Sophia Loren says she is better and will take time off after fall surgery

Italian actress Sophia Loren (Stefan Rousseau/PA)

Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren has said she is better following her fall, and will “take some time off” for rehabilitation therapy.

The Italian-born star of the Golden Age of Hollywood, 89, had emergency surgery and sustained several “serious fractures” to different parts of her hip, including her femur, according to her agent.