Four children, a relationship that has lasted almost 25 years. He is touring the theaters of Italy with a monologue, Five Women of the South, which highlights his comic verve, and with other shows alongside colleagues such as Michele La Ginestra, Enzo Casertano and Gianni Ferreri. Presenter on Tv2000 of Che boils in the pot, she was known by the general television audience for her role as Melina in Un medico in famiglia. Beatrice Fazi, 52 years old, however, is In search of a new heart, as she presents herself on her online page, borrowing the title of her book which has continued to be republished for nine years.
Mom, wife, successful actress. But why this title?
«It is the passage from Ezekiel, when God says “I will give you a new heart, I will put a new spirit within you, I will make you observe my precepts”. At the beginning of my conversion I was almost afraid that God would ask me something in return, a God who is a judge. Ezekiel made me understand that to be truly Christian we must not force ourselves to do who knows what, but ask that the Spirit act within us. I am still asking incessantly for him to give me this new heart, the most difficult thing in life is to truly love.”
You are a sort of testimonial of the family. What are the traps to avoid and the things to consolidate in a couple relationship?
«The number one trap is the silence of husbands. My husband has a black belt in silence, it’s the worst way to punish me. They are the things left unsaid, the inability to show ourselves as fragile and in need of the other. And remaining attached to the roles that come to you from your families of origin. As much as I want to be an emancipated woman, I carry within me that way of thinking that I am obliged to be perfect at home, to be able to keep everything under control, not to delegate, in short, little flexibility. My husband was decisive, because he really got involved, he learned to cook, to do the shopping. And I learned to give up. Now there is true collaboration, sharing, intimacy.”
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Read the complete interview with Beatrice Fazi by purchasing the issue of Credere on newsstands from Thursday 28 November and in distribution in the parish from Sunday 1 December. Or purchase the digital copy on EdicolaSanPaolo.it
WALKERS OF HOPE
This one with Beatrice Fazi is part of Travelers of hope, a series of interviews with personalities from the world of the Church, culture and social commitment, in preparation for the 2025 Jubilee. This is a multimedia project which, in addition to the report on Credere, also includes the television version of this interview which will be broadcast on Telenova (Channel 18 of digital terrestrial in Lombardy and eastern Piedmont) Monday 2 December at 10.30 pm and Wednesday 4 December at 11.00 am. The video of all the interviews (among others, with Gemma Calabresi, Don Luigi Verdi, Father Antonio Spadaro and Sister Veronica Donatello) is also available on the Telenova App and website (www.telenova.it).
(Top photo: Luca Brunetti)
