Naples – The social phenomenon Rita De Crescenzo, who has even become famous in international newspapers, also opened up to the weekly magazine Gente, talking about her past and her “dreams in the drawer”.
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"I'm real, without filters. I even do TikTok while I eat mozzarella. I have thousands of people in hospital and nursing homes who write to me. They wait for the morning live to have company."
Responding to criticisms about the overcrowding that has hit Roccaraso, he stated: “I didn’t organize anything, I just took a family trip and showed the beauty of the snow. But they made a fuss, they said I managed tourist trips. Are you kidding? I only make videos. Where I go, everyone comes. Is it a problem if I take people to a beautiful place? Next destination: Ovindoli”.
A parallel with Chiara Ferragni
The phenomenon described has raised comparisons with what happened at the Uffizi in Florence with Chiara Ferragni. Regarding this experience, De Crescenzo commented: "If they need to, they can call me. If I advertise something, the next day it will be gone. I have made the fortune of many, but not mine, as my husband repeats."
On her future, the influencer has cinematic ambitions, announcing a project with Christian De Sica: “A comedy set in Naples: me acting crazy and him trying to keep me at bay.” He has also expressed interest in television, with an offer to participate in Big Brother: “I would go in right away. Think of the show: my dances, my jokes… I would make everyone laugh. And then do you know how many stories I could tell? I guarantee a boom in ratings”.
A film with Christian De Sica and participation in Big Brother
Rita De Crescenzo's rise to success, however, is not without its difficulties. Raised in Naples, at Pallonetto di Santa Lucia, she shared: “My roots are there, my childhood, my life. But it is also a difficult place, which has caused me pain and made me commit terrible mistakes, all of which I have paid dearly.
This is why I chose to go and live in another neighborhood: staying there would have destroyed me completely and my three children paid the price. I had Raimondo when I was 13 and he was raised by my family: only a few years ago he called me mom and made me a grandmother; Rosario is 25 and is expecting a baby with his girlfriend; and Checco, the one who suffered the most because I had him in my darkest period, is 17 and is being followed by the institutions for my past mistakes”.
Rita De Crescenzo's Personal Challenges
De Crescenzo he also addressed the issue of his addictions, particularly to narcotics. “Twenty-seven years with that bad companion: cocaine. A prison I thought I would never get out of. But six years ago I said enough. My son Rosario saved me: he locked me in my room, he controlled me, he prevented me from self-destructing, he chained me to the bed with handcuffs just to keep me from going out to buy drugs. And he succeeded. I was reborn thanks to him and to faith”.
Article published on 9 February 2025 - 07:45
