Anna Lou Castoldi is joining a RaiPlay project geared towards Gen Z. The project has evolved since its initial conception, which would have seen her co-hosting the Sanremo festival alongside Jolanda Renga and Aurora Ramazzotti. Yet, plans shifted, and she remained with SottoSanremo, tasked with connecting with audiences under 20 from a secret loft beneath the Ariston stage, alongside Elisa Maino and Nicole Rossi. This marked her debut as a host, but her passions remain rooted in both the artistic legacy of her family and music. “I’m a DJ and I really enjoy playing my music in front of an audience,” she said. Performing allows her to experience free, and she is currently studying electronic music production. “However, this music has nothing to do with my father’s,” she explained, emphasizing her desire to forge her own path.
Her Mother
Anna Lou’s musical inclination is also thanks to her mother, Asia. “As an actress, despite some experiences, I don’t feel suited for it. I don’t feel up to it…” she said.
But when she looks in the mirror today, Anna Lou sees her grandmother Daria, Asia Argento’s mother. “Unfortunately, she is no longer with us. But: long live grandparents. They are a great thing – the salvation of the world, human heritage for all they have lived and can transmit from their lives,” she shared.
Grandfather Dario Argento
And speaking of grandparents. “Grandfather Dario is a really nice guy. A grandfather’s love is indescribable. If I have a problem or a question, I also turn to him. You wouldn’t believe it, but he’s a classic grandfather,” she revealed to La Stampa.
She describes herself as a mama’s girl, “We lived together for a lifetime and only recently have we been living in separate houses, but just three minutes apart. We talk every day, even several times…”
A Difficult Adolescence
Now Anna Lou has learned to accept herself and see the beauty within. But it wasn’t always easy. Her adolescence was challenging. “I suffered from body dysmorphia, I saw myself as ugly and wrong. But fortunately, problems are overcome. After 13 years of therapy, I now accept myself for who I am: physical appearance doesn’t interest me as much as it did when I was 14 and I was driven to have an ideal of beauty imposed from the outside that I couldn’t find in myself. It’s good to be yourself.”
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