Severything seemed done: Belen Rodriguez hostsPhilippines as location, pre-recorded format, starting in June. All that was missing was the official announcement. But no. A preview of the weekly was enough Who to shuffle the cards on the table. In the running to host the renewed Canale 5 reality show The Island of the Famous 2026 there would be none other than Selvaggia Lucarelli.
Selvaggia Lucarelli favorite to lead The Island 2026
The new issue of the weekly Who it will be on newsstands tomorrow, Wednesday 27 May, but the preview of the last few days has quickly made the rounds on social media. And the Argentine showgirl also knew: yes, Selvaggia Lucarelli could steal her place. It’s no secret that Mediaset is betting on you. And his experience as a commentator at Big Brother VIP at this point it is to be considered as “preliminary”.
Speaking of The Island of the Famous, already during the last edition of the reality show, when Veronica Gentili was hosting it, she intervened as a guest. The person concerned, who always has opinions about everyone and everything, this time is silent. Perhaps the proverb according to which “he who is silent consents” is valid? And Belen? She’s silent too, but she lets people talk.
Belen Rodriguez rejected in the running for The Island 2026
Guest by Antonella Clerici a It’s always midday, a few days ago Belen found herself talking about her future projects. Pressed directly on the conduction of The Island of the Famous 2026he had not confirmed, but said he hoped so. In the same hours in which the news of the failure was circulating, she was rescued in her apartment in Milan, in the Brera area, in a state of evident psychophysical alteration.. The alarm was raised after the screams heard from the neighbours, with the intervention of the ambulance, firefighters and law enforcement. Belén, who was alone in the house, according to the reconstructions of some newspapers, had kept the door closed for over three hours before opening it.
Selvaggia Lucarelli (Mediaset)
The mystery of Belen Rodriguez’s accidents
Belen Rodriguez would have been transported to the emergency room under yellow code. It later became known that his name was also linked to two road accidents that occurred the previous Saturdaywith an SUV that would have hit other vehicles without stopping.
The fragility of the showgirl was nothing new: she herself, in a video on Instagram in November 2025, spoke openly about panic attacks and depression. This difficult moment undoubtedly may have also been fueled by the “no” received precisely for the hosting of the Canale 5 reality show.
Selvaggia Lucarelli is Mediaset’s spearhead
The idea of seeing Selvaggia Lucarelli at the helm of a Canale 5 reality show would have seemed like a joke until a few months ago. Today, however, it appears much more concrete and enters into a broader reasoning. The rumors about the new edition of The Island of the Famous 2026 they talk about a total renovationwith episodes recorded abroad and edited in post-production. And goodbye to the live broadcast.
Hypothesized location: the Philippines, with a more adventurous and cinematic approach, inspired by the model of other international reality shows. No studio, recordings in the summer, starting in June, broadcast in the autumn. And among the various rumors that of the first name of the cast also appears, Francesco Chiofalo, former face of Temptation Island and fresh from an interview with Beasts quickly went viral on social media.
Selvaggia Lucarelli leaves Dancing with the stars?
In all this sea of rumors there is a side effect that should not be overlooked: if Selvaggia Lucarelli were to accept the management of The Island of the famous 2026, his place on the jury of Dancing with the stars would become vacant. The two programs would be broadcast simultaneously in the autumn, one on Canale 5, the other on Rai 1.
The farewell to the historic jury of Milly Carlucci’s program is increasingly probable. And on the replacement front, the name that circulates most insistently is that of Giuseppe Cruciani: considered one of the few capable of guaranteeing controversy. Will it really be like this?
