The English presenter who offended the Italians at the beginning of the pandemic: “I’m almost bankrupt, help me”

LONDON – Do you remember Christian Jessen? The famous British TV presenter, doctor and comedian, 44, at the beginning of the pandemic made incendiary and outrageous statements against Italy and the Italians: according to him, the lockdown and “stay at home” due to Covid he had started wreaking havoc in the country – and not yet in the UK – they were “excuses to continue taking a siesta” and not work.