Brigitte Nielsen

Brigitte Nielsen born Gitte Nielsen July 15 1963 is a Danish actress model singer and television personality who began her acting career with appearances in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV She is also known for her marriage to Sylvester Stallone 19851987 and subsequently appeared with him in the 1986 film Cobra She then was noted for her widely publicized breakup with Stallone in 1987 and her subsequent relationship with New York Jets defensive end Mark Gastineau from 1988 to 1990 Shes also known for her relationship with rapper Flavor Flav in 2005 She began her career modeling for Greg Gorman and Helmut Newton She then acted in the 1985 films Red Sonja and Rocky IV later returning to the Rocky series in Creed II 2018 Nielsen married Sylvester Stallone with whom she starred in the 1986 film Cobra She played a villain in Beverly Hills Cop II 1987 and starred as the Black Witch in the 1990s Italian film series Fantaghirò She later built a career starring in Bmovies hosting TV shows and appearing on reality shows Her exploits were wellcovered in the entertainment media in the 1980s and the world press started referring to her as an Amazon  because of her tall stature verified by the Guinness Book of World Records at six feet or 182 meters  She first commented on her stature and used the term Amazonian to describe herself in 1985 She later built a career appearing in Bmovies and in the 2000s for appearing on reality shows such as The Surreal Life on which she met and began a relationship with rapper Flavor Flav In 2008 she appeared on the reality show Celebrity Rehab with Dr Drew which depicted her and several other celebrities dealing with recovery from drug and alcohol addiction Shes been married 5 times Sylvester Stallone was her second husband She has 5 children a son with her first husband a son with NY Jets football player Marc Gastineau 2 sons with her fourth husband and a daughter at the age of 54 with her fifth husband who is 15 years younger In her 2011 book she revealed having had an affair with Arnold Schwarzenegger he verified this in 2020 during the filming of Red Sonja 1985 after Schwarzenegger had just started a relationship with Maria Shriver Besides her native Danish she is fluent in English German and Italian Description above from the Wikipedia article Brigitte Nielsen licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia