Iva Zanicchi shared with Verissimo the pain of losing her husband Fausto Pinna, who passed away last August due to cancer. The singer explained: «How am I? I can’t say I’m doing great, no. It’s a difficult time, and those who have lost a loved one can understand this. The loss of my husband has been and is incredibly painful because I feel very alone, even though I have a wonderful daughter and my son-in-law… But when you go to bed at night and you are alone, you feel an incredible void. I now take something to help me sleep because it’s hard. However, you get used to it, it’s like that for many people because at my age, unfortunately, it’s easy to lose people. I don’t want to fall into depression, though, because these days have been tough; I even thought about starting to drink, but no, for heaven’s sake!».
Iva Zanicchi’s Interview
In Verissimo, Iva Zanicchi recounted: «My husband was 75 years old and he was not that old; he did not fear death and showed great strength until the very end. He died with me; we were alone and for the past year, I had been sleeping next to him in a little bed. We watched television, talked until late, but the last month was incredibly hard because he suffered a lot, even though he was taking morphine. He would send me kisses and always wanted reassurance every day; I told him, “I love you” and stayed with him. In the last week, his best friend Gianni came, and Fausto opened his eyes, looked at him, and then, that was it.»
«You have to accept death; if we believe in something in the Afterlife, this thought brings relief, but when you see a loved one die, it’s difficult. When he died, I couldn’t sleep, and in a foolish way, I took his temperature; it was 41, and he was breathing heavily. That’s when I understood; I told him, “Love, you will see that now you will feel better, don’t worry, just relax,” and he took a long breath and left. When he died, he weighed only 48 kilos, and when I saw him depressed, I would walk past his bed naked. One thing I still haven’t done is open his wardrobe to see his clothes.»
Iva Zanicchi’s Words
Finally, Iva Zanicchi explained: «I now have the love of my family, but it’s not the same; we were together for 40 years and did everything together. He would follow me when I sang and would still get emotional.
We loved each other, respected each other, and we were always faithful, and that’s not easy. When I go to bed at night, sometimes I say, “Maybe I could have talked to him more,” and I didn’t do it for fear of ruining such a delicate moment. There’s one thing that weighs incredibly on me: everyone wanted it, and in the end, I said fine: we cremated Fausto, but I did not agree. This really bothered me; I know it sounds silly, but that’s just who I am.»