Chef Simone Buzzi has been one of the most beloved faces of "È sempre mezzogiorno". However, for some months now, he has not appeared on Antonella Clerici's show broadcasted on Rai1. «I don't know the reason - Buzzi declares to Fanpage.it - Maybe in television there are mechanisms that work like this. Things ended without a logical explanation». The chef had returned on screen in January 2023, after defeating non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, welcomed with great emotion by the staff of "È sempre mezzogiorno" and the audience.

Simone Buzzi, why is the chef out of "È sempre Mezzogiorno"?

«I had returned happy and glad to be there - he said -. I feel the affection of the people, but unfortunately, I believe I will not be able to return. Evidently, someone does not want it». Yet, after the lymphoma, the doors of the show seemed not to have closed for Simone Buzzi: «During the illness, the authors often called me to know how I was doing. After having the checks and knowing I was cured, I agreed with the Rai producer and made tickets to go to Milan. I was very excited, couldn't wait. When they saw me, they were all in tears». Then something changed: «After that day, I did some episodes. Sometimes I had to be absent because I did not have the strength, I did not feel well, I still had to fully recover after chemotherapy. The last episode I did was in June».

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Simone Buzzi recounts that he was the one, at first, to refuse the renewal: «In the last episode, contracts are signed. I am superstitious so I said: "Last year I signed the contract and after a week I found out I had cancer. Is it a problem if we sign it later this year?". At the end of August, I had one of the quarterly checks. I was also saying it for them, to be sure I could ensure my presence because I felt uncomfortable saying: "I have cancer, I can no longer participate". So, out of superstition, I didn't sign it. I might have been wrong...I don't know, maybe someone got offended».

And about Antonella Clerici he declares: «Obviously we are talking about an important character. During the illness, she was very present, but if I already have a thousand commitments, I believe she has even less time than me. However, yes, she wrote to me and she too was wondering why I wasn't coming back».