Biography
Laetitia, whose name means "joy" in Latin, first found happiness in the lush green countryside of Normandy, France, where Laetitia Casta spent her early childhood. To this day, she remains a country girl at heart. " I lived for ten years in absolute simplicity, surrounded by nature with very few neighbors. I could play with the frogs in the river or wander through the woods with absolute freedom. It was fantastic. Even today, I love to sometimes throw my arms around a tree. It gives me energy and makes me feel close to nature." This love of nature, as well as family and friends, often leads Laetitia Casta back to the exquisite Mediterranean island of Corsica, where she maintains a home. Her father, Dominique, is of Corsican descent and she grew up infused with Corsican values. Family, loyalty, independence, as well as a touch of rebelliousness, are all of paramount importance. If you know Corsica, Laetitia will tell you, then you know her. Dominique Casta was raised on the rugged Corsican coast until his family moved to Normandy when he was still a boy. It was there, years later, that he met and married, Laetitia's mother, Line, Normandy born and raised. Their first child was a son named Jean-Baptiste. Laetitia was born two years after her brother, on May, 11, 1978, and twelve years after that another daughter, Marie-Ange, joined the family. Creative right from the start, Laetitia Casta loved to draw and write stories in school. But she was also a dreamer, paying frequent visits to a world of her own making. "I was a daydreamer, absentminded and distracted. My teachers told me I wasn't as smart as my brother. I was already a bit insecure and stubborn as a mule, so when I heard this, I withdrew even further into my private little world, my bubble." Her bubble burst around the age of twelve, when her little sister, Marie-Ange was born. " I forced myself to grow up for her because I felt she was my responsibility, she admits "I just wasn't ready to grow up before then. The idea that I could be a role model for Marie-Ange was a great revelation for me. Laetitia Casta was maturing in other, more apparent ways, too. "At twelve, my breasts began to grow and I had to wear a bra. But my friends weren't wearing them yet and the kids at school began to tease me. They would sit behind me in class and pull my bra straps and laugh. I felt awkward and self-conscious and embarrassed about my body. I was really just a child inside and I was very intimidated when people looked at me. Boys never approached me. I remember being alone, watching them from a distance, too afraid to say anything. I really didn't consider myself very interesting to them." . .
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