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Selvaggia Lucarelli goes sarcastic about Nancy Brilli and Paolo Belli: the behind-the-scenes of Ballando con le Stelle

Selvaggia Lucarelli is back to sharing her thoughts on Ballando con le Stelle, and she does it in the only way she knows how: no filter, razor-sharp irony, and answers that never go unnoticed. Over the past few hours, the judge opened up a Q&A with her followers, responding to curiosity, criticism, and the endless controversies that, episode after episode, follow Milly Carlucci’s dance show.

Ballando con le Stelle, Selvaggia Lucarelli responds to criticism: “Without drama, it would be a family bingo night”

Some viewers say the show has lost its lightness. Others claim there’s too much tension. And many keep questioning the most talked-about contestants. Selvaggia took the opportunity to clear things up, offering a sharp — and often surprising — take on what makes Ballando con le Stelle one of the longest-running and most discussed shows on Italian television. For her, the drama isn’t a recent problem. It’s a core ingredient, part of the show’s DNA — and part of the entertainment.

When asked whether the program is losing the right balance of “lightness,” Lucarelli didn’t mince words:

“I think you’ve forgotten the heated seasons when I wasn’t even there — from the one with Anna Oxa to Lorenzo Crespi, and so on. Every year there’s this same chant about ‘too many controversies,’ but it’s basically a mantra people use to convince themselves of something that has always been one of Ballando’s main elements. It’s a competition, like Sanremo (always full of drama). Without arguments, it would just be a family bingo night. Actually no — after one bingo night, I didn’t speak to my brother until New Year’s.”

It’s a comparison that makes you laugh, but the point is clear: without clashes, strong personalities, and a bit of chaos, Ballando would lose its soul.

Someone also asked if she’s genuinely having fun this season. Once again, she answered with total honesty:

“More last year, but that was a magical season where every couple felt like a spin-off of Ballando. And the cast is always a huge question mark. Some years, the dynamics are more exciting, the contestants create more spectacle. Other years, there’s less of that ‘show’ feeling. Obviously, Ballando isn’t just a dance competition — otherwise, if you added up all the dances, you’d barely get 40 minutes of television. It’s TV, and TV is also made of chatter, jokes, exchanges, personal storytelling, talent. Some people know how to do it, others don’t. But you can’t know in advance who will work and how much! Barbareschi, for example, had a great sense of the show, and maybe nobody was really betting on him. Other people were supposed to bring who knows what, and instead they slipped away like water.”

She also addressed the most debated moment of the latest episode, when Paolo Belli reacted in a way many considered excessive:

“He reached the final, received high scores and criticism like anyone else. I don’t know how he decided we wanted gossip from him. But it’s a familiar story: you start off humble, and three episodes later, you think you’re Can Yaman.”

A sharp jab — and she didn’t stop there. Speaking about Barbara D’Urso, who has been noticeably quieter during the live show, she said:

“We talked more with Pasquale. It was a chance to get to know him better!”
And when a follower asked what happened to Nancy Brilli, Selvaggia went straight for the punchline:

“She’s filing an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights over Saturday’s elimination.”

She ended on a calmer note with a comment about Filippo Magnini, who some viewers feel has been undervalued:

“I think he didn’t enjoy the experience as much as he could have.”

Once again, Selvaggia Lucarelli proves she’s one of the most recognizable — and divisive — voices on Ballando con le Stelle, able to turn even a simple Instagram Q&A into a mini social media moment.