Vain, Luciana Gimenez says she cries for thin leg: ‘I’m not going to the beach or screwing’

Presenter Luciana Gimenez has always been in good physical shape. Vain, she says that even at 53 years old, she demands a lot from herself to always be “in shape”. However, the left leg broken in four places after an accident while skiing in Aspen (USA) at the beginning of the year has caused his self-esteem to be shaken.

In conversation with F5, she claims that she often has crying spells when she sees herself in the mirror and despairs because she does not feel the effects of her daily treatment. And a simple trip to the beach, something she has always done, is ruled out. “The leg got too thin, because the body stops sending stimuli to that region and you atrophy. I’ve always worked out and one day you look and your leg is thin. Crazy”, she laments.

Despite the upset, the presenter, who recently became single again, seeks to put sadness aside to face her newest project. She has just premiered the Bagaceira Chique podcast, with conversations available on the YouTube channel of the same name, always on Thursdays at 7 pm. In the first chat, even though reserved, Luciana already made intimate and spicy revelations.

“I’m so closed off that some people are surprised if I say that I had sex on a plane. The grace of the podcast is having spontaneous moments and stories”, she opines. Read the interview below.

How did the idea of ​​creating a podcast come about? I’ve been wanting to do a podcast for a while, everyone said it was a natural extension of my work. I left it for when I was ready. But it’s different from TV, where I’ve been for 22 years and I’ve been doing it with my back. I understood that I need to be much more open with the guest on a podcast. It is a freer exchange of experiences. I’ve always been private and everyone knows I don’t talk much about my personal life. On television, it’s easier to preserve myself, because the agenda is the most important thing. Today my mind has changed, we have to be multiplatform.

In the first episode, you already made sexual revelations. Aren’t you afraid to expose yourself? I have a lot of respect for the media and I’m used to exposure. I know how delicate it is to say things. When you speak, there’s no going back, you have to be careful. After I saw what I said about sex. But it’s very difficult for anything to come out of my mouth without me having full control. Of course, sometimes we can express ourselves badly, but I have a quick mind. At that time, I thought it was cool to talk. I’m so closed off that some people are surprised if I say I had sex on a plane. The grace of the podcast is having spontaneous moments and stories.

Do you feel challenged in this new project? Now it gives butterflies in the stomach, yes, it’s like a challenge in the professional field, getting out of the comfort zone and sameness. In the first two episodes, I was more nervous, but then I internalized. Podcasts don’t have much of a script, a theme, the person is free and releases a lot of things, going in different directions.

Chats are free, but is there anything you don’t like talking about on air? Politics as it is saturated and do not understand enough. It’s like everybody knows everything, but nobody understands anything. Even if I decide to take a politician to Bagaceira Chique, I’ll talk about other topics. I did not study political science and I prefer not to comment. Other than that, we can tackle any topic.

How is the leg you broke skiing doing? That was the worst shit that ever happened to me. It’s been challenging, I’ve cried a lot and felt a lot of despair. It was a very serious accident. And since I’m not patient at all, I come across perrengues. The bone has its healing time and nothing I can do can speed it up. It’s almost like a pregnancy on hold. Sometimes I remember how my leg was from the first day, black and with blood trampled on, I couldn’t fit a size 43 shoe. My finger doesn’t move, I have a rod and five pins in it. It’s a lot of mental and physical work.

Have you ever lost muscle mass? The leg was very thin, because the body stops sending stimuli to this region and you atrophy in 48 hours. And it drove me crazy. I always worked out and one day you look and your leg is thin. So, desperately, I started working out with my broken leg. Even though I’m literally forcing my leg to get my body back, it’s tricky. Today I understand who has mobility difficulties. I can’t wear heels or stay on my feet for a long time because it swells, turns purple. I spent a while thinking it was punishment.

Is your mental health shaken? I woke up thinking I would never walk again. At the same time, I feel sad and guilty for being like this and with so many people with worse problems. I have a support network. But I’m very hard on myself. Not being able to play with my son is being a learning process from which I still don’t know what good I’m going to get out of it. The year 2023 is being complicated for me. It’s been 13 weeks since this fracture.

Did this accident mess with your vanity? Very. I have low self-esteem problem. I spent two months with my leg covered, I didn’t even want to see it. After eight weeks, I went into despair mode. I am nonconformist and obsessed. In the eighth week I went to the gym, but I couldn’t lift weights. Now I’m getting it. When there is a serious fracture, the leg will not break again, the problem is the pain. But what I have on video working out and crying is no joke. I really want to gain my lean mass again. I think it’s slowly coming back. But until my body returns to normal, I’m not going to the beach or screwing around.

In parallel to this, you started a job as an actress participating in the Netflix series “A Sogra que te Pariu”. How it was? I really want to act more and expand elsewhere. I’ve always been able to, but I was very stuck with having a daily program. Today, SuperPop (RedeTV!) being weekly helps me to try new things. I made this most outrageous project on Netflix and I loved it. When you act, you leave your body and leave it free for another character. There are several types of art that enrich me.