ANDlena Santarelli will be the protagonist of the last episode of Beasts. An exciting season finale full of surprises. In addition to the showgirl, there will be guests Romina Power And Sal Da Vinci. Saltarelli’s face left its mark on Italian television. From modelin Valletta de The legacy until The Island of the Famous, there showgirl it was a constant presence in the world of entertainment over the last twenty years. Sitting in front of Francesca Fagnani, Santarelli he will talk about his careerbut also of his great love for the former footballer Bernardo Corradiher current husband, and of most difficult period of his life: the illness of his son Giacomo. A path that led her to put the family back at the centre, redefining personal priorities and balances.
Elena Santarelli’s career: from fashion to TV, to pop success
Born in LatinSantarelli begins his journey in the world of fashion taking the first steps between shooting and advertising campaigns. This is where he builds his public image. The young showgirl arrived on television in the early 2000s. The general public knows her above all as Valletta de The Legacythe Rai 1 quiz hosted by Amadeuswhich makes her a familiar and recognizable face in Italian homes. The turning point comes with The Island of the Famouswhich Santarelli won in 2005. An experience that definitively establishes her as TV personality and opens up new opportunities for her in the entertainment world.
The love story with Bernardo Corradi
In the 2014 Santarelli marries the former footballer Bernardo Corradiwith whom he builds a family far, as far as possible, from the media hype. Their first meeting? At the disco. Same story: at the beginning she wasn’t struck by it, also because she was engaged, but after various attempts by him and the breakup with her ex, love blossomed. A love from which Giacomo (2009) and Greta Lucia (2016) were born. In the 2024 the couple celebrated ten years of marriage with a big party in Rome, surrounded by friends and faces from the world of entertainment and sport. As the showgirl told in the preview at Beasts: «My Bernardone? It’s a top ten».
His son Giacomo’s fight against cancer
For Elena Santarelli the hardest moment of life comes in 2017when his eldest son Giacomo, born in 2009, was diagnosed with a brain tumor. News that changes everything. And which the showgirl decides to address publicly, describing every phase of the disease: from diagnosis to treatment, up to the long recovery journey. In the 2019 publish the book A mother knows thisan autobiographical story in which he recounts Giacomo’s fight against cancer. Over the years he becomes an important voice in raising awareness on the topic of pediatric cancers, sharing information, experiences and support to other families.
A solid and lasting marriage
The showgirl publicly talks about the period of Giacomo’s illness, without hiding it fragility and fear. In those months Corradi was a constant presence and fundamental. A fixed point. «I have been saved several times thanks to you», wrote Santarelli speaking of her husband. A long and complex journey, which profoundly marked his private life and his way of telling himself to the public.
The relationship with television and the public
Today Elena Santarelli continues to work on television. Its public appearances are increasingly intertwined with the story of his personal experiencewithout filters but with measure. A story that unites career and private life, success and fragility. And which continues to interest the public, especially in moments when he returns to the spotlight, as on the occasion of his participation in Beasts.
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