The moving story of the singer moves the host several times, who concludes the meeting with a big hug
“Iva, I love you!”. This meeting concludes with these words, spoken with teary eyes, by Silvia Toffanin, during the interview with Iva Zanicchi in the episode of Verissimo on Sunday, September 15. A conversation filled with emotion in which the singer shared how she is coping with the loss of her husband, dedicating heartfelt words to the 40 years of their love and the difficult days she is going through. Several times during the interview, the host becomes emotional, struggling to hold back tears.
“I would like to start this meeting with you, which is not easy,” says Iva Zanicchi, “by thanking the thousands of people who sent me messages; it was a demonstration of affection I did not expect.” And she continues with great sincerity:
“It’s a difficult moment, this can be understood by all the people who have recently lost a loved one. The loss of Pippi (the companion of 40 years of life, Fausto, ed.) is extremely painful because you really feel alone. I have many people around me who care for me, a daughter, grandchildren, friends, but then, when you go to bed at night, you feel an incredible void. One morning I heard Fausto’s voice; it was my brain, but that’s how it is; you get used to it. He was not afraid of death; he said he was curious to know what’s on the other side; he was strong until the end.”
From that moment on, Iva Zanicchi is a river in flood, and Silvia Toffanin listens without interrupting her moving words, while she shares, for example, that she was by her “Pippi’s” side until the very end: “He died with me near; I was next to him, I had a cot, and I stayed close to his equipped bed. We talked until late; a month before he died, I made him laugh a lot. The last month was extremely painful; he was suffering, and I could see it; he sent me kisses and wanted to be reassured, saying, ‘I know you don’t love me anymore,’ to which I replied, ‘but that’s not true; I love you.’ The last week, his friend, who was like a brother to him, came and looked at me while blowing kisses.”
Then she recounts their final moments together: “We must accept death if we have faith. Fausto was not a churchgoer, but he confessed and received the sacraments, which was a relief for me. When it happened, I didn’t think he would die at that moment. I never slept; however, that last night, I fell asleep, and I will never forgive myself for it. I woke up, and he had a fever of 41; I went to get some paracetamol, then I returned and understood; I said some things to him, he took a big breath, and left. When it happens, you are immediately dazed, and then all the pain hits you; when you have been with someone for 40 years, you miss everything. When I sang, he was always in the front row, and every time he cried at certain songs. We cared for each other, respected each other, which for me means being faithful, and over 40 years, we have been together with absolute fidelity. Now I tell myself that maybe I could have talked to him more, but these are things one thinks about when a loved one passes away.”
She then recalls the complicity she had with her Fausto Pinna: “He was very tender, very affectionate. He would compliment me even when it wasn’t true; in the morning, for example, he would say, ‘this morning you look beautiful,’ whereas I looked terrible. When I saw him depressed towards the end, I would walk in front of him naked, and he had the courage to say to me, ‘you have a slight belly, but other than that, you are perfect!’