Elena Santarelli (born 18 August 1981) is an Italian model, television personality and actress.

Elena Santarelli
Born (1981-08-18) 18 August 1981 (age 43)

Life and career

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Born in Latina, the niece of footballer Ubaldo Righetti, Santarelli started her career as a catwalk model, working among others for Giorgio Armani, Laura Biagiotti and Gai Mattiolo.[1] She made her television debut as an assistant of Amadeus in the Rai 1 quiz show L'eredità.[2] She later hosted the sport program Stadio Sprint, and in 2005 she participated to the third edition of the Rai 2 reality show L'Isola dei Famosi.[2] The same year, she appeared in a calendar for the magazine Max.[2] Santarelli later hosted several programs, including Total Request Live on MTV and Kalispéra on Canale 5.[2] She is also active as an actress in films, TV-series and on stage.[2] In June 2014 she married footballer Bernardo Corradi.[3] She made her debut as a writer in 2019 with the autobiography Una mamma lo sa,[4] which was followed two years later by Una mamma NON lo sa.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Fortunato, Gino (15 July 2018). "La showgirl Elena Santarelli all'Outlet di Serravalle spiega che cosa c'è nella sua valigia delle vacanze". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  2. ^ a b c d e Dell'Arti, Giorgio; Parrini, Massimo. "Santarelli, Elena". Catalogo dei viventi. Marsilio, 2009. ISBN 978-88-317-9599-9.
  3. ^ Saltalamacchia, Stefania (3 June 2014). "Le nozze di Elena Santarelli e Bernardo Corradi" (in Italian). Vanity Fair. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  4. ^ Sernagiotto, Camilla (7 April 2022). "Elena Santarelli, il racconto del calvario della malattia del figlio". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
  5. ^ Venturi, Valentina (22 December 2021). "Elena Santarelli: «Quello che una mamma non sa. Ci vuole coraggio a fare il mestiere più difficile del mondo»". Il Messaggero (in Italian). Retrieved 13 March 2023.
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