Runexpected revelations in the interview that Valeria Marini He released to the Corriere della Sera, in which he retraced some of the most important loves of his life. But she also recalled the professional moments she is most attached to, since Baggage to Sunday In. Passing through the management of the Sanremo Festival, which took place in 1997 with Mike Bongiorno and Piero Chiambretti.
Valeria Marini and the flirtation with Jovanotti
It almost goes without saying: Valeria Marini has always been more than a showgirl. The woman who sends “star kisses” to the public and admirers is in fact one of the most iconic sex symbols of Italian TV. Just a few weeks ago, the actress celebrated her 56th birthday with an exclusive party in the capital to which many colleagues flocked (from Pamela Prati to Anna Falchi) and from the moment she began to make herself known on television, she has always been linked to many well-known names.
During the interview given to Corriere della Sera, Valeria Marini has revealed that she had a one-year love affair with Jovanotti. Apparently, the two would have met at the dawn of their respective careers in Sardinia, when she worked as an image girl in a disco and he was a DJ.
«I met him in a club in Porto Rotondo. I image girl, he DJ, we were very young. Wonderful, sunny, playful. He taught me to look at the stars in the sky on the night of San Lorenzo. It lasted a year». And he added a detail: «I never said he kisses very well… But it’s true».
Valeria Marini on 10 September 2021 in Venice. Credit: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage
Vittorio Cecchi Gori? “If he had followed my advice…”
As is known, Valeria Marini had a long relationship with the film producer Vittorio Cecchi Gori. The couple has often been at the center of the news, also due to constant push and pull, even at the turn of the producer’s detention.
Marini wanted to remember the beginning of their relationship: «He sent me a huge bundle of roses but I don’t remember the note. She invited me to her house for dinner. When I arrived I had to wait for him for an hour because he was getting his manicure».
Then he explained: «For me, money has no value, he deserved it. If he had followed my advice he would still be the Vittorio Cecchi Gori of the Oscars».
Subsequently the showgirl she got married (on May 5, 2013) with the entrepreneur John Cottone. After less than a year, however, the separation came. AND the marriage was declared null by the Sacra Rota as it was discovered that Cottone had already married in the church in the past with another woman.
Television, between Mike Bongiorno and Pier Francesco Pingitore
In her career, Valeria Marini has worked with many important names in Italian television. From Pier Francesco Pingitore (who noticed her in a 1992 broadcast conducted by Gabriella Carlucci and then wanted her with him at Baggage) to Mike Bongiornowith which he conducted Sanremo in 1997: «He was jogging and jumping behind the stage, to warm up. Severe, but with me it was love. Once I called him “Good morning”, what a slip… But she didn’t mind ».
He also worked with Goofy Baudo to Sunday In: «It was and is the TV encyclopedia. A monument. I prepared the questions for the interviews and he changed them all for me. But I didn’t take it.” And she concluded: «He, Mike, Chiambretti, Alberto Sordi, the greats I worked with, were all Geminis… Curious, isn’t it?».
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