Controversial Exit: Teo Mammucari Storms Out of Interview on “Belve”
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In a dramatic turn of events, Italian television personality Teo Mammucari abruptly ended an interview on the popular Italian talk show “Belve,” hosted by Francesca Fagnani. The tense exchange, which unfolded in FagnaniS living room, quickly escalated, culminating in Mammucari walking out and leaving the studio in frustration.
“I’m not comfortable. It’s all bullshit,” Mammucari said, interrupting the interview. He than stood up and announced, “Guys, I’m leaving. I’ve never left a studio… You’re not making me talk about myself, you’re hammering me, then you put everything together and screw me… I thought it was a smoother, nicer program,” he added, expressing his dissatisfaction with the format.
Fagnani, known for her sharp wit and direct approach, responded, “You, very ironic, are not self-deprecating. If you haven’t seen the programme, why did you ask to come? If someone who attacks everyone doesn’t give an interview…” Mammucari shot back, “It’s not an interview, it’s an attack.”
The heated exchange continued, with Mammucari eventually leaving the studio. The microphone remained on, capturing his repeated expletives, which were clearly audible. “It’s the first time this has happened,” Fagnani commented, addressing Mammucari’s abrupt departure.
The Interview Takes a Turn
The interview began with Mammucari expressing his discomfort with the format. “Why do you put them all in the dark?… When he says good evening and welcome he means ‘shut up’…” Mammucari said, criticizing the show’s approach. He also took issue with being addressed formally by Fagnani, saying, “I’m not right here, I come, I perform… But do you really call me lei all the time?”
Fagnani, undeterred, continued with her questions, including the first ritual question, “What kind of beast do you feel like?” Mammucari responded, “Call me on your first name…” to which Fagnani obliged, saying, “Pirandello says ‘one, none, one hundred thousand’… well, right now I feel like a tiger as I’m worried.”
The conversation then delved into Mammucari’s real first name, Teodoro, and his decision to change it. “They made fun of me, Teodoro all gold… I changed it,” he explained. Fagnani referenced Mammucari’s initiative, saying, “You proposed and wrote to me,” questioning why he wanted to come on the show.
Mammucari defended his decision,saying,”You’re good,you’re clever,I follow you and I said ‘I’d like to go’. But then I realized that the topics are very serious, you call me ‘lei’, I’m not at ease. Am I sorry? No,the things that scare ther are others. I’m sorry, I don’t wont to do the show but I would like to be confidential like we were in the dressing rooms.”
The interview took another contentious turn when Fagnani brought up an interview Mammucari had given in 2018, asking, “What mood am I in? Now that you’ve left like this, not great.” Mammucari admitted, “I don’t remember what I said…”
The conversation then shifted to a statement made by Guillermo Mariotto on “Dancing with the Stars” a year ago, where he described Mammucari as ‘a fragile King Kong.’ Mammucari responded, “Now we have to comment on Mariotto please… We are all fragile, even you. I feel fragile, not smart. I don’t like the term.”
Mammucari continued,”I come from the street,from a humble and difficult family. Did I get into fights? Of course, when I was 15.When I grew up,no. when I got to boarding school, we got into fights all day.Am I touchy? No, not tonight I’m worried. I’m not at ease,” he said, while the questions continued to address him formally.
Fagnani attempted to calm the situation, saying, “Relax, have fun,” but Mammucari contested subsequent quotes taken from the press: ”It’s all bullshit, let’s do two hours like this? I’m not Flavia Vento… If you don’t want us to, we can’t go on…”
Fagnani tried to intervene, saying, ”Say you didn’t say it but you need to stay calm,” but the tension persisted. Mammucari eventually snapped, saying, “Francé, let’s stop… You’re making me look like an idiot, full of myself…” This marked the end of the interview, with Mammucari leaving the studio in frustration.
The incident has sparked widespread discussion in italy, with many viewers weighing in on the heated exchange. The show’s producers have yet to comment on the matter, but it’s clear that Mammucari’s dramatic exit has left a lasting impression on both the audience and the show’s host.
Is there anyone better than her?’) is a question, the program is a game. Have fun…”, Fagnani tries to mediate. Is Teo Mammucari ‘bad guy’? “I’m sorry that in a show the public can think this,but I wouldn’t say I suffer from it”,the response,before the final escalation.The final battle
“Guys, I’m leaving, I apologize,” says Mammucari. Fagnani’s last attempt was useless: “You can’t just expect compliments. You asked me to come, if you haven’t seen the programme, why did you ask me to come?”, asks the presenter, abandoning the ‘she’ for a few seconds. “I’m not comfortable if the questions are all these… I may like the program or not.Do I attack everyone? no, whatever… Yours is an attack… Thirty questions all ‘they said about her’…We are all in the dark, the public doesn’t speak…”,says the guest.
“This is how the program works, it also requires designing the studio… He took it badly, he’s okay with it. He wanted to come and do the show… - replies Fagnani -. You can decide to go whenever you want, I’m not kidnapping you. I’m happy if you stay. “I prefer Francesca behind the scenes, the one who sent me messages on WhatsApp in a nice way and who spoke to me on the phone in a nice way. Didn’t I make it? You didn’t make it, you’re not the one same person”, says Mammucari walking away with a barrage of ‘fuck you’ captured by the microphone. “Guys, this is the first time this has happened to me”, comments Fagnani, before turning the page.
