Eleonora Brigliadori

Eleonora Brigliadori (born 18 February 1960) is an Italian model, actress and television personality. In 2016, she sparked controversy in Italy because of her views on chemotherapy and tumors. Born in Milan, already active as a runway model, Brigliadori began her television career in 1977, as an assistant of Enzo Tortora in the RAI variety show "Portobello". One year later, at 18 years old, she made her acting debut on stage, in "The Marriage of the petty bourgeois" at the Theatre of the Royal Villa in Monza. In 1980 she was chosen as the main announcer of the newborn Canale 5. Brigliadori came to the success with the Rai Uno Saturday night show "Fantastico", that she hosted alongside Pippo Baudo and Heather Parisi in 1984. In 1988 she was dismissed from presenting the Zecchino d'Oro Festival as she had appeared as covermodel of the men's magazine "Playmen". In more recent years, she starred on some television reality shows, including ice-skating-themed "Notti sul ghiaccio" and "L'Isola dei Famosi", the Italian equivalent to "Survivor".