“In the dressing room Silvio Berlusconi gave me advice”. In a long interview on Republic, Fabio Fazio Talks about What’s the weather likein view of the return on Rai 1 for the special for the Remembrance Day scheduled on January 27thand reveals a curious and tasty anecdote about the close encounter with the Cav.
Pay homage Liliana Segrewho will be by her side on TV in a few days (“One of the gifts this job has given me is the meetings. There have been many. The one with her is really special, it’s an honor to be able to be next to her. It’s a gift to be able to talk, see her smile. She is 92 years old and has great strength: she is ironic, very determined and we love each other. I bribe her with milk chocolate. It is an honor to spend time together, to be able to talk to her: an experience that goes beyond the professional aspect”), recalls the interview with Pope francesco (“I think he is an extraordinary man of the Gospel, I am sure that in this moment of inexplicable nihilism he is the only light turned on for everyone, for anyone who wants to look at him. He has the ability to understand all of humanity, he seems to read your thoughts and heart. He called me to wish me Christmas, he’s special. I love him very much, a great gift in life”) and perhaps the two highest moments of his career, from the extraordinary success of Those who football (“It was the turning point of my life”) to the former San Remo Festivalin 1999 (“An unrepeatable emotion”).
Then there is, of course, Berlusconi. Politically very distant from Fazio, the “man of the left” par excellence in Rai. “The last time they called his press offices: ‘The president would like to speak to you alone, before the interview’ – reveals Fazio -. ‘As long as you arrive at 19.30, I’ll go on the air at 20’. He can’t do it. Anxiety The program starts, at 20.15 I wait for the commercial. I run to the dressing room, Berlusconi brings out his men. He puts me the hand on the shoulder: ‘I’ve done TV for many years: trim your beard, it ages you. Ask me what you want.
