Katia Ricciarelli โexpressed profound distress on โคSeptember 14,2025,alleging โฃshe was โขdeliberately โkept โuninformed about Pippo Baudo’s health prior to his recentโค passing. โคThe celebratedโ soprano statedโฃ she felt “isolated”โ from newsโ concerning theโ television icon, claiming those around himโฃ should have directly informed herโ of his condition.
Ricciarelli’s reaction stems โfrom a perceived lack of โคtransparencyโค surrounding Baudo’s final โขdays. She voiced frustration that she learned of his death through generalโข news reports rather than a personal notification, stating, “Theyโ should have told me he was โคdead. โThey isolated it from everyone.” theโ singer and โขBaudo shared a significant professional and personal history,co-hosting โขthe popular Italian music show Domenica In โคfor several years during the 1990s,a period that cemented both their careers in Italian โentertainment.
baudo, born Giuseppe Baudo in 1936, was a mainstay of Italian television for decades,โ known for hosting numerous variety and game shows. His career spanned from radio in the 1950s to prominent rolesโข on โคRAI, Italy’s โnational public broadcaster.โ Ricciarelli and Baudo’s collaboration โon Domenica In was notably notable for its high ratings โคand their on-screen chemistry.The program ran โfromโข 1991 to 1995, andโค again โfrom 1999 to 2000, becoming a cultural touchstone for Italian audiences.Ricciarelli’sโค comments highlight the deep personal connections forgedโ within the โworld of Italian television and the pain of learning about a colleague’s โdeath through public channels.