From the shock of The legacy to the radio adventure, passing through what has in fact become her official title: wife of Amadeus. Let’s try to tell who Giovanna Civitillo is, who has been talked about so much over the last 20 years, without sparing her criticism. Alongside the famous host, she makes a splendid couple, but she has had to fight to achieve current recognition.
Who is Giovanna Civitillo
Giovanna Civitillo is born in Vico Equensein the province of Naples, in 1977. The world of dance captivated her from a very young age, when she tried her hand at dance courses classic dance. Between the eighties and nineties you participated in various competitions, obtaining numerous prizes, up to arriving in the world of television in 1996.
Between Rai and Mediaset, she worked as a dancer, until the big turning point in 2002, when she set foot in cast de The legacy, hosted by Amadeus himself. He explained how at the time he had no intention of committing after the end of his first marriage. However, there was a real love at first sight.
The first approach that Giovanna Civitillo received from the presenter was a note in which he gave her appointment in Corso Como, in Milan. Their relationship began in 2003, culminating in marriage in 2009, the year their first and only child was born. the couple’s son, José. However, this is not Amadeus’ firstborn, who had a daughter from his previous marriage.
Career and criticism
Giovanna Civitillo has worked at Rai since 1996 and has taken part in numerous programs. Many think that it was Amadeus who introduced it to television, but that’s not true at all. Before meeting him, in fact, she had already worked at One morning, MacauFantastic Italian, Carramba! What a surprise, Madly in love, Blessed among women, Hello Darwin And Sunday Inamong others.
She remained at The legacy until 2006, and then tried his hand at other shows and roles. At the same time, however, she agreed to give priority to family life, as stated in several interviews. Staying alongside Amadeus required sacrifices, he didn’t hide it, in terms of his personal ambitions.
No one has ever spared her criticism, For years. On the one hand there are those who accuse it of being recommended. On the other hand, however, there are those who have seen one in her woman repressed by her husbandforced to step aside for his sake: “I have decided to simply do what I want, reclaiming my freedom to choose”.
As mentioned, her return to television, from which she had certainly not disappeared completely, was greeted with a certain amount of controversy. In particular it was sent for Life live from the Sanremo Festival, from 2019 to 2020 and again from 2022 to 2023. In between, however, he hosted PrimaFestival in 2021.
In recent years, also thanks to the age of his son José, he has found more and more space, from In your shoes to Very happy evening, up to a new radio role. In fact, a program was announced in February 2024, The Two’s versionon Rai Radio 2, alongside Andrea Delogu.
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