Elisa Isoardi

Italian television host

Elisa Isoardi
Isoardi in 2013
Born	(1982-12-27) 27 December 1982 (age 41) Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy^[1]
Nationality	Italian
Occupation	Television host
Years active	2000–present
Partner	Matteo Salvini (2015–2018)

Elisa Isoardi (born 27 December 1982) is an Italian television host. Isoardi currently hosts the daytime game show La prova del cuoco on Rai 1. She was born in Cuneo and grew up in Caraglio, in the Province of Cuneo.

Career

Isoardi first came into the spotlight in Italy when she was awarded the title of "Miss Cinema" in the 2000 Miss Italia pageant. She entered the competition as the regional winner of the Miss Valle d'Aosta title.^[2]

Isoardi later achieved success on Italian television hosting the early afternoon show Effetto sabato from 2007 to 2008 on Rai 1.^[3] She replaced Antonella Clerici on the television game show La prova del cuoco (the Italian version of Ready Steady Cook) from December 2008 to June 2010,^[4] a position that she returned to from 2018 to 2020.

Personal life

In 2015 she started dating politician and Lega Nord's leader Matteo Salvini, who became Deputy Prime Minister three years later.^[5]^[6] Isoardi announced their split in November 2018 via an Instagram post.^[7]

References

^ "Biografia di Elisa Isoardi". Biografie (in Italian). 7 June 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
^ Mangiarotti, Marco. "Miss Italia 2000 è Tania e non fa sport Ha 25 anni, è romana. Capelli castani, occhi verdi, alta 1.81, studia lingue. Battuta la favorita Alessia". Quotidiano.net (in Italian). Archived from the original on 18 July 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ Robiony, Simonetta. "Elisa Isoardi "Del Noce? È la mia stella polare"". La Stampa (in Italian). Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
^ Alfano, Laura (28 October 2009). "Elisa Isoardi: prova del cuoco con Simone Rugiati - Televisionando". Televisionando.it (in Italian). Retrieved 20 June 2018.
^ "Ex fidanzati famosi di Elisa Isoardi". Donna Glamour Magazine (in Italian). 29 April 2015.
^ ""Muoio dalla voglia di rivederti": la dedica d'amore di Elisa Isoardi per Salvini". Di Lei (in Italian). 1 June 2018. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019. Retrieved 17 March 2020.
^ "Isoardi annuncia la rottura con Salvini: "Con Matteo è finita". Lui replica: "Peccato, qualcuno aveva altre priorità"". La Repubblica (in Italian). 5 November 2018.