Turin, May 16 (LaPresse) – "As a child, I encountered the 'monster' who tried to take advantage of my situation." This was the powerful testimony shared by dancer and choreographer Enzo Paolo Turchi during his appearance on Ciao Maschio, hosted by Nunzia De Girolamo. The episode will air Saturday, May 17 in late night on Rai 1 after the Eurovision Song Contest final.
"Unfortunately, my childhood was complicated, due to a very difficult family situation. My mother would disappear. Sadly, she was mentally unwell and would go missing for ten days at a time before someone found her," he recounted.
"My father left, and I only saw him three times in my life—once when he died. I only understood everything later: our family had endured a tragedy. When the war ended in 1945, I had two little sisters, one 12 years old and the other just 18 months. Sadly, they were run over and killed by a tank.
I hated my mother because she left me alone. At just four years old, I would hide and not tell anyone. I even slept on the stairs sometimes."
When asked by De Girolamo, "Did anyone ever try to take advantage of your suffering?", Turchi admitted, "I experienced some dark things."
"Did you meet the monster?" De Girolamo asked. "Yes, I met the monster. These were very painful things and I prefer not to remember them because they still upset me deeply."
"I also faced prejudice," he added, "because I studied dance. It was really tough—when I walked out, I’d hear mocking chants and music behind me. But in the end, I realized it was my calling. I even told myself: ‘There’s already a theme song.’
I hated both my parents, but if I could see them today, I would apologize. Because I now believe that the pain of losing a child is the worst thing anyone can go through."
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