“‘She marked a whole generation…’: Tragic of Big Brother-winning reality icon , 48, shocks fans after she is found at her home in Nice… as questions mount over what happened in her final days…”
A POPULAR reality TV star known for winning the first season of Loft Story France 1 – the French take on Big Brother – has tragically died.
Loana Petrucciani, 48, was found dead in her home in Nice.
Loana Petrucciani, 48, has been found deadCredit: Getty
Police say she died in her French home in NiceCredit: Avalon.red
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French police were seen inside her home on WednesdayCredit: The Mega Agency
Her cause of death has not yet been confirmed.
Prosecutor Damien Martinelli told the French press that an investigation into her death had been launched on Wednesday.
He also said that Loana had been dead for “several days”.
The reality star rose to fame in 2001 when she entered the Loft Story house.
For 10 weeks she lived with strangers under constant camera surveillance – mirroring Big Brother’s format.
French TV network M6 released a touching tribute in the aftermath of her death, calling her an “iconic figure of the first season of ‘Loft Story’“.
“She will forever remain a personality who profoundly marked an entire generation of viewers,” the statement read.
The network also praised her for “her spontaneity, sensitivity and authenticity”.
Since her death was confirmed, other media figures have shared their own heartfelt condolences.
Alexia Laroche-Joubert, CEO of Loft Story’s production company Banijay France, said: “It is with immense emotion that I learned of Loana’s passing.”
“Our paths crossed 25 years ago, and I am honoured to have shared so many memories with her,” she said.
“I witnessed her successes and her struggles.”
Laroche-Joubert said her thoughts were “with [Loana’s] mother Violette, her daughter, her brother and the other housemates who were part of this adventure.”
Let us never forget that behind her public image was a sensitive and extremely intelligent woman,” she added.
Benjamin Castaldi, presenter of Loft Story also shared his own memories of the star.
“There are some faces we never forget. And hers, Loana’s, is part of our collective history,” he said.
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She rose to fame after winning the French version of Big Brother in 2001Credit: Getty
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An investigation into her cause of death has been launchedCredit: The Mega Agency
“[She] changed television forever… and maybe also our view on humans.
“Loana was not a character. She was a woman. A real one. With its cracks, its sweetness, its fragility in the open sky.
“And that’s precisely why we loved her,” he added.
Castaldi continued his extensive tribute.
“But that’s also why we dropped her. We applauded her light… [and didn’t] her shadow,” he said.
“Her authenticity has been consumed… without measuring the price she would pay.
“We’ve watched her live, love, fall… without ever really wondering who would pick her up after.
“The truth is, we’re all a little responsible, because we all watched.”
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Loana sparked national controversy on Loft Story after having sex with co-star Jean-Edouard Lipa.
Despite the scandal, she left the house as the winner and was celebrated as she paraded down the Champs-Élysées.
Her newfound fame brought in magazine deals – she would go on to appear on the cover of Elle – after which she wrote her deeply personal memoir several months later.
In her memoir, the Cannes-born star opened up about the highs and lows of her career in the spotlight, as well as previous attempts to take her own life.
On her time in the Loft Story house, she said: “I went there feeling very insecure. I was worried.”
“The casting director said to me, ‘Aren’t you ashamed to come dressed like that?’ I took it very badly, especially since he was asking everyone that question,” she said.
Of her fame, she revealed: “There are two women inside me. The public loved both.”
“Before, we saw a lot of the extroverted Loana who danced on the catwalks, but we didn’t see the other side, because she was too shy to express herself,” she said.
“But, in Loft Story, we saw that there was another side to her.”
In the early 2010s, Loana attempted to take her own life, and was left in a coma.
Her family and friends later discovered that she had made several attempts on her life prior to this.
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