Roma Hero Francesco Totti Opens up About His Struggle with Depression After Learning His Wife Was Cheating

Roma Hero Francesco Totti Opens up About His Struggle with Depression After Learning His Wife Was Cheating

Fred Kennedy
updated at April 12, 2023 at 8:11 PM
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  • Roma legend Francesco Totti has revealed that he has been struggling with depression after discovering that his wife was cheating
  • Totti had been married with Ilary Blasi for 17 years, having formalised their union in Rome back in 2005
  • However, the couple decided to call it quits in July 2022, with the former midfielder revealing that the choice of separation was unavoidable
  • The couple had three children together, including their first child Christian, who is now a part of the Roma youth academy

Roma legend Francesco Totti has opened up about his struggle with depression after learning that his former wife was cheating on him.

Totti enjoyed an illustrious career with Roma spanning 25 years before he hung his boots in 2017.

Francesco Totti, Roma, Serie A, Ilary Blasi.
Francesco Totti looks dejected after his last appearance in Rome after more than 20 years during the Serie A match between Roma and Genoa at Stadio Olimpico. Photo by Giuseppe Maffia.
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However, despite his outstanding career, his social life did not quite flourish post-retirement, with the Italian parting ways with his long-term wife, Ilary Blasi.

Totti and Illary had been together for nearly 20 years, with the couple formalising their union in Rome in 2005.

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However, the pair decided to call it quits, with reports in Italy suggesting that they broke up sometime around July 2022.

Francesco Totti says Ilary Blasi was cheating on him

Totti has now opened up about his struggle with depression after he learned that his wife was cheating on him.

According to the legendary midfielder, he first heard infidelity rumours involving his wife from people close to him.

While it was difficult for Totti to believe them, he decided to undertake his own investigation.

The former midfielder divulged that he confirmed the rumours as true after looking at Illary's phone.

“I looked at her mobile phone. And I saw that there was a third person, who was acting as an intermediary between Ilary and another one," Totti said in an interview with Corriere della Sera, per Marca.

The discovery, Totti says, drove him into depression - an experience he has been struggling with.

“Here was the evidence. The facts. And that led to depression. I couldn’t sleep anymore. I pretended nothing was wrong, but I was no longer me, I was someone else. I got out of it thanks to Naomi," he added.
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