Sanremo 2023, Chiara Ferragni: «Being a woman is not a limit». And she throws a dig at her ex

We knew that Clare Ferragni would bring a monologue to the prime time of San Remo Festival, we just didn’t know on what. Female empowerment? Online hating? The success? Child management? During her first press conference in Sanremo, she stated that she is neither a presenter nor an actress but that she wants to commit herself to being herself, and that is exactly what she did, given that Chiara’s monologue focused on an aspect that most personal it could not have been: a letter addressed to Chiara Ferragni as a child. Wearing a provocative Schiaparelli suit, Chiara opens her heart as perhaps she had never done before, addressing that little girl from Cremona who had no idea of ​​what she would have accomplished and what she would have built. «Now I would like to show you what my life is», Chiara says to her infant self. «People know me, many ask me for a selfie together: it’s a good feeling, even if not everyone really likes me. But I like myself, and that’s a great start.”

«At any moment there was a thought that gripped me: not feeling enough. When I think about it, I just wish I could hug you tight: when i thought something negative about myself i thought it about you, and you don’t deserve it. You are enough, you always have been. All those times you didn’t feel good enough, beautiful, intelligent, you were. And if in many moments you will still feel this way – and this is one of those moments – it is normal that it is ». «The most important challenges are always in our heads and only with ourselves. Let’s begin, little Chiara, let’s talk about your life: growing up you will live any kind of experience, moments of happiness, but also of fear and anxiety. Do you know what I learned? Enjoy those moments too, live them with all of yourself. Cry, scream if you can: they are part of your journey and of you. A friend once told me: nobody lines up for a flat roller coaster, and he’s right. Live those mountains to the fullest, without fear. Fear, that bad feeling we try to drive away, will accompany you so many times that you will lose count. Do you know what I learned? That if something scares you it’s the right thing to do: only by risking can you truly win against the insecurities of your head. Some you will defeat, others will keep you company: we are boxes that contain wonder and must be opened with care».

At this point Chiara Ferragni focuses on her family and on what she has built: «I have two splendid children, the perfect sum of an immense feeling. Faithful (Fedezed) I won’t tell you anything: I don’t want to take away the surprise of discovering true love». “Do you want to know another crazy thing? You will always be the same person, with the same doubts. You think your parents are infallible and have all the answers, but in reality they are growing up with you too, doing their best in trying to do the right thing. Will it be easy to be a parent? Never, it will be the hardest job of all, and the only people who will be able to give you an opinion are them: your children. Often you will feel guilty, almost wrong to have other dreams than family. When you become a mother, you have a new identity. How many times does society make women feel guilty because they stay away from their children while working? And how many times does the same treatment apply to men? Never. But I tell you one thing: if you will always do your best for your children, remove all doubts: you are probably a good mother. Not perfect, but good enough.”

Finally a jab at Riccardo Pozzoli, her ex-boyfriend often identified by the press as the man behind her success: «I want to give you some advice: always celebrate your successes, the big ones and the small ones. Never belittle yourself in front of anyone. We women are used to making ourselves small. I think of the man who took credit for inventing me and how I let him do it for years before realizing it was wrong, because the credit is yours.” After reflecting on the female body – “If you hide it you’re a nun, if you show it you’re a slut” -, Chiara Ferragni closes with the prevailing sexism in many comments she receives every day on Instagram: “You will read comments of a now normalized sexism: challenge them and do not be afraid. Being a woman is not a limit, say it. Fight together every day to change things. I’m trying, even now. Don’t doubt what you know: everything will be fine in the end. And in the end yes: I’m proud of you».