Ariadna Romero (born 19 September 1986 in

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) is a

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and

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Biography

Romero started her career as

in 2009 when a talent scout, during her first photoshoot in

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with an Italian troupe, asked her to move to

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, where she lives between

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and

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; in 2011 she debuted as actress becoming the

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''. Romero in the winter of 2012 took part (with Bobo Vieri, Alex Belli,

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and other contestant) in the 8th season of the Italian talent show ''

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'' hosted on

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with

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and his ''Big Band''. Romero in the autumn of 2013 took part, with Francesca Fioretti, in the second season of ''

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{{A ...

'', the Italian version (aired on

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and hosted by

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) of the international reality show ''

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'', and in that reality-game the couple Romero-Fioretti obtained good reviews and the second place. Romero in the autumn of 2014 participated as showgirl, with others, in '' La papera non fa l'eco'', a variety show hosted on

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. Romero in 2015 took part, with Fabio Tavelli, '' Studio EuroBasket'', a program aired by

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, channel of

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. During her career over the years, Romero participated as model in many advertising campaigns. Romero won the Italian prize ''Premio Eilat Diamonds'' (Eilat Diamonds Award) in July 2016 «''per i suoi successi professionali e per il perfetto connubio tra bellezza e talento''» («for her professional achievements and the perfect combination of beauty and talent»). In the same year (2016) Romero was the

in the

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'' Ovunque tu sarai''. Romero in 2017 obtained the role of ''Nora Segni'' in '' The Broken Key'', an English-language Italian independent film written and directed by

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. Romero in the winter of 2019 took part (with

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, Jeremias Rodríguez,

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and other contestant) in the 14th season of '' L'isola dei famosi'', the Italian version (aired by

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and hosted by

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with

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) of

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, an international reality show. Romero took part as showgirl in the 1st season (June 2019) and in the 2nd season (January 2020) of '' All Together Now'', a reality television music competition aired by

and hosted by

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as presenter with

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as captain. Romero in 2019 was also a ''

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'' in two comedy programs of

, precisely '' Made in Sud'', hosted by

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, and '' Stasera tutto è possibile'', hosted by

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Personal life

Romero married the Italian

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Lorenzo Gergati in a civil ceremony in

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on 20 December 2012; the Catholic ceremony was celebrated on 7 July 2013 in Cuba. Their marriage ended in 2015, when Romero met the

Pierpaolo Petrelli: they have a son together named Leonardo Petrelli who was born on 18 July 2017, but the relationship of Lorenzo's parents ended in April 2018.

Career

Filmography

* ''

'', directed by

(2011) * '' Ovunque tu sarai'', directed by

(2016) * '' The Broken Key'', directed by

(2017)

Television

*'' Quelli che il calcio'' (

, 2009–2010) *''Jukebox'' ( Milan Channel, 2009–2013) *' (

, 2012) *' (

, 2013) *''Studio EuroBasket'' ( Sky Sport, 2015) *'' L'isola dei famosi'' (

, 2019) *'' Made in Sud'' (

, 2019) *'' All Together Now'' (

, 2019–2020) *'' Stasera tutto è possibile'' (

, 2019) *

Videoclip

*2010 - ''Boom Boom'' of

Advertising campaigns

*'' Vecchia Romagna'' (2010-today) *''

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'' (2010) *'' Locman donna'' (2010) *'' Cotril'' (2011-today) *'' Pin Up Stars'' (2011-2012) *Testimonial of the charity campaigns of

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(2013) *''

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'' (2013) *'' White le Spose'' (2014-today) *'' TIM'' (2015) *''Pomodoro Petti'' (2016-today)

References

External links

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