Italian dictator Mussolini’s granddaughter lands six-figure payday after winning Celebrity Big Brother

The granddaughter of Italian dictator Benito Mussolini — who once declared she was proud to be a fascist — has landed a six-figure payday for winning Italy’s version of “Celebrity Big Brother.”

Alessandra Mussolini was born to the former Italian leader’s youngest child, Romano Mussolini.

The former model-turned-politician managed to win over fans despite her family’s fascist history and was hailed by Italian media for being “bossy, irresistible and strong-willed,” the outlet reported.

She appeared in the competition – despite being told otherwise by those close to her.

“Everyone told me not to do Big Brother,” she said. “But every time people tell me “don’t do it, don’t do it, don’t do it,” I instantly think: “I’ll do it now.”

She told the Italian outlet Leggo the experience was “incredibly rewarding.”

“Suddenly, you find yourself without your cell phone, and you can finally reflect, talk deeply with others, and this helps you rediscover inner truths that never come to light even within your own family,” she said.

Revealing her secret to success, she said she was just herself — “beyond any label and prejudice.”

“People didn’t know me in this light: only there did they see my daily life… We live suspended in a bubble, often without knowing what was on air,” she said.

Alessandra, who has been affiliated with six parties across the Italian political spectrum during her career, has been mired in controversy.

In 2003, she resigned from the National Alliance Party when its leader, Gianfranco Fini, apologized for Italy’s role in World War II, and said fascism is the “absolute evil.”

Fini claimed Mussolini’s anti-Jewish laws were “disgraceful” and claimed the puppet state he led between 1939 and 1945 was “shameful.”

Alessandra resigned because there were “incompatibilities not so much with my politics as with the surname I carry.”

In 2006, she snapped back at transgender activist Vladimir Luxuria, an Italian parliament candidate at the time, when she was accused of being a fascist. Luxuria was the first transgender person elected to Italy’s parliament, where she served until 2008.

“It is better to be a fascist than a f—-t,” Alessandra said in Italian.

Alessandra was a member of the Identity, Tradition, Sovereignty group while serving in the European Parliament – but sparked outrage when she described Romanians living in Italy as “criminals.”

Five Romanian politicians, who were part of the faction, threatened to withdraw unless Alessandra was booted out.

In 2019, Alessandra hit the headlines when she labeled comic Jim Carrey a “bastard” drawing a picture showing the 1945 public execution of her grandfather and one of his mistresses, Clara Petacci.

“If you’re wondering what fascism leads to, just ask Benito Mussolini and his mistress Claretta,” the “Dumb and Dumber” actor and frequent political cartoonist wrote in a now-deleted X post.

She responded by posting images of controversial moments in US history that she appears to think would be more appropriate for Carrey to depict.

They included the story of Rosa Parks, an image of Native American leaders standing in front of Mount Rushmore and an atom-bomb mushroom cloud.