Darina Pavlova, the widow of a murdered shady Bulgarian tycoon, has suddenly decided to confirm rumors about her passionate intimate relationship with former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi.

Speaking to Oggi, the Italian weekly news and gossip magazine, Pavlova said she met Berlusconi eight years ago in Washington, and shortly thereafter their intimate relationship began.

The Bulgarian admits their first night was unforgettable.

"I will never forget that night. It was amazing, incredible," Darina told the Italian magazine.

Darina Pavlova claims she stands out among Berlusconi's numerous intimate partners, because all she wants is to preserve their love.

Darina says their relationship has been built on respect, trust and love, but lately she has felt disappointed because of the people the former prime minister is spending his private time with.

Pavlova has been living in Rome, Italy, for the last four years in a lavish apartment in the heart of the city.

She regularly makes socialite headlines in Italian media over her ties with famous people, her frequent travels between Rome and Milan and appearances at parties and charities, often in the company of the Italian former Prime Minister, Silvio Berlusconi.

Up to this moment the two have openly admitted they are close friends, but firmly denying rumors of an intimate relationship.

She made a rare appearance in Bulgaria in August 2011 – the first one since her husband's death, to attend to a memorial service for him.

Pavlov was murdered in March 2003 in a gangland hit during the murky times after the fall of Communism.

Darina has made it clear she has no plans to return to Bulgaria.

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