L‘he said bluntly: «The thing that hurts me the most is that they didn’t allow me to greet my audience” has explained Barbara D’Urso in an interview with Republic after his farewell to Afternoon Five. And now yesSay hi to everyone who followed her via social media, with a Tweets in which he thanks everyone and leaves the promise: «It does not end here».
Barbara D’Urso away from Afternoon Five
An official note arrives from Mediaset at the beginning of July: «Canale 5 and Barbara d’Urso have agreed that from next season the artist will no longer conduct Afternoon Five. Mediaset thanks Barbara for the professionalism shown and for the great work she has done at the helm of the network’s afternoon program ». In its place will come Myrta Merlin. The presenter then revealed to Repubblica “the pain, dismay and anger” she felt for this decision. Telling her side of the story – “THEor did not agree to anything» – and pointing the finger at the ways in which this decision was communicated to her: «They hurt me deeplymake this decision without telling me anything and without giving me the opportunity to say goodbye to my spectators».
The social greeting to the public
So she decides to resort to social networks to greet those who have followed her in her fifteen-year career at Mediaset and those who have shown her solidarity after the interview with Republic: «I couldn’t greet you as I would have liked but today I’m here to say thank you to each of you, to my loyal fans and to those who aren’t but still showed me solidarity. My gratitude goes to all of you» he wrote on Twitter adding the hashtag that has now become his social signature: #colcuore. And concluding with words that sound like a promise: «… And it doesn’t end here…».
Pier Silvio Berlusconi: “It’s not a punishment”
On the replacement of Barbara D’Urso a Afternoon Five the CEO of Mediaset also spoke Pier Silvio Berlusconi. Which, during the presentation of the schedules for the new television season, he spoke of an editorial choice. Myrta Merlino, therefore, was hired for take Canale5’s afternoon slot in a more journalistic direction.
“It’s not a punishment,” Berlusconi pointed out. «Discontinuity after so many years will be good for you too».
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