Gabriella Carlucci

Italian television presenter and politician (born 1959)

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Gabriella Carlucci (born 28 February 1959) is an Italian television presenter and politician.
She started her television career in 1983, as an assistant of Enzo Tortora in the Rai 1 show Portobello .
In 1999 Carlucci embraced politics, becoming the head of the entertainment and cultural heritage department of Forza Italia.
She left the party in 2011 to join the Union of the Centre.
She served as major of Margherita di Savoia, Apulia between 2010 and 2012, when she resigned.

Gabriella Carlucci (born 28 February 1959) is an Italian television presenter and politician.

Life and career

Born in Alghero, the sister of the actress and presenter Milly, Carlucci got two degrees, in art history and in foreign languages and literature. She started her television career in 1983, as an assistant of Enzo Tortora in the Rai 1 show Portobello. Among her most important television credits, she hosted two editions of the Sanremo Music Festival (1988 and 1990), the Saturday night RAI show Luna di miele (1992-1993), and the Sunday afternoon Canale 5 show Buona Domenica (1993-1995).

In 1999 Carlucci embraced politics, becoming the head of the entertainment and cultural heritage department of Forza Italia. She was elected deputy with the Forza Italia party in 2001 and in 2006, and in 2008 with The People of Freedom party. She left the party in 2011 to join the Union of the Centre. She run again in the 2013 general elections with the Union of the Center and in 2018 with Us with Italy, without being elected. She served as major of Margherita di Savoia, Apulia between 2010 and 2012, when she resigned.