On December 17, the triumphant couple, made up of the journalist and TV presenter and La Rocca, dancer and choreographer in his first appearance on the Italian show “Ballando con le stelle”, which had already won the editions of the program in Belgium in 2019 and 2020 and in Ireland in 2022, she was fished out. Costamagna had hurt herself during rehearsals and had had to dance with a knee brace since the second episode. In the live broadcast of October 29, the couple chose to train again due to Costamagna’s worsening physical condition. The couple, incited by the public and encouraged by the positive judgments of the jury, continued until November 12, when the journalist, on crutches, declared her intention to withdraw. The program regulations then gave the couple another chance and a reprieve.
The presence of Luisella Costamagna in the cast of Dancing with the Stars is completely unexpected. The Italian TV personality is ready for a new TV journey and this time she comes in a completely different role. Together with Pasquale La Rocca, she will be the protagonist of the 2022 edition of Dancing with the stars. She was born on 16 December 1968 in Turin, she is 53 years old and has earned fame in the field of broadcasting. Journalism and writing were her passions from a young age and she began her career hosting regional newscasts and reporting on art exhibitions while she was still in college.
In 1995 Luisella Costamagna began her professional career as a journalist and the following year she began a fruitful collaboration with Michele Santoro, which allowed her to gain popularity through programs such as Anno Zero and Servizio Pubblico. She becomes a recognizable face of television appearing in programs such as Donne, Buon Pomeriggio and in collaboration with the Maurizio Costanzo Show. In 2014 she joined Sky Italia as the face of Agon Channel and in 2020 she was appointed head of Agorà. Furthermore, Costamagna is also involved in the press, as a columnist for Il Fatto Quotidiano and La Verità. Among her interests are sports and politics; as a child she played football as a centre-forward. She is heavily involved in debates on political and social issues, but her political stance is unknown, which is a requirement of her job that she is impartial.
Luisella Costamagna: private life
Luisella Costamagna is quite discreet when it comes to her private life, as is typical of TV stars. On her Instagram profile, she mostly posts photos related to her career and her hobbies. However, it is known that she is in a relationship with the writer Dario Buzzolan, son of the television critic Ugo. Dario is a successful writer and won the Calvino Prize with the novel On the other side of the eyes and reached the final of the Strega with Our dirty eyes. Furthermore, he worked in television and collaborated with Luisella in Agorà, preparing in-depth reports. The couple also has a son, David.
