▁the ▁most ▁popular ▁Italian ▁present ers ▁in ▁Italian ▁television . ▁ ▁Biography ▁De ▁Fil ippi ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Milan , ▁Lomb ard y , ▁but ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁P avia ▁where ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁ten ▁years ▁old . ▁She ▁is ▁married ▁to ▁talk ▁show ▁host ▁Maur izio ▁Cost an zo ▁with ▁whom ▁she ▁has ▁an ▁adopted ▁son . ▁ ▁Career ▁She ▁has ▁hosted ▁numerous ▁talk ▁shows ▁( most ly ▁tr ash ic ) ▁broadcast ▁by ▁Med ias et ' s ▁Can ale ▁ 5 ▁such ▁as ▁U omini ▁e ▁donne ▁and ▁C ' e ▁post a ▁per ▁te . ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁until ▁the ▁present ▁day ▁( 2 0 1 8 ), ▁she ▁has ▁hosted ▁on ▁Can ale ▁ 5 ▁the ▁talent ▁show ▁Am ici ▁( before ▁was ▁a ▁simply ▁talk ▁show ) ▁which ▁changed ▁its ▁name ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁Am ici ▁di ▁Maria ▁De ▁Fil ippi . ▁Similar ▁to ▁the ▁American ▁series ▁Fame , ▁it ▁features ▁a ▁school ▁with ▁two ▁groups ▁of ▁asp iring ▁young ▁sing ers ▁and ▁d anc ers ▁who ▁comp ete ▁against ▁the ▁other , ▁performing ▁live ▁before ▁an ▁audience , ▁and ▁a ▁panel ▁of ▁jud ges ▁and ▁instruct ors . ▁Alban ian - born ▁dan cer ▁K led i ▁K ad iu ▁was ▁a ▁regular ▁perform er ▁on ▁the ▁programme . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁she ▁hosted ▁Te leg atto ▁with ▁Ger ry ▁Scott i . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁she ▁has