I burnt my house down and was left homeless as a child, says Italian PM Giorgia Meloni
Italian PM Giorgia Meloni reveals childhood homelessness in new book
- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni revealed in her memoir that she accidentally burnt down her family home as a child, leaving them homeless.
- Ms Meloni disclosed that her determination to succeed and her feelings of inadequacy stem from her father abandoning the family shortly when she was young.
- She stated that her father's lack of love and indifference scarred her, driving her to relentlessly prove herself, particularly in male-dominated environments.
- The first female Italian prime minister, who has led the country since 2022, admitted that the "wound" of abandonment fuels her attention to detail, stubbornness, and commitment.
- Ms Meloni also described herself as an "introverted" child with a "sullen expression", a trait she says has persisted into adulthood.