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Martina Colombari Breaks Silence on Ballando Con Le Stelle, Defends Family’s Fight for Son Achille

She used the prime-time platform to challenge stigma by explaining the protective steps the family took.

Overview

  • Colombari spoke after Achille Costacurta recounted his troubled adolescence on the One More Time podcast, including addiction, an arrest, and a suicide attempt at 16.
  • She condemned what she called a "disgusting" instrumentalization of his story and said she was unfairly branded a bad mother with class-based prejudices.
  • Detailing crisis responses, she said the family at times called police or an ambulance and resorted to involuntary hospitalization (TSO) to keep him safe.
  • She noted an ADHD diagnosis that helped explain past behavior and recalled a period when Achille was held in a juvenile penal center in Parma.
  • On RaiUno’s Ballando con le Stelle she dedicated her performance to Achille, received a standing ovation, and said he is now doing better and she is proud of him.