Belén Rodriguez at Le Iene and the courage to talk about revenge porn

At the beginning of the episode he promised to give the Italia1 audience “all the love I am capable of”. And so it was. Belén Rodriguez kicked off his first conduction de Hyenas with a speech that is not at all rhetorical and full of sentiment. “A few days ago, as I was leaving the house to come to this studio for the first time, I greeted my son with a kiss. Santiago always makes little scenes at me every time I have to leave him and that evening he asked me: “Mom, where are you going?” point he calmed down. And with his eyes shining he said to me: “Your dream, mum?” “Yes, really my dream, love”. Hyenas they have been my dream since I arrived in Italy“, has continued.

The emotion of Belén Rodriguez at the conduction – together with Teo Mammucari – of Davide Parenti’s historic show has a very specific origin. “Looking at the boys and girls who wear this uniform, I’ve always wanted to be one of them. Because being a hyena means being on the side of the weakestof those who need help and do not know how to ask for it, ”he explained.

And he concluded: “This show tries to change things. It makes you think, pissed off but also entertain. It is something that goes beyond the show. It’s a big family. My new family. I would like to be part of it with all my commitment, fun, lightness and joy that are never lacking in my life. For this, I promise to give you all the love I am capable of. Let’s go and enjoy this wonderful adventure together ». This adventure, among other things, sees other novelties, such as the comic presence of Max Angioni and Eleazaro Rossi. But also the arrival of a new exceptional hyena: Joe Bastianich.

Throughout the episode, the model and showgirl was the protagonist of some funny moments together with Mammucari and the guests in the studio (from the List Representative to the victims of the jokes of the episode, Valeria Marini and Marco Melandri). But the moment in which the initial promise to the public materialized occurred with the entry into the studio of Diana Di Meo22-year-old soccer referee victim of revenge porn.

“It is the time of an important meeting, between two people who have gone through a similar experience. Indeed, a very bad experience», Mammucari explained, introducing the interview that Belén Rodriguez herself did to the referee who« less than a month ago discovered that she had been disclosed on the net without her knowledge intimate videos that portrayed her while she was making love ».

Belén Rodriguez did not just play the role of the interviewer but wanted to expose herself, sharing feelings and difficulties. Combining his pain with that of the referee. And throwing a universal message against revenge porn. “I swore that I would never talk about this topic again but unfortunately it touches me,” she began.

The dialogue between the two was crude and did not get stuck in the politically correct. “Have you thought about suicide too?” Belén came to ask her. And shortly after she confessed: “I met him (the guy who made public the video of her that portrayed her in a moment of intimacy, ed). And do you know what I did? I spat in his face. ‘

Often the dialogue on certain important issues is reduced to an exchange of opinions, to a clash of ideologies. The best wayHowever, to present to the public a true cross-section of reality is precisely to give a voice to those who have lived certain experiences.

Belén Rodriguez and Diana Di Meo have decided to talk about it. And to do it together. The embrace between the two with which this short but strong interview ended was undoubtedly the best moment of the episode. It is the time when two painful stories meet and, through their testimony, they hope that there will come a time when there is no longer a need to talk about it.