Kate Langbroek has revealed what life is really like, almost a month after a national lockdown began in Italy over the coronavirus pandemic.
The radio host, 54, who lives in Bologna, says that it’s become a ‘grind’ since the country closed down to all but essential services on March 9.
Speaking in the Channel Ten documentary, Coronavirus Australia: Our Story, which aired on Tuesday night, Kate explained: So, Australians now are where we were a few weeks ago.
‘Grind’: Speaking in the Channel Ten documentary, Coronavirus Australia: Our Story, which aired on Tuesday night, Kate Langbroek (pictured) has revealed what life is really like, almost a month after a national lockdown began in Italy over the coronavirus pandemic.
‘And the only way to sort of stop it seems to be by having a lockdown. The streets are reminiscent of some sort of Armageddon-ish movie starring Will Smith, I guess.’
She went on to say that at first, the lockdown was almost a relief but that has changed over time.
‘When lockdown comes, and this will sound strange, but it’s almost kind of a relief because it’s a circuit break and the sudden stopping of everything is almost a form of respite,’ she said.
Kate explained: ‘Australians now are where we were a few weeks ago. And the only way to sort of stop it seems to be by having a lockdown. The streets are reminiscent of some sort of Armageddon-ish movie starring Will Smith, I guess’
She went on to say that at first, the lockdown was almost a relief at first: ‘When lockdown comes, and this will sound strange, but it’s almost kind of a relief because it’s a circuit break and the sudden stopping of everything is almost a form of respite,’ she said
However now, ‘It is a grind and the days run together and inexplicably it becomes harder and harder to get out of bed. You try to maintain a routine.
‘And the interesting thing about it is how exhausting doing nothing can be,’ she concluded.
It comes after the TV star revealed that her husband, Peter Allen Lewis, is being sued by the city of Bologna for breaking lockdown rules.
Tired: However now, ‘It is a grind and the days run together and inexplicably it becomes harder and harder to get out of bed. You try to maintain a routine. And the interesting thing about it is how exhausting doing nothing can be,’ Kate said
Family: Kate and Peter, 44, relocated from Melbourne to Italy with their children in early 2019 for what was supposed to be a ‘family gap year’. Pictured in lockdown in their Bologna apartment on March 21
Kate told Triple M’s Moonman in the Morning that Peter had been caught riding his bicycle in public three weeks ago, unaware of the restrictions.
Kate revealed that Bologna residents are now in complete lockdown and ‘can’t even walk a dog’.
‘You cannot leave the house. I’ve probably left the house five times probably. It’s just very difficult,’ she added.
Kate and Peter, 44, have been home schooling their children, Lewis, Sunday, Artie and Jan, for six weeks and have been in lockdown for four weeks.
In trouble: Kate has also revealed that her husband, Peter Allen Lewis, is being sued by the city of Bologna for breaking lockdown rules
She explained that besides working from home, the couple weren’t doing much.
‘We lie in bed like little gumnut babies just clutching each other’s hands until we fall asleep ready to start it all again the next day,’ she said.
Kate and Peter relocated from Melbourne to Italy with their children in early 2019 for what was supposed to be a ‘family gap year’.
They have since extended their stay for another 12 months.
Stuck: Kate revealed that Bologna residents are now in complete lockdown and ‘can’t even walk a dog’. ‘You cannot leave the house. I’ve probably left the house five times probably. It’s just very difficult,’ she said
