Barbara D'Urso will no longer be at the helm of Afternoon 5 . The announcement came on July 1, with a press release from Mediaset. And even if the contract will be valid until December 2023, the weather is already stormy .
First silence, then d'Urso's decision to explain "my truth, to let people know how things really went ". Because, as reported by la Repubblica, the dynamics would be different from those reported in the Cologno Monzese press release, which suggests a continuation in the relations between the parties. In fact, the network underlines its intention to find new editorial projects. Possibility that seems, at the moment, very distant. «The dominant sentiment? Pain , combined with dismay and anger – comments the presenter -. The thing that hurts me the most is that they didn't allow me to greet my audience. And with that press release they suggested that I was in agreement with the decision: "Canale 5 and Barbara d'Urso have agreed that from next season the artist will no longer host Afternoon 5". I didn't agree to anything."
And the memories go back to December 2007 , «when I was taken to lunch at the Hotel de Russie in Rome by the then director of Videonews Brachino, with Crippa, Delogu, Restelli, his deputy Giudici. Champagne, I didn't know what to toast to. I should have left - continues D'Urso -, moved to Milan without my two children to invent a live program , every day, Mattino Cinque. 24 hours to decide". Once the proposal was accepted, Afternoon 5 was born, then Domenica Live and to follow other programs «signed by me such as Live-Non è la d'Urso which after three seasons, with three episodes to go, is closed. Reason? Never knew.'
Many comments on the presenter's Instagram page, who published the statements and articles with the interview. “And who will watch Afternoon 5 anymore without you?” Writes a follower. But there are also those who claim victory because « the program was too trashy . Finally!". But “Barbarella” (as many called her) has an answer for everyone: «If it were really like this, with the program under a newspaper, I would have received a call from the Cdr. But that never happened."
