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Sonia Bruganelli Reveals Abortion and Mental-Health Struggles in New Memoir

Her first-person accounts surface during promotion of Solo quello che rimane on Verissimo.

Overview

  • Bruganelli says she ended a pregnancy at 24 when Paolo Bonolis was not ready to have a child after a year of dating.
  • She describes lasting guilt that she says became an obsession, including feeling haunted by the sight of prams.
  • Their first daughter, Silvia, was born with a congenital heart defect requiring immediate surgery, which Bruganelli says led to cerebral hypoxia.
  • She recounts panic attacks, including a first episode in New York, and late-onset anorexia at 39, crediting cognitive-behavioral therapy for recovery.
  • The TV producer notes her 2023 separation from Bonolis and says she has found new balance with partner Angelo Madonia, as detailed in the Sperling & Kupfer book.