a life between celebrity and family

Alessia Merz returns to television. The former 'velina' will be Silvia Toffanin's guest in today's episode of Very truebroadcast in the afternoon of Saturday November 9 on Canale 5. For a long time, the showgirl, wife of former footballer Fabio Bazzani, has chosen to move away from the world of television. Today, she returns after celebrating her 50th birthday to tell new aspects of her life.

Alessia Merz: “Good friends?” They got him dirty, all he had to do was say “no”. At the time of Striscia, they hung Cristina Quaranta on the wall”

Alessia Merz, the revelation at Domenica Live: “At Non è la Rai, we were lionesses”. Barbara D'Urso surprised

Who is Alessia Merz

Alessia Merz was born in Trento on September 24, 1974 and has just celebrated her 50th birthday. She graduated from classical high school, then entered the world of fashion. Between 1995 and 1997, she participated in several advertising campaigns before appearing in front of Mediaset's Roman studios, where auditions for the show “Non è la Rai” took place.

It was Pino Insegno who guided it. Gianni Boncompagni, director and creator of the show, enlisted him. Subsequently, she became 'velina' of Striscia la Notizia for the 1995/1996 season. With her, there is “the blonde” Cristina Quaranta, with whom Merz had more than one altercation.

In 1998 she presented, with Max Pezzali, “Sanremo famosi”, with whom in December of the same year she hosted the connections for Telethon 1998. Then she made her film debut, with roles in “JollyBlu” and “Vacanze sulla neve” by Mariano Laurenti.

Leaving television after marriage

Returning to television, she co-hosted with Gene Gnocchi and Giorgio Mastrota, “Meteore” and, with Samantha De Grenet and Filippa Lagerback, “Candid Angels.” On Maxim, she posed nude for a calendar that was torn off. In 2004 she participated in “L'isola dei famous”. Shortly after, she meets Fabio Bazzani, for whom she loses her mind. The two married and had two children: Niccolò (2006) and Martina (2008). When Alessia Merz becomes a mother, she leaves television. She now lives in Bologna with her family and hopes for a return: “My children are grown up, I would like to come back.”

“From 18 to 31, I had fun, I did everything and anything. I wanted a family. After the first refusals, they stopped calling me. But I don't regret anything, I'm happy like this, I'm not locked up at home with Netflix – she said in an interview -. From time to time, I do a few things to please myself, but I haven’t given up on it.” And then she revealed: “Come back? It depends on the offer, but I’m not saying no.”

Private life: husband and children, who are they

Alessia Merz and former Sampdoria footballer Fabio Bazzani got married in 2005 and are now almost 20 years into their marriage. The following year their first son Niccolò was born and in 2008 the smallest, Martina, was born. “I watched them myself, I appreciated them,” she said with pride.

The dispute with Cristina Quaranta in Striscia

At Striscia la Notizia, she dances in a duet with Cristina Quaranta. Their relationship struggled to take off. In fact, at the beginning, it was complicated. “At the beginning we couldn't stand each other, we were like the devil and holy water – she told Corriere -. Cristina has a temper that doesn't even wait until 1 and explodes, but then she becomes the nicest person in the world. I count to 100 but at 101, you're dead. She was provoking me. “You’re too soft, react.” She changed the choreography on purpose to make me fail. During the first official interview, we were advised: “Pretend you get along.”

Blackmail to get a role

“And has Alessia ever been blackmailed?” “Yes, but I said no,” she told Gazzetta. “I didn’t get the role, but I kept walking with my head held high. I'm not criticizing those who say yes, because in the end, it's a fair exchange. The classic do ut des and if it suits him, what's the problem? I hate hypocrisy. Like those who posed naked like me for the calendars…”.

How is she today

Alessia Merz is far from television and during her rare appearances, she always appears smiling, with her distinctive mark that will never fade: her ice-colored eyes. The former 'velina' does not have social networks. To see how it has changed, you will have to turn on the television.