Whether the day-to-day lives of superstars is your usual form of entertainment or not, there are some events that are impossible to escape even with minimal screen time. The latest event set to douse envy-inducing spam of the glitterati across our social media feeds? The wedding of the year, of course.
Pop star Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner will soon tie the knot in an extravagant ceremony. And according to new reports from The Times, the ceremony could happen in one of Europe’s most opulent hotels: Villa Igiea, a Rocco Forte Hotel, in Sicily. Between Dua’s world tour and Callum’s acting gigs, the pair managed to squeeze in a sunny escape to the gorgeous Italian island last summer, with their adventures across the island going viral within minutes of them leaving each spot.
Patrick Lanzino, manager of the bar Botteghe Coletti where the couple stopped off on their Sicilian escape, reportedly told The Times: “She drank Campari soda, he drank an Old Fashioned, and they ate olives while playing cards. She was very sweet and they seemed like a normal couple. A few people asked her for a picture. We asked her if it bothered her and she said no. She was used to it—not a problem.”
The Florio dynasty, once one of Sicily’s most influential families, purchased Villa Igiea from English admiral Sir William Domville in 1899, and the property was originally known as Villa Domville. Though Ignazio and Franca Florio had plans to transform the property into a sanatorium as a result of their daughter’s tuberculosis, plans changed and they decided instead to create a luxury property worthy of the most stringent international standards.
Today, a host of spacious bedrooms and plush suites welcome travellers from around the world to sink into billowy beds before morning wake-up calls that see them gazing over the glittering Mediterranean Sea. Restaurants serve authentic Italian fare over similarly spectacularly views of the sea, while guests unwind over transformative treatments in the opulent Irene Forte Spa between dips in the shimmering pool.
All in all, we’ll be keeping a keen eye out for all the incoming wedding content. Bring on the carousels, Dua.
A version of this article originally appeared in Condé Nast Traveller UK.
