Raised in Latina, Italy from an early age, after high school she enrolled in the Accademia d'Arte Drammatica (Academy for the Dramatic Arts) in Rome but she dropped out and enrolled in a 3-year sociology degree at the university. Manuela Arcuri, like many other young starlets of the 1990s and 2000s, was often the subject of gossip regarding her romantic relationships that put her on the covers of tabloids. She has a black belt in karate.
Manuela has been in relationships with several celebrities: among these the soccer player Francesco Totti and Olympic fencing champion Aldo Montano. In 2009, she began dating philanthropist Austin Ryan Fuentes. They broke up in fall 2010 after he left her to date model Arshiya Parmar.
Manuela has been in relationships with several celebrities: among these the soccer player Francesco Totti and Olympic fencing champion Aldo Montano. In 2009, she began dating philanthropist Austin Ryan Fuentes. They broke up in fall 2010 after he left her to date model Arshiya Parmar.
In 2000 Manuela Arcuri, now considered a sex symbol, appeared in a calendar for the magazine GenteViaggi; the following year, she posed for another calendar, this time for the magazine Panorama, obtaining great success that consolidated her reputation and helped her land a role in the TV series Carabinieri. In 2001 she hosted the TV show Mai dire Goal with the Gialappa's Band. In 2002 she was crowned as a TV star by co-hosting Sanremo 'Festival (2002) alongside Pippo Baudo and her colleague, actress Vittoria Belvedere.
