The earthquake that is shaking the foundations of Big Brother shows no signs of abating. After the very serious accusations launched by Fabrizio Corona during the case The most falsewhich directly overwhelmed Alfonso Signorini, a testimony emerges today that adds a disturbing piece to the puzzle: that of Luciano Punzo.
Luciano Punzo explains his entry into GFVIP 7
The former gieffino, interviewed by Fanpage.it, broke the silence by confirming a professional bond which, until a few months ago, seemed to move only in the shadows. “I did the GF through Fabrizio Corona“, declared Punzo, revealing how the former king of the paparazzi was not a simple spectator, but a real “pivot” in the dynamics of casting.
In retracing those moments, the former Neapolitan gieffino explained that his entry into the Casa del Big Brother VIP 7 would have been mediated by one Corona direct callwhich arrived after repeated rejections of the model in previous years: “I got the GF through Fabrizio Corona: he proposed it to me four times after Temptation Island. Alfonso Signorini already called me for the edition previous to the one I participated in, but he wanted me to enter as a single person and not as a boyfriend“.
Punzo, however, clarified that, at the time of his entry into the House, the relationship with Manuela Carriero it was already finished: “When I entered the 2022/2023 edition I was already single again. It was during the first contact with the GF 2021/2022, which took place immediately after Temptation Island, that Alfonso called me to propose the GF but in that period I was dating Manuela Carriero and I replied that I wasn’t interested“.
According to his story, no pressure would have been exercised so that he would leave his partner: “At that time they were only looking for single guys. But no one asked me to leave my girlfriend. They only told me that an engaged contestant didn’t fit the profile they were looking for“.
The presence of Fabrizio Corona during the audition
Once again single, the model from San Giorgio a Cremano says he was once again contacted, this time by Corona himself: “Then the story with Manuela ended and, through my agent Alex Pacifico, I began to get involved in cinema. Some time later Fabrizio called me back to invite me to be a GF again, and I decided to accept. So I entered the House“. According to Luciano, the audition took place through a call in which Fabrizio Corona, Alfonso Signorini and an author of the program participated.
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Punzo also underlined that he supported a regular testin the presence of Signorini and the authors, denying any relationship of a personal nature with the former host of GF Vip – something that Antonio Medugno instead supported in Falsissimo – or the existence of paid shortcuts to access the program. The statements of the lawyer Rocchi, Signorini’s lawyer, now come to mind regarding the existence of an agency headed by Corona which, upon payment of 50 or 100 thousand euros, dealt with “provide the possibility of entering the GF“.
What was the role of Fabrizio Corona: Agent or ‘Gateway’?
Se it words of Luciano Punzo were confirmedCorona’s role as ‘gray eminence‘ of the program: an unofficial consultant capable of moving the casting threads to ensure ratings. Punzo’s account suggests that Fabrizio sat down permanently, directly or mediated, at the tables where the fate of the cast was decided alongside Alfonso Signorini and the authors.
Fabrizio Corona promises new tests in January: “Mediaset and Berlusconi will disgust you”
Corona’s attack on Signorini – who suspended himself from Mediaset – may not be the result of a sudden desire for the truth, but of commercial retaliation. With the new one anti-trash line imposed by Mediaset leaders, the range of action of people linked to Corona has increased drastically reduced. Signorini, to survive politically in the company, may have had to “burn bridges” with the Corona galaxy, ousting him from casting decisions and the related economic returns (commissions, management of post-program competitors).
