Lorena Bianchetti: "When I was 18, the police intervened in Amatrice to get me back to my car. I wasn't ready for that kind of affection."

Lorraine Bianchetti she talks about herself in a long interview with Il Messaggero, taken up today by various newspapers, retracing her beginnings as a very young girl in the squares and an incredible anecdote linked to AmateurThe host of "A Sua Immagine" recalled the years when she sang and entertained audiences in the squares with her father, amidst rickety stages and repertoires that changed on the fly.

The episode in Amatrice and the police

“We'd set off in the car with my father and head to rehearsals in Terni, then off to the local square. It was all homely, primitive: the stage was often rickety, the boards were loose, and high heels were in danger of getting stuck. Sometimes there were hundreds of people, other times just a few cats,” she recounted. Then came the most surprising anecdote: “In Amatrice, I had such an unexpected success that the police had to intervene to let me get back to the car. The square was packed, people had flocked to me. I was eighteen, and I wasn't ready to handle that kind of explosive affection.”

“I'm rock at heart”

Bianchetti, who made her Rai debut in 1988, starring in a TV miniseries and then as a dancer on "Piacere Raiuno," becoming a household name especially with the religious program "A Sua Immagine," which debuted on Christmas Day 1999, also wanted to get a few things off her chest: "I'm rock at heart. In the sense that I'm not a nun. And even nuns can make music. If that's not rock, then that's it. Today I host A Sua Immagine, but I continue to pursue other projects. I'm not in a convent: I live my daily life, my family, my loved ones. Faith is a profound dimension, not a cage."

The presenter has also hosted important programs such as “Domenica In”, “Zecchino d'Oro” and the “Christmas Concert”.

FAQ

Who is Lorena Bianchetti?

She is an Italian journalist and television host, a historic face of RAI, known above all for hosting "A Sua Immagine," the religious program in collaboration with the CEI.

What did he say in the interview?

She recalled her early days as a singer in the squares with her father and the episode in Amatrice, when at 18 the police had to intervene to allow her to return to her car because of the crowd surrounding her.

What did he say about faith?

She emphasized that faith is a profound dimension and not a cage, and that she doesn't live "in a convent": "At heart I'm rock, I'm not a nun," she joked.