Italian TV personalities Simona Ventura and Viola Valentino make headlines

Simona Ventura praised the appointment of journalist Selvaggia Lucarelli as the new host of Mediaset’s reality show “Isola dei Famosi.” Ventura recalled her own role in the show’s early years and expressed confidence that Lucarelli’s experience will revitalize the program, noting a shift to pre‑recorded episodes to increase pacing.

Separately, veteran singer Viola Valentino publicly rebuked her former husband Riccardo Fogli on her 77th birthday, criticizing him for not sending a birthday greeting or checking on her during an illness. Valentino posted a photo from their past together and wrote that Fogli should “be ashamed,” reigniting a long‑standing personal dispute between the two.