Legendary Actress Audrey Hepburn Remembered: Son Luca Dotti Shares Rare, Never-Before-Seen Photos 29 Years After Her Passing
Audrey always wanted to be a mom,” shares Luca Dotti, pictured with his mother in a tender moment captured in Rome in 1970.
Audrey Hepburn, pictured on the outskirts of Rome in 1954, enjoyed her favorite “junk food”—pasta with ketchup—on TV nights with her kids. “It’s surprisingly good,” says her son Luca with a laugh.
Luca Dotti and his mother, Audrey Hepburn, share a joyful moment on a beach in Tuscany in 1972. “People thought it couldn’t be normal to be living with Audrey Hepburn,” Luca reflects. “But there was no secret cave where she wore a little black dress.”
Luca Dotti’s first birthday party in Rome, celebrated in 1971, was a special family moment with his father, Andrea Dotti, and his mother, Audrey Hepburn. For birthdays and other special occasions, Hepburn often prepared her favorite dense dark chocolate cake.
“She adored chocolate,” Luca recalls. “She had a little every day.”
In his memoir Audrey At Home, Luca Dotti, Audrey Hepburn’s youngest son, offers an intimate glimpse into his mother’s life, sharing her favorite recipes, personal memories, and rare family photos.
“I wanted to connect these two parts, the public and the private Audrey,” Dotti explains to PEOPLE. “I hope it will give new insights into her. The most special thing about her was how normal she was. She never spoke about life as a fashion icon, her career as an actress, or her history. She lived her life as she wanted to.”
One cherished photo captures Hepburn in the kitchen of her Beverly Hills apartment in 1953, during the filming of Breakfast at Tiffany’s, a candid moment that reflects her love for the simple pleasures of home life.
Audrey Hepburn, pictured at home with her beloved Jack Russell terriers in 1987, would often prepare a special “mash” for her dogs, made of boiled rice, seared meat, and softened carrots.
Luca, seated on his mother Audrey Hepburn’s lap alongside her best friend Connie Wald (right), is captured in a warm moment in Rome in 1973. Today, Luca resides in Rome with his own family.
Audrey Hepburn is seen serving her favorite dish, spaghetti al Pomodoro, during a cozy country lunch at her Swiss farmhouse in the early 1970s. “She could eat pasta every day,” her son Luca Dotti fondly recalls.
She had a naturally slim physique,” says Luca Dotti about his mother, reflecting on a photo of Audrey Hepburn in Italy in 1968.
“At the end of her life, she was more comfortable in jeans and a T-shirt,” says Luca Dotti about his mother, Audrey Hepburn. A snapshot from 1968 captures her swimming off a friend’s yacht in Turkey, embodying her effortless elegance and simplicity.
CONCLUSION
Audrey Hepburn’s life, as seen through the intimate lens of her son Luca Dotti, reveals a woman who was not just a beloved icon but also a devoted mother who cherished simple pleasures and family moments. From her favorite dishes to her down-to-earth lifestyle, these personal glimpses show a side of Audrey that was both normal and extraordinary. Her legacy continues to inspire, not only through her films and fashion but also through the quiet, loving life she led with those closest to her.
