Francesco Totti’s model ex-wife claims former footballer ‘was always jealous’ of her as TV presenter opens up on ‘betrayal’ that broke up the marriage of ‘Italy’s Posh and Becks’
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Francesco Totti’s ex-wife has spoken publicly for the first time on the ‘betrayal’ and ‘jealousy’ that concluded with the couple’s divorce.
Described as Italy’s answer to Posh and Becks, Totti and Ilary Blasi, who married in 2005 on national TV and have three children together, separated last year and became tangled in a bitter divorce.
Blasi, who had been accused by Totti of being unfaithful, has kept herself out of the spotlight until now, deciding that she wanted to tell her version of events on the breakdown of their marriage.
‘I spent a year and a half observing and understanding what had happened. I have read and listened to all the different points of view and opinions. But it was my story and I always put my face in everything I did. So this time it seemed good to me too say it,’ Blasi said on Italian TV chat show, Verissimo.
‘Francesco has always been jealous of me, his jealousy was nothing new.’
Ex-A.S Roma striker Francesco Totti, 46, and TV presenter Ilary Blasi, 45, married in 2005 at an ancient Roman basilica, in a wedding which was broadcast to the nation
During their 17-year marriage the couple had three children: Cristian, Chanel and Isabel (pictured with their dad in 2017 after his last professional match)
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They established themselves as one of the most popular couples in Italy having met in 2001 and then been married for 17 years.
Totti, an icon with AS Roma, and his wife were heralded as a model family, but after their split initially appeared to be amicable, it quickly soured.
‘It is not true that I was the first to betray,’ Totti told Marca last year.
‘I said I was not going to speak and I did not, but I have read too many hoaxes in recent weeks. Some have even made my children suffer.’
That, however, is a testimony that Blasi disputes.
In her TV appearance she added: ‘He is the father of my children. Maybe he was confused, scared, maybe it was a route of easier escape, but nothing like what we feel these days.
‘Other betrayals? Probably yes, but I have no proof. In my heart, now I say yes.
During their 17-year marriage, Italy’s ‘Posh and Becks’ appeared to have the perfect family (pictured: Blasi and daughters Chanel and Isabel hugging Totti after his last match in 2017)
Blasi has now looked to tell her version of their divorce after going on an Italian TV chat show
‘I tried every means to save this marriage and did what a wife and mother should do. But it didn’t work.’
Their marriage deteriorated after Blasi had hired a private investigator to track her husband following her belief that he was being unfaithful.
In a Netflix documentary, ‘Unico’, it explains how Blasi came to know the relationship between Totti and his new girlfriend Noemi Bocchi.
It transpired that Blasi learned of their relationship through a play-date her daughter Isabel had had. They would separate soon after.
It has been a tit-for-tat last 12 to 18 months amid the divorce settlement.
Things quickly descended into allegations of theft last year as Totti accused Blasi of ‘running off’ with his Rolex watches – and as a result he is said to have promised to keep her expensive items under lock and key until they were returned.
Speaking to Corriere della Sera, he said: ‘What was I supposed to do? I hid the bags, hoping for an exchange.’
The Times reported he also has £3,500 worth of his wife’s designer shoes in his possession.
He also accused Ilary’s father of helping his daughter squirrel away the watches.
During their 17-year marriage, the couple were spotted taking several lavish holidays including ski trips with friends
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