'She’s smitten': Lorenzo Lamas reveals daughter Victoria is attracted to Leonardo DiCaprio
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Actor-model Victoria Lamas was recently spotted going out for a dinner with Hollywood icon Leonardo DiCaprio in Hollywood on Tuesday, December 20, 2022. However, the duo is reportedly not dating each other and this was recently confirmed by Victoria's father Lorenzo Lamas.
Lamas told the New York Post, “I know she likes him very much. I think they met last month. I’m not sure of the circumstances, but that’s what she told me.” The Golden Globe Award nominee confirmed on Wednesday that during a Christmas Eve phone call, his 23-year-old daughter gushed over DiCaprio, 48, after she was seen getting into the actor’s car in West Hollywood on December 20. “She’s very smitten,” Lorenzo, 64, told the outlet, adding, “I told her to treat the relationship like a holiday — just enjoy it as much as you can for as long as it lasts. And if it lasts for more than a typical holiday, great. But if not, then just guard your heart, you know? Because she’s very young.”
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The father of six even cracked out a dad joke as he recalled his daughter talking about the 'Titanic' star. “I just told her, you know, absolutely no trans-Atlantic cruises with Leo,” Lorenzo joked. “Anyway, I’m excited for her. I know that it’s been a while since she’s had a serious relationship … She’s got a big heart and she tends to give it freely.” However, Lorenzo called the Post back after being urged by his daughter and said that he “just wants to keep everything private."
Whatever was going on between #LeonardoDiCaprio & #GigiHadid is over as he was seen on Tues. night leaving The Birds Street Club in West Hollywood & getting into his car with #VictoriaLamas, the daughter of actor #LorenzoLamas. Go here, for more!: https://t.co/gosR1h0rxr pic.twitter.com/sFoUzkErEU
— Daily Leo DiCaprio (@dailyleodicapri) December 21, 2022
“I only talked to you because I felt it would be a positive thing, but she does not feel that way,” Lorenzo admitted. “They’re friends, they’re not in a serious relationship,” he continued. “And I just want that to be clear.”
He then termed the connection as a “friendship,” adding that his daughter and DiCaprio had met in a “social environment” rather than a romantic one. “They were seen one time in West Hollywood at a club,” Lamas said. “I mean, that is not dating.”
Asked if Victoria was still “very smitten” with DiCaprio, Lamas demurred, “Yeah, smitten, but they’re not dating. She’s fond of him, obviously. But they’re not dating, and she does not want that out there because that would be really bad. It’d be embarrassing for her if he should happen to read something that said that they’re dating and they’re not.”
Lorenzo, still, could not stop doubling back on himself. “They’re just friends, but she is smitten, of course,” he repeated. “And that was my cautionary tale to her: Just take one step at a time. But as of now, they’re not an item. They’re not exclusive to each other.” The 64-year-old told the outlet that his daughter intends to follow in his footsteps into the “family business” as a performer. The proud father insisted that it is just a matter of time before she gets the "big break." “I’m very close to all my kids, and Vicki’s the one that chose to be an actress,” he said. “And she’s just fantastic. She’s a great actress.”
Lamas and Victoria’s mother, Playboy Playmate Shauna Sand, 51, divorced in 2002. The couple had three daughters, Victoria, Alexandra, 24, and 21-year-old Isabella, who lives in Beverly Hills with Sand, according to her website. Lorenzo also said that he is not all bothered with the 25-year age gap between the Oscar winner and his daughter. “Age is not really a factor for me as much as respect, trust, and communication,” he said. “That’s the key.”
Lorenzo who has been married five times before is currently engaged to 37-year-old former model Kenna Scott, 27 years his junior. Like many, he believes that “age is just a number” and is not bothered about DiCaprio’s hard-partying reputation, he said. “Well, no, because my daughter is mature,” he added. “I trust her judgment.”