Manuel Achille Vallicella,
tattoo artist and well-known face of television and social networks, has died at the age of 35 after being a
suitor and later a tronista
of the Mediaset program
Men, women and vice versa
in its version in Italy.
According to
Corriere della Sera
, the announcement of his death was made by his friend, the DJ
Enrico Ciriaci,
who wrote on social networks: "Goodbye friend, too good for this damn life. Broken."
According to Ciriaci, to the Biccy publication,
Vallicella would have taken his own life
.
The blogger
Amedeo Venza
also broke the news of the young man's death with a message on Instagram: "Manuel
Vallicella
, a former tronista with a heart of gold, has passed away... He was only 35 years old! He still has a life ahead of him... Only I hope he is in the arms of his loving mom... I have no words."
Vallicella
had lost his mother in 2019, to whom he was very close, after a long illness.
His participation in
Hombres, Mujeres y viceversa
dates back to 2016 when he was an (unsuccessful) suitor for
Ludovica Valli
.
Given the sympathy of the public towards him,
Maria De Filippi
had then offered him the role of tronista that
Ella Vallicella
had abandoned after a few weeks,
preferring to move away from show business
.
However, she remained in the hearts of viewers and was followed by 460,000 people on Instagram.
Ludovica Valli
, now an influencer with 1.8 million followers, expressed her regret at the former suitor's demise, posting a few shots with him: "I'm speechless, I'm really sorry. I'll never forget your shyness and sweet eyes,
meeting you was an honor
. Now you can rest, may the earth be light for you. Manuel, have a good trip».
Valli
later added: "You will remain forever in my heart. I send you and I will continue to send you, up there, always, our hugs."
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