Overview
- Alessandra Mussolini confirmed on social media that she will enter the Grande Fratello VIP house, writing, “Hold on tight… I’m entering the ‘Big Brother’ house as a contestant.”
- The eighth edition of the Endemol Shine format is scheduled to premiere March 17 on Mediaset’s Canale 5.
- Industry coverage reports her appearance would be the first time a prominent Italian politician competes on a reality show in Italy.
- She is Benito Mussolini’s granddaughter and the daughter of Romano Mussolini and Maria Scicolone, which makes her Sophia Loren’s niece.
- Her résumé includes a dozen film roles from 1972 to 1990, a 1982 pop album released in Japan, and later service in both houses of Italy’s parliament and the European Parliament after entering politics with the neo‑fascist Italian Social Movement.