Who is Nicole Kimpel? All About Antonio Bandera’s Girlfriend!

Updated On March 18, 2024 | Published By: Denise | In Couple , Dating , Relationship

Antonio Banderas with his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel. source: People

Antonio Banderas met Nicole Kimpel at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival.
During their meeting, he was still married to actress Melanie Griffith.
Kimpel has a successful career as a model, business owner, and financial expert.

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Find out more about Nicole Kimpel

Nicole Kimpel, girlfriend of Antonio Banderas is one smart woman.

The actor first met Kimpel at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. At the time he was still married to Melanie Griffith.

They started dating shortly after he finalized his divorce with his now ex-wife and have been going strong ever since.

Nicole has been a good support to the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny actor and has taken good care of him. She even took care of his health when he suffered from COVID-19 in 2020. More importantly, she saved his life when he suffered a heart attack in 2017.

When it comes to showing off their relationship in public, the lovebirds are never afraid. They often write romantic messages to each other on Instagram.

Read on to learn all about the businesswoman and her relationship with Antonio Banderas.

Also, Read Antonio Banderas Revealed Why Suffering a Heart Attack was a Blessing to Him!

Where did Nicole Kimpel grow up?

Kimpel was born in Stuttgart, Germany, her Baniki Blog website states. She went to preschool there. She then moved to Düsseldorf, Germany, and then Geneva, Switzerland, after that.

After that, she finally relocated to the U.S. after finishing high school.

Kimpel first met Antonio at the Cannes Film Festival

The couple first met at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival. After fans accused Kimpel of ruining his marriage to Griffith, Antonio claimed that it was not the reason why the two divorced.

He said,

“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 Kimpel and Antonio Banderas at the 78th Venice International Film Festival in 2021. source: People

Banderas added,

“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.”

The star revealed that it was only after the divorce that the two started dating.

What does Kimpel do for a living?

Kimpel is a model and often shares snaps from photoshoots and behind-the-scenes with thousands of her Instagram followers.

Additionally, she is an entrepreneur. She and her twin sister, Barbara Kimpel, run a clothing and accessory brand, a blog, and a TV company, Success Network.

She is an experienced investment adviser and a real estate manager too.

Kimpel saved Antonio’s life

Banderas has Kimpel to thank for saving his life.

During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, he told the host about the time when he had a heart attack and his girlfriend was there to help him.

Banderas recalled,

“The night before I had this event, my girlfriend, she had a headache and we didn’t have anything in the house,”
“So she went out to buy something, a pain killer or whatever.”

He added,

“The next morning, when I started having the symptoms and I clearly knew what was going on, she put one of those aspirins under my tongue and that saved my life,”
“So I had a second chance, and some stuff changed in my life, since then.”

Also, Read Dakota Johnson Shares A Great Relationship With her Stepfather Antonio Banderas!

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