The Bachleor’s Gia Allemand didn’t win Jake Pavelka’s heart on his season.  But she did win Wes over on Bachelor Pad and their romance is still going strong.  But the latest news is about her movie role!

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Gia has been cast as legendary Ava Gardner in a biopic film about ‘The Godfather‘ star.  Gianni Russo talked about Gia’s role,

“It’s a small role. Gia looks a lot like Ava, but it’s really the passion that she had that convinced me to cast her.  Forty years ago someone did this for me. They stuck their neck out.”

Gia wanted the part badly,

“I was pursuing him to cast me as Ava,” says Allemand. “After I heard about Mr. Russo signing on a napkin for ‘The Godfather’ (at The Palm in Manhattan in 1969), I recited Ava’s whole life to him until he agreed to cast me and then I immediately asked him to write our agreement on a napkin!”

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I love that story.  It’s really priceless.  The big question now is can Gia act?  She’s gorgeous, sexy, and could definitely channel Ava.  But will she pull it off?  I hope she does.  I have been a Gia fan since the Pavelka season and I want to see her succeed.  Good luck!

FIlming begins on January 2.  Perfect way to kick off a new year, with a new career.

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