Antonio Banderas, 61, attends music festival with his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel, 40, in Marbella

Antonio Banderas was joined by his girlfriend Nicole Kimpel as they watched Joan Manuel Serrat’s gig during Marbella’s Starlite Festival on Monday.

The actor, 61, looked dapper in a pale blue polo shirt which he teamed up with cream shorts while enjoying the musician’s set with his investment banker partner, 40.

Dazzling onlookers with her shimmery gold top, Nicole accessorised her look with a silver watch and a matching bracelet as she watched the Spanish singer in awe.

The Puss In Boots star chatted away with Nicole’s twin sister Barbara at the festival, while Joan ensured to entertain the masses with his concert.

Last year, Nicole revealed Antonio’s ‘greatest’ 60th birthday gift was recovering from coronavirus.

The actor contracted the respiratory disease last August, weeks before he reached the milestone birthday, and though Nicole ensured they marked the special day, it didn’t feel right to do anything lavish.

Speaking to Hello! magazine, she said: ‘We celebrated because every year of life is something to celebrate.

‘But this wasn’t really the year for parties. The greatest gift was his quick recovery.’

Nicole admitted she was ‘frightened’ about how ill Antonio could have got with COVID-19 due to his age, and is perplexed as to why she managed to stay clear of the disease, despite being in close contact with her partner.

She said: ‘We suffered the same doubts as everybody who caught the virus. At the start, you’re frightened because you don’t know how badly you’ll be affected.

‘In Antonio’s case, his main symptoms were severe muscle aches and fatigue, and he bore up well He’s a very strong man and he’s in great physical shape.

‘It’s a difficult virus to decipher – you don’t know why some people get it and not others. We were in close contact because I was caring for him, but I didn’t catch it.’

While she lives in Spain away from her family, Nicole insisted being with the Puss in Boots star is all that matters.

She said: ‘I miss my family because I don’t spend as much time with them but my place is at Antonio’s side and that makes up for everything.

‘Home is where my love is, which is what most defines me, so my home is here in Malaga.’

And Nicole insisted she isn’t in love with Antonio the movie star, adding: ‘I’m in love with Jose Antonio Dominguez, which is Antonio’s real name.

‘It’s the person behind the actor who I fell in love with, who I’m still in love with and who I know, every day when I wake up, that I want to share my life with.’

In June last year, Antonio revealed he  still speaks to his ex-wife Melanie all the time and says she will always be part of his ‘family’.

Although the former couple divorced in 2015, they have remained close and Antonio says Melanie, 63, will always be part of his life because they shared so many ‘wonderful years’ and have their ‘wonderful daughter’ Stella, 24, together.

‘I think we are both reluctant to bury 20 years of marriage,’ he said on El Break de las 7. ‘We are human beings, we make mistakes and that is the human condition.’

The Zorro actor added, ‘You have to leave the egos aside and not want to prove that you are right or find who’s guilty of what.

‘Because it may be both or neither of you. There is a moment when things are over and you have to accept it.

‘The life I had with Melanie was beautiful,’ said the actor who fell for the daughter of Tippi Hedren of The Birds fame when they co-starred in the 1996 movie Two Much with Daryl Hannah.

‘We had 20 wonderful years during which we gave our best and lived wonderful moments that I will not forget,’ added the star who welcomed daughter Stella, now 24, with Melanie in September 1996.

‘We had a wonderful daughter that we both love and that is the end result of our relationship, the most beautiful thing we have ever done together.’

Melanie has two other children, daughter Dakota, 31, with Don Johnson and son Alexander, 35, with Steven Bauer.

Antonio – who married the Working Girl star in 1996 – insists he is still very close to his stepchildren and they are still a big part of his life.

The Spanish hunk is pleased that he and Melanie have been able to maintain a friendly relationship for the sake of the children, even though they are all adults.

He said: ‘Our children, all of them, are very grateful we manage to do it all in a civil manner’.