Oscar-winning actress Sophia Loren has been rushed to hospital for emergency surgery after a fall at home in Geneva, Switzerland.

The 89-year-old Hollywood star fell in her bathroom and sustained several "serious fractures" to different parts of her hip, including her femur, which needed "urgent surgery", her agent Andrea Giusti said.

There is cautious optimism about the outcome of the operation and Loren's recovery, a source told the Hollywood Reporter.

Both her sons, Carlo and Edoardo Ponti, were at her bedside following the surgery.

Ms Loren's self-titled restaurant chain wrote on Instagram on Sunday: "A fall at her home in Geneva today caused Ms Loren hip fractures.

"Operated with a positive outcome, she will now have to observe a short period of recovery and follow a road to rehabilitation.

"Thankfully everything worked out for the best and the Lady will be back with us very soon."

They added: "The whole team at Sophia Loren Restaurant takes this opportunity to wish her a speedy recovery."

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