Things get private on her podcastGiovanni Zarrella gives his single brother intimate love tips

April 17, 2026 around 6:20 p.m Clock

In the new episode of their joint podcast “Tutto bene”, which focuses on patience, the brothers Giovanni and Stefano Zarrella talk about nothing less than love. While Stefano Zarrella openly admits that his single life concerns him, his older brother takes the opportunity to give personal advice. In keeping with the theme of the episode, he makes it clear: Patience is often particularly important, especially in love.

“I have to be patient because I’m 35 and still single,” says Stefano Zarrella right at the beginning of the conversation. His 48-year-old brother responds with encouraging words: “Everything has its time, everyone runs their own race.”

Giovanni Zarrella speaks from experience. The singer has been happy with his wife Jana Ina for more than 20 years; together they have two children aged 17 and 13. Brother Stefano, on the other hand, separated from influencer Romina Palm three years ago and has been single since then. Even if there are always rumors of love about his private life.

Giovanni Zarrella explains that he finds it “completely normal” to be single at 35. After all, there are many people who only find love again after a separation or in later years. He encourages his brother accordingly: “Love is coming, Stef. Be patient.”

Stefano Zarrella admits: “I didn’t think I’d still be single at 35.” At the same time, he assures that he remains fundamentally relaxed. When others told him that the right person might be at the door tomorrow, he thought to himself: “I still have time.”

However, he doesn't seem to be completely without a doubt. Immediately afterwards he asks his brother: “How much time do I have left? Realistic please!” Giovanni Zarrella explains that he would of course like to find true love straight away. But something like that cannot be planned. There is no point in rushing into the next relationship out of panic. It's better to wait a little longer for the right person than to have to break up again after a few months or years because it doesn't work out in the end.

Stefano Zarrella also describes how much previous experiences could change the way you look at new relationships. “You somehow become more cautious,” he says. The difficult thing for him is to fully get involved with someone again despite this caution: “And the crazy thing is, you still have to open yourself up completely if you let something happen.” His brother agrees: “You have to open up. You have to give a partner the opportunity to get to know you as you really are. You have to go in with complete trust.”

That's the exciting thing about a relationship. “At some point, when you build up initial trust, you have to open yourself up completely in order to get to know each other – but without knowing whether the trust will be rewarded.” His final tip: “You have to take the risk, my dear brother.”

A video that he published on Instagram on Thursday also shows that the topic of dating concerns Stefano Zarrella. It shows how, in a good mood, he initially plucks up the courage to ask a woman for her number in a restaurant. In contrast, we later see him swiping through a dating app alone in a dark room.

“Sometimes I really wonder when dating actually became so complicated,” he writes. “Today there are so many options, apps, so many ways to get to know someone and yet it seems harder than ever to really get through to someone.” Everything got faster, but not deeper. People are in constant contact, but real connections are becoming increasingly rare. “Maybe that’s exactly the point that makes me sad sometimes.”

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