Michelle Hunziker was born on the 4th January 1977 in Sorengo (Lugano) in the southern, Italian speaking part of Switzerland. She is an actress, model, singer and TV personality on Italian and German television. In 1993, when she was 16 years old, she moved to Bologna with her mother. Wanting to become an interpreter, she studied Italian, French, German, English and Dutch at a local college. After moving to Milan, again with her mother, she decided to become a fashion model and was hired by Riccardo Gay, a renowned agent. Although considered to be both too heavy and short, at 17 she posed for well-known labels such as Armani, Rocco Barocco, La Perla, Colmar, Lovable and Swish. She was "discovered" by a TV-producer in 1995. In 1996, she co-hosted the RAI Uno-show I cervelloni with Paolo Bonolis. In summer she presented the prime time comedy show Paperissima Sprint (Canale 5) with Gabibbo. Because of her immense popularity with viewers she hosted the afternoon show Colpo di Fulmine (Italia 1) in 1997. At the same time she attended the professional academy M.A.S. in Milan with her choreographer Susanna Beltrami. She was married from 1998 to 2002 and has one daughter.
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