Who Is Antonio Banderas’ girlfriend Nicole Kimpel?
FOLLOWING his divorce from Melanie Griffith, Antonio Banderas began dating Nicole Kimpel.
The Uncharted actor’s girlfriend has gone on to call him “the love of her life.”
Who Is Antonio Banderas’ girlfriend Nicole Kimpel?
Nicole Kimpel is a financial advisor, investment banker, model, and fashion entrepreneur from Stuttgart, Germany.
During her childhood, she moved from Stuttgart to Dusseldorf.
Ultimately, Nicole’s family settled in Geneva, Switzerland, and eventually relocated to the United States.
As a financial professional, she has worked for companies such as Merill Lynch and Lombard Odier.
Nicole is also the co-founder of Baniki, a clothing and accessory line she operates with her twin sister Barbara.
The line consists of handbags, sunglasses, hats, and other apparel.
The two sisters have also worked for Success Channel, Inc.
Toward the end of 2015, Nicole started dating Antonio Banderas.
How did Antonio meet Nicole?
Antonio and Nicole first crossed paths at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
“We met at the Cannes Film Festival, at a party that a friend gave one night,” the Oscar nominee recalled to Mi Casa es la Tuya.
“It was very curious because Nicole has a sister who is exactly like her, an identical twin, and I started talking to her, to Barbara, and everything very well.
“But suddenly Nicole appeared and my heart skipped a beat.
“They are exactly the same but I saw something that differentiated them that made me click with her.”
When did Antonio and Melanie Griffith divorce?
On December 4, 2015, Antonio’s divorce from Melanie Griffith was finalized.
The Indiana Jones alum has said there was no overlap between his marriage to Melanie and his relationship with Nicole.
Antonio shared with Hola via AZ Central: “Nicole was not the motive of my divorce.
“I met her at the Cannes Festival last year but we both knew where we were.
“I was still a married man, although things were already heading the way they have now ended up.
“Nicole told me, ‘You’ve got to solve your problems first, then we’ll see.’
“So there’s no direct connection to my breakup with another woman, it’s not like that.”
He added: “Once I had the divorce documents signed we [me and Nicole] started to get to know each other, and then the relationship started.
“With Melanie all is good, thank God. Our marriage has finished in a very natural way, there were no ashtrays thrown to the head.”