With regard to her husband and former manager, singer Teddy Reno

“Back in 1967, Teddy gave a big party in Ariccia on the Roman Castles to announce our engagement ,inviting lots of important people of the press end business, among them Pasquale Festa Campanile, famous writer and director, who asked me “‘Rita, what do you like more apart from singing ?‘- “ I like antiques” - I answered. And he prompted added : “ Oh! That’s why you like Teddy Reno !!!”
In fact, at that time, our considerable difference of age was much more evident than now. “

From an interview to Orietta Cecchinelli- August, 23 - 1995