Diletta Leotta has defended her glam look after she was slammed on social media for wearing an ‘inappropriate’ dress at her daughter’s birthday party
11:57, 25 Aug 2025Updated 12:00, 25 Aug 2025
Diletta Leotta
Diletta Leotta has defended her daring outfits(Image: Getty Images)
Diletta Leotta has defended her outfit that was slammed as ‘inappropriate’ at her daughter’s second birthday.
Diletta, who is a TV presenter and the better half of Liverpool and Newcastle flop Loris Karius, was criticised after wearing a see-through blue dress, exposing her underwear.
The Italian beauty shared snaps of her outfit on Instagram but she was soon bombarded in the comments section for her attire. One user ranted: “You can be as beautiful as you want, but if you're also at your little daughter's birthday party, you won't choose that dress. Period.”
While a second fumed: “Diletta is beautiful and would really look wonderful with a garbage bag, but that dress for her daughter's party is inappropriate."
Leotta was also included in a group of presenters who border on “vulgarity” and lack “professionalism,” according to fellow broadcaster Valentina Maceri.
(Image: @dilettaleotta/Instagram)
But the DAZN host has fiercely defended her right to wear whatever she wants, and that her presenting talent is the most important reason behind her job.
She told La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Of course I feel it [people being obsessed with aesthetics]. But I feel part of a shift in the perception of women as presenters and journalists, which I think is finally taking hold.
“In this sense, I have to say I'm lucky to work with DAZN, because here they manage to emphasise competence, valorising talent regardless of whether you're a woman or a man.
(Image: @dilettaleotta/Instagram)
“It's clear that image is part of our job, especially for those in television, but if you turn out to be a container without substance, you won't get very far.
“Even today, I study, I prepare, I try to stay up to date: that's the key. Also, a nice dress is a pleasure to wear; being well-groomed, pretty, and pleasant to look at, I think, is also a matter of respect for the viewer, but I think that applies in any work environment.
“Envy isn't a concept I'm familiar with, but I don't know if it's a personality issue or if it's because I grew up in a family full of women, with a mother who was always there for me and never passed this kind of feeling on to us children.
Diletta Leotta - Loris Karius
Diletta is the better half of Loris Karius(Image: dilettaleotta/Instagram)
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“On the contrary, I remember rejoicing in my sisters, brothers, and friends. I admired my brothers, who are all older than me, and I thought, "Wow, they did it, I want to do it too."
“My brother has a degree in medicine, my sisters in law and architecture: for me, they were a motivation. I deeply love and appreciate women and men who achieve their goals; I think they can only be a source of inspiration.
“The problem is that we live in the age of social media, which is full of not-so-great comments. The problem is that maybe those people who write those comments are the same ones who actually ask you for a photo or a greeting.”