Wiki: Loredana Lecciso (Lecce, August 26, 1972) is an Italian showgirl, primarily known for her romantic relationship with singer Al Bano (with whom she has two children) and, more significantly, for his opposition to her participation in television programs.
She was a freelance journalist, but after being criticized by the Order for her television appearances and the behavior she exhibited there, she was expelled, officially for failing to pay her dues.
An exponent of so-called trash television for her performances generally considered to have little artistic value, Lecciso was at the center of a media frenzy in the 2000s, appearing on numerous shows. Criticized in many programs, she ultimately became a protagonist in others, such as Striscia la notizia and Buona domenica.
From 1993 to 1996, she was married to Fabio Cazzato, from whom she had a daughter, Brigitta. With Al Bano, she had two more children: Yasmine, born in 2001, and Albano junior, known as Bido, born in 2002. In March 2007, she was heard as an informed party in the trial against Fabrizio Corona, but denied ever being blackmailed to keep compromising photos from being published, as well as denying any agreement with Corona to obtain falsely compromising photos that would reach the covers of gossip magazines.
She began her television career on the small Lecce television station Canale Otto, owned by her ex-husband and ex-father-in-law, Fabio and Antonio Cazzato.
Her first appearances on national television coincided with the start of her relationship with Al Bano, particularly as a guest on his shows.
She then participated in the 2004 reality show La fattoria (where she was the first contestant eliminated) and, paired with her twin sister Raffaella, on the television program Domenica In hosted by Mara Venier and on I raccomandati with Carlo Conti.
Between autumn 2004 and winter 2005, the media were virtually monopolized by her face. The on-air fights with a furious Al Bano unfolded through exchanges of jokes and retorts between the two. All gossip magazines and television programs built what was considered a true cultural phenomenon in the 2000s. After a while, the duo was joined by the third sister, Amanda Lecciso.
The peaks in viewership that the programs featuring her and her sisters experienced did not correspond to live audience appreciation. For example, during an appearance at the carnival of Fano, they were subjected to mockery and egg tossing.
In October 2005, following an interview with her partner, she announced to a magazine her intention to leave him and move away from Cellino San Marco, Al Bano Carrisi’s hometown, where the two lived with their children.
In the early months of 2006, several media reported that Forza Italia would be interested in nominating her for the upcoming political elections, a rumor that turned out to be untrue, although it had prompted some statements of disagreement from members of Alleanza Nazionale and also a denial from the party.
In spring 2007, several media announced that Loredana Lecciso, possibly alongside her sister Raffaella, would restart her television career with a traveling program to be hosted for Mediaset, inspired by the Karaoke launched in the 1990s by entertainer Fiorello, but with a focus on dance. It was anticipated that a pilot episode would be produced before the summer of 2007. In August 2007, Lecciso revealed in an interview with Novella 2000 that she had indeed recorded the pilot episode of a dance program with Davide Mengacci, but did not know when the program would air during the following television season. However, there has been no news about the project since then.
On December 27, 2009, an episode of the Canale 5 program Striscia la domenica, the festive version of Striscia la Notizia hosted by the senders of the satirical news show, was entirely dedicated to the showgirl from Lecce. The hosts of the monographic episode were Capitan Ventosa (alias Luca Cassol) and Moreno Morello. S
