Venus in Leo

A person born with Venus in Leo seeks relationships that embody romance, drama and generosity. The emotional life is colourful and there is often a love of entertainment, play and creativity. Ordinarily, those with Venus here seek the approval of others in social situations; love, attention and affection boost their sense of self-worth. Coupled with this, they need to be appreciated, adored, flattered, and made to feel special. The feelings are never neutral and passions are strong in this sign, and they usually like to spoil and pamper lovers and shower them with gifts, songs, flowers and attention. It is also likely that they encourage and support the development of his or her potential. Leo has strong principles about loyalty and is fiercely faithful. The affections of Leo are ardent, consistent and fixed. Unfaithful partners wound self-esteem, offend dignity and make them feel belittled and humiliated. Leo can be jealous and possessive of loved ones and can be bossy at times. Inevitably, they will make a scene if they sense betrayal and don‘t forgive easily.

Those with Venus in Leo are attracted to people they admire and respect and whose company they can feel proud to be seen. The individual may even be boastful about the love partner. In love, they need to feel unique and may have flamboyant tastes and express a vivid sense of colour through individual self-expression, and they abhor economising at the expense of their individual taste and artistic manner. The artistic sense is usually strong and this person may have an interest in fashion design, hair styling, and modelling or fashion photography. Furthermore, they want to gain recognition for their creations. Typically the type is in love with love, and they throw themselves into romance enthusiastically and enjoy being treated like a queen by lovers. For this person each love affair is a grand passion and they enjoy showing off their lover. Ordinarily, there is a sense of grandeur that sets them apart from others, and they look for romance of the mythical kind, that is noble and heroic. Certainly the individual adds plenty of fun, spontaneity and imagination to affairs of the heart.

Tom Cruise has Venus in Leo and has always displayed a sense of pride in each partner and proudly shows them off. The star also jumped up and down on Oprah Winfrey’s coach declaring his love for Katie Holmes.

Barbara Cartland (pink lady) has Venus in Leo in the 5th house; she is the author of of numerous romantic novels. Cartland was raised as a pampered darling and in later years gained the title “Queen of Romance Novels” creating heroines throughout her stories. Barbara is known for her big hair, pink clothing and luxury loving lifestyle.