Lory Del Santo to Belve, from prison to the loss of her children: “I'm dead too, that's why I don't suffer”

Not just life in front of the spotlight. TO Beasts Lory Del Santo he lays himself bare and talks about many personal aspects of his life. Guest of the April 23 episode, the actress and showgirl responded to Francesca Fagnani's scathing questions by revealing everything about her past: absolute poverty, prison, the search for success, relationships with the powerful, the drama of the loss of his children. And precisely on this point she doesn't mince words to describe her state of mind: “I'm dead, that's why I don't suffer.” The darkness for her arrives in 1991, when Conor Clapton, the child she had with Eric Clapton lost his life in a tragic accident at just 5 years old, falling from the 53rd floor of the Galeria skyscraper in New York. The second tragedy in 2019, the suicide of his son Loren, at 19 years old.

Lory Del Santo's life is marked by several painful events. Some are less well-known but have had a profound impact on her. Like that of prison, due, according to her, to mistaken identity in a drug affair. «I spent ten days in prison» tells Beasts. And she adds: «They told me that they had to confront me with a super witness and they couldn't explain anything to me until I met her. Finally I had the meeting, she didn't recognize me and therefore all the charges were dropped.”

In the world of the Italian star system, however, Lory Del Santo is a name also known for his famous relationships. In her sentimental past there is also a long association with Gianni Agnelli. Of which he says: «He said that for him I represented beauty combined with intellect. Not all men want a woman around just to do…, right? Some want a woman who can cheer up certain moments. I'm very nice, I arrive, I do the scenes, with my desire to say “come on, you'll make it!”». «You said “come on, will you make it” to Gianni Agnelli?» urges Fagnani. “Of course, she loved me for this too” Lory Del Santo's response.

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From a very poor childhood to great loves, passing through the tragic death of her children, the existence of the actress and showgirl born in Povegliano Veronese on 28 September 1958 was a succession of falls and rebirths

Which also reveals funny episodes in his eventful love life: she was in Paris when a suitor literally spilled 100 million lire on her. But there is one aspect that the showgirl is keen to underline: she has never been an escort, neither by necessity nor by choice. When Francesca Fagnani asks her «if she received financial help or gifts in exchange for her presence», her answer leaves no doubt: «No, never. It's not part of my character». And he points out: “I have met many powerful men, I have never asked for anything, and they have never given me anything.”