla sussurrata sensualità che non conosco ma di nome fa Pilar Rubio ed un ragno focomelico.
Mangiapaella ingannati dalle foto di gioventù: anch’io ricordo quel raffinatissimo servizio fotografico dell’era cretacea in cui, per la serie ‘Oltre il cameltoe’, le venne fotoscioppata anche la pisella.
Oggi Elisabettola si concede solo in pubbliredazionali liberamente ispirati a Loredana Lecciso e sembra un misto tra Pamela Prati in una gag con Pippo Franco e Steven Tyler con la malattia del sudore.
E a proposito dell’antesignana delle sarde (in scatola) da esportazione: un minuto di silenzio in memoria della carriera musicale spagnola dell’indimenticabile primadonna del Bagaglino, stroncata sul nascere da una brutta laringite al primo ritornello. Remember Menealo.

Hate to say it,but in this photo she looks like Cindy!

She looks good in that video,the lingerie modeling seems to suit her. Acting, not so much, maybe if she spent some of her free time,and money on classes that could change.

A little bit, hunh Lucy!! Also, looks as if she's "brazilian", if you know what i mean??!!

Brazilian???maybe trying to look younger?

She sure knows were the video camera is - always looking at it. I think this type of modeling suits her because its like being on the beach in her bikini. She's had alot of practice. And we thought she was just on vacation. LOL!

She was just practicing!!!! She's definitely found her niche!!

Way too early in the morning to see this. I think she probably shaves too well it is hard not to notice! It wasn't cold though...LOL

Good one Dex!!!!

That's an old pic, isn't it? I think it's old.

Casey wrote:That's an old pic, isn't it? I think it's old.

I was going to ask/mention earlier, but decided against it, but since Casey brought it up - doesn't she have a "writing" tat on the same arm as the "band" tat? I thought she has writing on the inside of both arms.

Yes it's old,how old? I remember seeing it the 1st.time right after she started dating George. When I first learned of her existence.

You are all right. She is missing some tats in this pic. Vipers just posted it, so I don't know the date of this shoot.

It’s definitely an old shot – it was one of the ones that got published when she first came onto the scene. I think it was a few years pre-George. I think the shot came from the L’Oreal shoot that she did when she was mid 20 to late 20’s. The hair is styled the same (and by the same guy if I recall correctly) as the other published shot. I think she has them both posted on her Myspace listed as part of the same shoot. Can’t check – at work.
She looks softer there, not as hardcore gym bunny body that she has been rocking for the past year.

You got that one right melbert. Thinking about changing my avatar,hope I get it right,if I mess up maybe you could advise me.

I don’t think it is too shocking to think she is bare down there (are we really having this conversation?). Considering the past modelling career and the outfits that accompanied the TV gigs, it makes sense and saves time to not have to worry about it. I would assume that bare skin would be all George sees with his ‘women’. They all work in industries where it would just be considered the norm - professional party girls in skimpy outfits / bikini models / glamour models. I would think in those occupations, it would be more convenient for everything to be gone then they wouldn’t have to worry about a strip/bush of hair being visible whilst in a revealing outfit at a photo shoot. Their job would basically expect it therefore they would be able to work at a moment’s notice if a job came up out of the blue. I really doubt that George has hooked up with anyone in the past decade who doesn’t claim their Brazilian waxing on their tax return as part of their employment expenses. I think camping in the bushes (so to speak) is simply a memory for George.

Very true watching,it's probably alot fresher bare.

So easy to do Lucy!

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Sketch at link - I guess it will be the one she will be wearing???

Sure you don't want to get married, George? Elisabetta Canalis turns heads in Roberto Cavalli's hot new campaign

He recently revealed marriage would be unlikely but George Clooney may want to rethink things after seeing his girlfriend's new photoshoot.

Elizabetta Canalis is sure to turn more than a few heads in the new Roberto Cavalli ads, shot by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

It is strike two for the Italian model and actress, 32, who starred in the underwear campaigns for the second year running.

Wild side: Elisabetta Canalis stars in the new Roberto Cavalli underwear campaign
Wearing tiger print matching underwear, it's not hard to see the reasons behind Cavalli's choice in model.

The Italian designer said:'For my new underwear collection I chose Elisabetta again, my ideal of a woman: charm, charisma and sensuality, united together.

'Elisabetta Canalis and I have been friends for a while now, we’ve worked together in the past and once again during this shoot she was perfect in enhancing the spirit of this advertising campaign!

'With her Mediterranean beauty and intense gaze she’s interpreted an intriguing and super-feminine woman.'

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Strike one: Elisabetta in Cavalli's 2010 campaign in a slightly more demure pose
Despite experiencing fame in Italy, Elisabetta reached international stardom when she started dating the 49-year-old actor over a year ago.

The couple been together since 2009, when they met at a high society party in Italy, where George lives for part of the year having bought a villa near Lake Como.
When asked if he has plans to marry, George told Piers Morgan: 'I was married, so I gave it a shot.

'That ought to prove how good at it I was.'

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