Anna Claudia Conte, journalist and TV face, is at the center of the Piantedosi case: between institutional roles, relationships and controversies, her profile ends up in the spotlight
When feelings are involved, things are always complicated.
The case of the extramarital relationship of the owner of the Interior Ministry, Matteo Piantedosiwith the journalist Anna Claudia Conte is stirring things up around the government. Not only because the 62-year-old Minister of the Interior is still married to the prefect of Grosseto, Paola Berardino (from whom he would be divorcing anyway), but also because we need to understand who this girl really is Countwhere it came from and, above all, whether it obtained favors from this relationship (which in any case the minister strongly denies). Originally from Aquino, province of Frosinone, 34 years old, policeman father, law degree from Luiss, after starting out as an actress on Rai Cinema and a model, she throws herself into information: speaker on Isoradio, TV presenter and commentator, writer (five books).
In recent years the Count she was the godmother of the world tour of the Amerigo Vespucci ship, the official presenter of the concerts of all the bands of the Armed Forces.
Radio Army sent her to cover the Sanremo Festival. Also very close to the former general Roberto Vannacci for which he moderated several events. He also founded the association «for 360 degree culture» Nova Era, together with Emanuele Ajellomilitant of Futuro Nazionale.
On 12 February she was appointed “part-time and free of charge” as a consultant to the parliamentary commission of inquiry into the security conditions and state of degradation of cities and their suburbs, a Montecitorio body chaired by the Forza Italia MP, Alessandro Battilocchio. “She nominated herself and no one opposed her,” they explain from the commission. Count it was taken “as spokesperson for the National Observatory on bullying and youth distress”, he clarifies Battilocchio. On his Whatsapp profile there is a photo of him shaking hands with the Pope, on Instagram (it has 311,000 followers but it seems that 21% are suspicious) alternates photos with politicians and soldiers with videos of his program on Rai Radio Uno. In fact, since 2024 he has been leading Summer half houra space created together with the State Police. The former director hired her Francesco Pionatiformer UDC parliamentarian, childhood friend and fellow villager of Plant yourself.
She has also been a business partner with Renzo Lusettiformer PD parliamentarian and historical face of the DC, with whom she founded, in 2021, Shallow srls “a female cultural enterprise, with a focus on social responsibility and sustainable development”.
Lusetti is a close friend of Pioneers. Count she is also artistic co-director of the Ferrara film festival and producer of events created in collaboration with institutions, the Holy See and third sector entities.
But the true and voracious (for visibility) journalist from Ciociaria also understands contemporary art: in fact she is part of the board of directors of the Marini San Pancrazio Foundation in Florence, appointed in 2022 by the then mayor Dario Nardellatoday MEP Pd.
In the past she had a relationship with the footballer Angel of Paradise (ex Naples and Lecce), concluded after she reported him for stalking, defamation and revenge porn. Paradise he was arrested and remained under house arrest for five months, only to be acquitted at the end of 2023, because “the fact does not exist”. A story that still weighs heavily.
Yesterday, the Count he interrupted the silence, first publishing a video on autism day and then only sending a short message to the Ansa news agency in which he stated: «At the moment I prefer silence, I only remember my professional skills of about ten years».
