Kingsley secretly weds Brazilian ex-waitress

Agencies / Sep 7, 2007, 00:21 IST

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Ben Kingsley is fourth time lucky as far as matrimony goes. This time round the lucky girl is a 34-year-old former waitress.

Kingsley secretly weds Brazilian ex-waitress

LONDON: Ben Kingsley has tied the knot for the fourth time. According to latest reports, he secretly married a Brazilian woman almost half his age at a country house in North Leigh, Oxfordshire, on Monday. Sources say that 34-year-old former waitress Daniela Barbosa de Carneiro exchanged vows with the 63-year-old actor in front of just 12 guests, who were sworn to secrecy.
Talking about the marriage, Kingsley, who met Daniela 18 months ago through friends in Hollywood, said, "We're extremely happy."
Later, the couple held a reception at his home nearby, reports the Sun.But the star said that he would have to delay the honeymoon for sometime as he was busy filming new comedy The Love Guru with Mike Myers in Canada.
Kingsley was born Krishna Bhanji in Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, the son of Ann Lyna Mary (an actress and model) and Rahimtulla Harji Bhanji, a medical doctor. Rahimtulla was born in Kenya of Indian Khoja Gujarati descent as Kingsley's paternal grandfather was a spice trader who had moved from India to Zanzibar, where Kingsley's father lived until moving to England at the age of fourteen.

Kingsley grew up in Pendlebury, Salford, where he studied at University of Salford. He then moved to Lancashire, where he studied at Pendleton College, which later became home to the Ben Kingsley Theatre. Kingsley began his career on the stage at Manchester Grammar School, but made a transition to film roles early on. He changed his name from Krishna Bhanji to Ben Kingsley, fearing that a foreign name would hamper his career.
Kingsley had four children as of the summer of 2007: two by actress Angela Morant, and others by theatrical director Alison Sutcliffe. In 2005, he divorced German-born Alexandra Christmann, after pictures of her kissing another lover surfaced on the Internet. He currently lives in Spelsbury, England.

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