This is an article that was originally in Italian, was machine-translated very badly, and then "cleaned up" a bit by Mariella at the Zone so that it's a bit more understandable.  There are still some parts of it that are confusing, but you can get the main story...Johnny liked his personal concierge at his hotel in Venice so much that he offered her a job as one of his assistants, and she's now traveling with his entourage and working for him.  Lucky lady!!!

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She met Johnny Depp in Venice
Now Alice follows him from London to the Caribbean
After the shooting of "The Tourist, " the house of maitre Grassi became the assistant of the Hollywood star. "I'm happy. And very discreet.'


She started from Assemini, Sardinia, until becoming a maitre in Venice. A leap of faith to follow his dream. But it was not the last. A few months ago, in fact, after the Venetian filming of The Tourist, Johnny Depp has taken her. And the girl named Alice Ledda, age 38, left everything and followed him. From the maitre of Grassi mansion (where Johnny and his crew were staying) to assistant of one of the most acclaimed and beloved stars in Hollywood. Almost a dream come true. "We are very happy, these are opportunities that happen only once in one's life - says with marked Italian accent and soft voice. Alice Ledda is very discreet so that she prefers to stay in the shadows and do not talk about the radical change that has revolutionized her life in recent months - "I was lucky, or maybe I was just the right person at the right time. But I'm in seventh heaven. "

She is now came back from the Caribbean island where the for the whole duration of the Pirates of the Caribbean, On Stranger Tides filming she took care of Johnny, Jack Sparrow for the occasion. "I followed him in London - he says - we are going to leave soon. Where? I can not reveal it. There is the utmost discretion on the subject. And then the silence is my choice, due to the respect I have for the people I work with. Pictures of me with Johnny? There is only one, I do not even have it, a friend of mine uploaded it on Facebook." Professional, quiet and alert. Not a flaw, not a word too. Alice Ledda do not let anything go out, not even on the phone, even caught off guard. "That's why Johnny Depp appreciated her so much and brought her away with him - said Simona Veronesi, director of external relations of Palazzina Grassi - he is a shy guy, in contrast to what might seem. She was his only point of reference, the interface between him and the hotel, as well as his personal maitre. They were joking, he confides, but she has always maintained complete silence to the outside world on what he told her. Johnny also liked that she did not treat him with kid gloves. She was kind, of course, but as with any client. "

A strong empathy and an appreciated professionalism . So, before he left, Johnny made the proposal: "Would you like to be my assistant?". Alice had no doubt. Two days later she warned Palazzina Grazzi and lef with the crew. In the meantime, the hotel is slowly going back to normality. It went away Johnny's gym from best available hotel suite, the king size mattress purchased ad hoc for the loft in where he slept surrounded by three windows overlooking the Grand Canal, also the music room where the actor spent afternoons between virtuoso gypsy and rock sounds. "One day shortly before his arrival, Johnny's personal assistants arrived with a jackhammer - says Simona Veronesi - I've watched them upset and I asked what they were doing. There were gym tools for Johnny, for his daily training. He had to stay in shape to run the Pirates, but actually he did not train very often."

Repulsive and brilliant, shy but with a nocturnal animal frenzy, what emerges from the descriptions of those who have lived there for every inch over a month is exactly the same as hordes of adoring fans and girls imagine. "He is exactly as you see it - continues Simona Veronesi - he was friendly with everyone. Every morning when he got up,he greeted by name all the cleaning lady who takes care of the hotel where he was living by the crew and thanked for their work. Then he was gone all day, returned only around two in the morning, and sometimes still had rehearsals here, script in hand with others, including Angelina Jolie. A few nights he even came down during one of our parties, went to the console, did the dj, and all presents went into a frenzy. "

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Meeting Johnny at Club Cinema, 3:00 a.m., 8/30/08 and hearing him laugh at my gift to him - Priceless!
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