Lio has come a long way. She was the victim of domestic violence in the 90s. Fortunately, she was able to get out of it thanks to the help of her sister, Helena Noguerra, who saw her sink and find herself in horrible states. The singer paid him a very poignant tribute at the microphone of Sud Radio.
She saved me. This is the title of the fiction broadcast by M6 this Tuesday, March 29. This is also what Lio says when speaking of his sister, Helena Noguerra. The TV movie, directed by Ionut Teianu, is inspired by the true story of two women victims of domestic violence: Laura Rapp and Julie Douib. While the first saw her spouse try to strangle him in front of their daughter Two-year-old Alice the second was killed by her ex-companion while she had complained many times and appealed to the police for help. Two dramas brought to the small screen and interpreted by the actresses Juliette Roudet and Laura Sepul. Lio, she embodies Master Nathalie Tomasini, Laura Rapp’s lawyer. A role which particularly touched her and which is close to her heart since she was also the victim of a violent companion.
Lio touched by the help of Helena Noguerra
In a relationship with artist Alexis Zad in the 90s, the singer kept being beaten by the one she loved so much. Her nightmare ended when she finally opened her eyes to the abuse she was experiencing and following filing a complaint. “I failed to file a complaint than when he started kicking me while I was breastfeeding the twins. Because I was afraid for them“, she confided in the columns of Gala. In his misfortune, Lio was able to count on the incredible support of his sister. “It was my sister, Helena, who helped me a lotshe explained. She saw things she didn’t understand, so she talked regarding it around her and approached an association for battered women. We explained to him. He was told the first thing I would do was deny, minimize, take it easy“.
At the microphone of Sud Radio, Lio returned to the violence she suffered several years ago. The opportunity for her to pay the most beautiful tribute to Helena Noguerra. “I owe him so muchshe said. This presence, this ability to pay attention, to go looking and to be there… It’s hard to recover a big sister in the states in which she recovered me, two or three times. She left dates for me“. A help she will never forget.