Ray Liottaonce called his fiancéeJacy Nittolothe “love of my life.”
Liottarevealedhis engagement to Nittolo in December 2020, writing on Instagram, “Christmas wishes do come true. I asked the love of my life to marry me, and thank God she said yes!!!”
This past November,he told PEOPLEabout growing closer with her during isolation in the pandemic. “Luckily, I had met somebody, and it brought us really, really close, to the point now where I’m engaged,” he said at the time. “So I like to think that was the reason. I’ve heard that there’s a lot of people whose relationship didn’t work out because they were with each other so much. But she’s just great.”
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Nittolo’s most recent Instagram upload is from Jan. 25, a smiley beach photo of herself with Liotta from a trip to the U.S. Virgin Islands, plus a second snapshot of the two sharing a kiss. Shecaptionedit with a heart and palm tree emoji.
Ray Liotta and fiancée Jacy Nittolo photographed on May 1, 2022.BACKGRID
OnLive with Kelly and Ryanback in September, Liotta revealed that his daughter Karsen and Nittolo’s son, who are around the same age, met at a party where Karsen told Nittolo to go on a date with her movie-star dad. At first she wanted “nothing to do with” an actor “whatsoever,” according to Liotta.
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With a laugh, he said that when Nittolo found out Liotta’s name, she said, " ‘Wait a second though, isn’t he, like, in his 60s? I’m in my 40s.’ But the buzz-kill for me was she also had a 10 year old. When you’re in your 60s, the last thing that you want is a 10 year old. Luckily this kid is very cool!"
Added Liotta, “After years, you grow up, and you just see the pattern of things. I’ve definitely developed more patience. Now I’m grateful for my health. And being born. For my parents that adopted me. I mean, it could have gone a lot of different ways.”
source: people.com
