Two years ago , when she went to be grilled by Francesca Fagnani in the “Belve” studio, she smiled through her curls and explained that she saw herself as a mythological being, half man and half woman.

A month ago the percentages already seemed less balanced: when an accident in Gallura gave rise to awareness of the dangers of the road, the one who popped up to recommend caution on her Instagram profile was a tall, blonde and curvy woman .

But gender is only one chapter in the saga of metamorphosis that sees Alghero native Genny, formerly Giacomo Urtis —and we'll see how the name transition is in some ways the most laborious—at the center of a kaleidoscope that frames at times the person informed about the events of Arcore and at others the linchpin of a Dagospie-esque glamour; the trendy cosmetic doctor and the homo faber of his own nature, largely corrected and rethought; the commercial acumen and the visceral connection to his family of origin; reality TV and the clinic; the pride of a pioneer of self-promotion and the elusiveness of a Narcissus who would make the water boil with exasperation, by constantly reflecting a different image.

Celestino Tabasso's interview in L'Unione Sarda, on newsstands and the Digital App today.

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