Paolo Bonolis, at home with the very famous blonde: it’s not about Sonia Bruganelli at all

The host didn’t just have one blonde in his life: here’s who the other woman is who spent a lot of time at Bonolis’ house.

Brilliant, professional, eclectic and ironic: Paolo Bonolis is one of the most loved characters in the entire world of Italian entertainment. Master of the house now on Canale 5, he manages to conquer adults and children alike thanks to his very particular personality.

In recent times he has been at the center of attention for the great changes he has undergone both in his work life and in his sentimental life. Between program closures and separations, the twist is always around the corner.

This year, in fact, we witnessed the closing of the famous program Hi Darwinwhich first aired way back in 1998. The last episode was broadcast on February 23, 2024, along with the announcement that it would no longer be taped from then on.

However, for private life the situation seems to be better. After 26 years of marriage, Paolo Bonolis has separated from his wife Sonia Bruganelli. Her choice was the woman’s, who was experiencing a situation that no longer belonged to her. She explained her intentions to her life partner, who greatly appreciated her sincerity.

A wonderful love story

Today the former spouses have chosen by mutual agreement to stay on good terms for the sake of their three children, Silvia, Davide and Adele. Despite the 13 year age difference (when they met she was 23 and he was 36), the two embarked on a long-lasting relationship, getting married and starting a family.

Despite the separation, Paolo and Sonia are more united than ever. They love each other very much, but it is no longer the same feeling that brought them together during the 90s. Initially it was thought that the breakup had been caused by a third wheel, but in the end it didn’t go that way, given that even today, a year after the separation, the two still don’t have a new partner. Yet for some time now the truth has come out: There was another blonde in Paolo’s life.

Another blonde at the host’s house

Although it may seem strange, Bonolis also had to resort to the help of a babysitter. At the time he called a young 18 year old, unknown at the time but now a well-known face on Italian television: we’re talking about Federica Panicucci. The presenter herself told Corriere della Sera: “It seems rather incredible, but it really was like this: I babysat Paolo Bonolis’ first son, Stephen. He was nine months old, when they called me I looked after him…Paolo paid me 4 thousand lire an hour“.

In that period the young Federica took care of the host’s son born from his marriage to the American psychologist Diane Zoeller. At the time, Panicucci was studying at university and she wanted to support her studies by working as a babysitter. That chance meeting between her and Paolo Bonolis changed her life: “At the time he was the host of Bim Bum Bam. One evening, while I was at his house, I asked him if I could turn on the TV to watch the modeling competition “The look of the Year”, a program that I would also host in the future. He asked me if I also wanted to become a model and he gave me the address of the agency who shortly after made me audition for Portobello“.