Mel Gibson Seen with Italian Actress Antonella Salvucci in Rome Months After Split from Rosalind Ross
The actor and director was photographed hand-in-hand with the Italian actress in Rome on May 9, 2026, kissing during dinner and at scenic viewpoints. Gibson and Rosalind Ross, with whom he shares a son, publicly split in December 2025 after nine years together. nypost.com reported the pair ended their relationship five months before the new sighting.
nypost.comMel Gibson and Antonella Salvucci were spotted on a date in Rome on May 9, 2026, strolling the streets hand-in-hand before sharing an intimate dinner at Micalusi Real Fish. The 70-year-old actor and director and the 44-year-old Italian actress kissed during the meal at the seafood restaurant. According to onlookers, Gibson briefly paused the evening to urinate beside a parked vehicle.
They admired the city lights from the popular romantic spot before continuing to the Fontanone fountain on Gianicolo Hill. There they were seen kissing passionately. m. on May 10, 2026.
Gibson’s outing with Salvucci marks the first time he has been romantically linked with anyone since his public split from Rosalind Ross in December 2025. The pair had been together for nine years and share a nine-year-old son named Lars. ” Their separation occurred five months before May 9, 2026.
In a May 2025 interview on “Storie di donne al bivio,” she described a “love at first sight” romance with Sean Penn after they met in Los Angeles. com reported the details of Gibson’s evening with Salvucci, which included the couple returning to their hotel after the fountain visit.
The photographs of the pair, captured by BACKGRID, show them taking in the sights of Rome and later heading back together.
Gibson, who split with Ross after nine years, has not been publicly linked to a new partner until this sighting in the Italian capital.
Key Facts
Story Timeline
4 events- May 2025
Antonella Salvucci described a “love at first sight” romance with Sean Penn in a television interview
1 sourcenypost.com - December 2025
Mel Gibson and Rosalind Ross publicly split after nine years together
1 sourcenypost.com - May 9, 2026
Gibson and Salvucci spotted on date in Rome, including dinner at Micalusi Real Fish, visit to Zodiac viewpoint and Fontanone fountain
1 sourcenypost.com - 1 a.m. on May 10, 2026
The couple ended their date
1 sourcenypost.com
Potential Impact
- 01
First public romantic link for Gibson since his split from Ross
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Increased media attention on Gibson’s personal life following the photographed date
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Potential renewed focus on co-parenting arrangements for their nine-year-old son Lars
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