Elevated from call girl to parliamentary candidate but then ostracised by those who feared she would reveal her secrets, Patrizia D'Addario's story as the escort who went public about her night with Silvio Berlusconi has aspects of a soap opera.
There is also a dark side to the experience of the 42-year-old single mother who sees herself as part of the "system" in Italy, where businessmen pay women to entertain politicians.
"The system is like that. All of Italy functions like this," Ms D'Addario says in a matter-of-fact way, speaking to the Financial Times in her home town of Bari, a southern port that has gone a long way to clean up its corrupt gangland reputation.
A slim blonde in a low-cut, polka-dot summer dress worn for a seafront photo-shoot, Ms D'Addario speaks in the office of her lawyer, who occasionally offers advice. Ms D'Addario says she has gone public to protect herself.
"I had the same experience with other businessmen. Other businessmen asked me to charm politicians," she reveals, without giving names. Asked if the politicians were from the left or right, she says it is the "same thing".
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