“2011. A deep breath”. There is a topic that always risks falling into banality. A topic that is strictly personal. In which everyone, however, puts their “mouth”, often with the intent to hurt. “Now I take in my belly”. Who has never done it? In summer, the beautiful season par excellence, often experienced as a nightmare, the idea of putting on a bikini, of feeling eyes on you, of perceiving the judgments of others. Even in silence. “In my swimsuit I have a belly”. These are the declarations written by Aurora Ramazzotti on Instagram, a reflection that, in fact, is a story, a journey of acceptance that began more than a decade ago. Mom’s comment was immediate Michelle Hunziker: “What you wrote moved me. I was next to you in each of these moments of apnea.”
Aurora Ramazzotti, the lesson of acceptance on Instagram
A post on Instagram for explain the acceptance process: that’s what Aurora Ramazzotti did with the intention of being an inspiration to everyone, from young people to adults. Scars lived far from the spotlight, private reflections shared to show that, no, even if your name is Aurora Ramazzotti i monsters are the same for everyone. A carousel of shots and textual elements, in which a deep discomfort emerges, faced day after day. Holding one’s breath. Holding one’s breath so as not to show one’s belly.
And again: “2016. (…) Maybe if I cover myself it’s better. Maybe I’ll sit in the sand so you can’t see the cellulite in the photos”. Her life has always been lived in public, with paparazzi ready to take pictures of her at any moment. So much so that trigger in her the thought of how she would look in the photo. The change began in 2018, when he started playing sports. “I’m learning to breathe, but it’s difficult.” Breathing used as a tool to explain the harsh reality, a distorted image of himself: “I don’t understand why when I look in the mirror I still feel disgusted“.
The support of mother Michelle Hunziker
“2022. I gave up. Maintaining control had become too much”. It was not easy for Ramazzotti to face this period, one breath at a time, with unnatural automatisms. “Instead of learning to breathe, I learned to stiffen my abdominal wall”. Then, in 2024, a clear turning point, looking at the little Caesar playing in the sand, the son she had with Goffredo Cerza. And it is in that moment, on a day of ordinary tranquility, that she chooses to put herself between him and the lens of a paparazzo. Not caring about the final result, the photo, everything. “From now on I want to breathe. I’m finally free.”
Under Aurora Ramazzotti’s post, Michelle Hunziker’s comment collected thousands of likes. “I always hoped as a mother of I can take this suffering away from youbut in the end self-love is a great and very long journey that we have to take, with the great obstacle to face of the wickedness and insensitivity of many people who do not think about how much harm they do with their comments. Today I feel you free, fulfilled and happy, so my mother’s heart also rests a little and is happy. I love you”. Mother is always mother.
