This week I was thinking of the ladies when I picked out a sexy Italian stallion that I thought would make you all warm and tingly. Now I may just be stereotyping all women here but I have a pretty good feeling you ladies will like Raffaello a bit more than all the fellas out there - but I am open to being proven wrong.

Raffaello Balzo is an Italian actor and model. He was born in Artegna, Udine, Italy on March 18, 1975. His life started dramatic and may have been what propelled him into the limelight when as a baby his grandmother pulled him from his collapsing home during the 1976 earthquake. His story - and his courageous grandmother - were all over the news after that.

His career began in 1995 when his friends encouraged him to participate in the “Photographic Model of the Year” contest which he ultimately won. He followed that up by winning the "Mr. Fruili" contest in 1998 and by unanimous vote won the "Most Handsomest Man in Italy" contest the following year. From there he moved to Milan and started working for Gianfranco Ferré, Versace, Ermenegildo Zegna, and Vivienne Westwood.

Alongside his modeling career he has also starred in "Schoolmates" and the popular soap, A Place in the Sun. In 2006, he was chosen by Simona Ventura as one of the shipwrecked in the fourth edition of the reality show “L'Isola dei famosi" (Island of the Celebrities).

In his free time he enjoys going to the beach and playing soccer.