Mara Venier and Renzo Arbore were partners for as long as 12 years, and their love story was one of the most famous during the 1990s. In fact, the two ended their relationship in 1997, but despite this, they are still on very good terms today. Mara Venier is at the helm of Domenica In on Rai (with a new season of great guests and interviews), while Renzo Arbore is still an ambassador for Neapolitan music around the world. A story that was passionate, lived to the fullest, filled with quarrels, reconciliations, alleged betrayals, and an abortion by Mara Venier, which effectively marked their relationship forever.
A love story that made fans of the couple dream and that, today, still populates gossip magazines with behind-the-scenes stories and truths never revealed. Neither Mara Venier nor Renzo Arbore has stopped being the undisputed protagonists of a very important chapter in the gossip columns of our country. Although the relationship ended a long time ago, the former golden couple has remained on good terms and retains fond memories of the time spent together.
Mara Venier and Renzo Arbore, why they broke up
“It took a lot from me privately: work absorbed me and I took too much time away from the rest,” revealed Mara Venier in an interview given last year to Oggi. “I think working on Domenica In also contributed to the end of a love. These are mistakes I wouldn’t repeat.” As the presenter confessed, it seems that behind the breakup with Arbore, there was a separation due to the too many work commitments that, over time, became irreconcilable. But there are also shadows of betrayal and the loss of a child in their relationship.
The news regarding an alleged affair by Renzo Arbore has never been denied nor has it ever been confirmed, but undoubtedly, the loss of the child, which occurred five months into the pregnancy, had a significant impact. “Renzo was very important to me, as I was to him,” the presenter revealed years ago to Vanity Fair. “We lived beautiful moments together and tragic ones, like the loss of our son.” She added. Thus, the story was filled with sad and joyful moments, and it proceeded without too many hiccups until 1997, when it ended by mutual agreement.
The story of Mara Venier and Renzo Arbore, how it is today
The two remained close friends, still bound by deep affection. So much so that Arbore often returns to the Rai studios and to Domenica In to talk with his ex in one of Mara Venier’s famous heart-to-heart interviews. She is now married to Nicola Carraro, who is a producer, while Renzo Arbore is single. After the breakup, he returned in 2007 with Mariangela Melato, remaining by her side until her death in 2013.