So what did attract this gorgeous Italian model to overweight millionaire Flavio Briatore?

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Formula One playboy Flavio Briatore has dated a string of models in his time - including Naomi Campbell and Heidi Klum - and his latest companion is no exception.

The 58-year-old lapped up the attention from his new wife, Italian Wonderbra model Elisabetta Gregoraci, during a romantic getaway in Sardinia yesterday.

Younger model: Flavio Briatore and new wife Elisabetta Gregoraci soak up the good life in Sardinia

Younger model: Flavio Briatore and new wife Elisabetta Gregoraci soak up the good life in Sardinia

The multi-millionaire, whose rather rotund physique clearly hasn't diminished his ability to attract women, hit the beach with the bikini-clad brunette before retiring to his luxury boat for some sun and affection.

Briatore married Gregoraci, who at 28 is 30 years his junior, in Rome last month at a 12th-century basilica near the Vatican.

Before the nuptials, Flavio was quoted as saying: 'I'm as excited as if a grand prix race was starting.'

Hello, sailor: The Italian model greets her new husband with a kiss

Hello, sailor: The Italian model greets her new husband with a kiss

All aboard: Elisabetta goes in for a hug

All aboard: Elisabetta goes in for a hug

The bride wore a succession of Roberto Cavalli-designed gowns throughout the day, including a strapless ivory sheath, complete with a seven-metre tulle veil.

F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone was one of the more than 300 guests, along with Benetton group chairman Luciano Benetton and Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Racing champion Fernando Alonso was put in charge of chauffeuring the newlyweds to their reception at the Castello di Torcrescenza, just north of Rome.

Hands on: A tubby Flavio enjoys a romantic stroll with the 28-year-old

Hands on: A tubby Flavio enjoys a romantic stroll with the 28-year-old

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