Zoolander actor and famed model Fabio, 62, reveals he still wants to get married and have kids, doesn't drink alcohol and sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber

  • Fabio Lanzoni, known simply as Fabio, has talked about his search for love 
  • The Zoolander actor said he has not yet found 'the one' yet but wants to
  • And he hopes one day to settle down and start a family with a lucky lady 
  • 'You see, when you really love a person, it's forever,' the pop culture icon said 
  • Fabio said he wants a woman who is funny, doesn't obsess over social media 
  • He also opened up about his own heartbreak: he dated another model, who now has a family
  • The cover boy refused to go into any more detail than that past romance
  • 'I treated her badly. She wanted to settle down, and I was just too wild,' he added

By Mark Mcgreal For Dailymail.Com

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Fabio Lanzoni, known simply as Fabio by fans across the world, has talked about his ongoing search for love.

The Italian book cover model, 62, told People this week during a rare interview that he still has not found 'the one' yet, but that has not stopped him from hoping he can one day settle down and have kids. 

'You see, when you really love a person, it's forever,' the pop culture icon - who has appeared in the films Zoolander, Dude, Where's My Car? and Sharknado 5 - explained.  

On the hunt: In a recent interview with People, Fabio, seen here in 2017, said he's still searching for love after all these years

On the hunt: In a recent interview with People, Fabio, seen here in 2017, said he's still searching for love after all these years

'It's forever': The model, seen here in 1988, explained that he doesn't think love ever really goes away

'It's forever': The model, seen here in 1988, explained that he doesn't think love ever really goes away

The star also revealed what he is looking for in a partner. 

He said he wants a woman who is funny, doesn't obsess over social media and enjoys nature. Despite his advanced age, he is still hoping to have a child one day as well. 

He also opened up about his own heartbreak. The actor said he dated a woman, another model, who now has a family. He refused to go into any more detail than that. 

'I treated her badly. She wanted to settle down, and I was just too wild.'  

Aging with grace: He may be 62 years old, but Fabio still looks as a good as ever
Rubbing elbows with the elite: Fabio made a number of famous friends including Ivana Trump, the former president's first wife, whose apartment he is at in this photo from 1993

The face of romance: Fabio has appeared in movies and television shows as himself, but he will always mainly be remembered as the face of romance during the 1990s. Seen left in 2017 and right in 1993

The legendary model still looks great. He said he has lost a little weight, down to a trim 225lbs from 252lbs, but he has kept his trademark hair, silk shirts and eel-skin boots. 

Fabio still works out quite a bit, does not use alcohol or drugs. He also stays away from sweets. 

The most notable difference in today's Fabio from the one many fans were first introduced to is his choice of bed. 

Instead of a mattress, Fabio sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber which he said, 'reverses the aging process.' 

Trying to stay young: Fabio, seen here with singer Olivia Faye and Gigi Lambert in 2018, revealed he sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber to slow down aging

Trying to stay young: Fabio, seen here with singer Olivia Faye and Gigi Lambert in 2018, revealed he sleeps in a hyperbaric chamber to slow down aging

No toxins: The icon, pictured here in 2018, works out a ton, doesn't drink, do drugs or eat sweets

No toxins: The icon, pictured here in 2018, works out a ton, doesn't drink, do drugs or eat sweets

The former spokesman for I Can't Believe It's Not Butter became a household name in the '90s after appearing on the cover of a number of romance novels. 

In the interview, he talked about the first time he saw himself on one of the books. 

A group of women approached him in a Miami dance club and told him he looked like the man on the cover of the novels they were reading. Realization dawned when they showed him the cover of the novels. 

'I go like, "Oh my God, that's me." It was the first time I saw myself on the cover of the books.'  

Since then, Fabio has appeared in movies and television shows as himself, but he will always mainly be remembered as the face of romance during the 1990s because he posed for over 1,300 novel covers.  

'Too wild': The Dude, Where's My Car? actor opened up about his own heartbreak, a model who now has a family, and said, 'I treated her badly. She wanted to settle down, and I was just too wild'

'Too wild': The Dude, Where's My Car? actor opened up about his own heartbreak, a model who now has a family, and said, 'I treated her badly. She wanted to settle down, and I was just too wild'

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