11/07/2026 22:44 - Entretenimiento
The enigmatic and charismatic Argentine businessman and media personality Ricardo Fort, who passed away in 2013, always knew how to capture the public's attention. Known for his eccentric personality and as the heir to the iconic Argentine chocolate empire 'Felfort', Fort became a massive reality TV star. However, much of his private life remained shrouded in myths and speculation. Recently, his daughter Marta Fort decided to tear down those doubts and speak with total naturalness about her family's reality, generating a cascade of unexpected reactions.
On July 9, 2026, during a broadcast from Miami (where she is covering the World Cup for the Blender platform) alongside journalist Tomás Mazza, Marta Fort was asked about her father's sexual orientation. Her response was direct and straightforward: 'My dad was always gay.'
Marta explained that both she and her brother Felipe grew up knowing perfectly well what their family's reality was. The twins were born through surrogacy, a process their father was very open about with them. 'We knew what a homosexual couple was before we knew what a heterosexual couple was.', she recalled, highlighting the naturalness with which they lived their story.
Regarding the famous women who accompanied her father on television—such as Virginia Gallardo, Erika Mitdank, and Claudia Ciardone—she was blunt in assuring that they were never introduced as girlfriends inside their home. 'It was a media exposure strategy.', Marta affirmed, adding that he 'hired girls to, literally, kiss on camera' and then would return home to his true partner.
These statements had a special meaning for Vanesa Carbone, a criminologist and former colleague of Fort, who for years was romantically linked to the businessman by the press. On July 11, 2026, Carbone took to her X (formerly Twitter) account to thank Marta and send a strong message against the media.
'Thank you, Martu. 13 years where the media used my name with false headlines. They created and built a false reality, making people believe a lie, something nonexistent. They compared me with people, women, who had nothing to do with me, when I was a coworker, a friend, and I was never part of that lie.', she wrote.
Furthermore, she pointed directly at the media coverage, stating that for more than a decade she told the truth, but 'the only thing that mattered was for you to sell, write false headlines to get likes and clickbait.'
The bond between Carbone and Fort was always tinged with public ambiguity. In 2012, during an interview on the program 'Impacto 9', the businessman himself fueled speculation by saying: 'There is a woman for whom I almost return to heterosexuality... it's Vanesa Carbone.' However, she always maintained that the relationship was strictly one of friendship and work.
Finally, responding to a user who celebrated the pride Ricardo Fort would feel for his children today, Vanesa Carbone replied with two words that surpassed 2,000 likes: 'Very proud.' A story that shows that, beyond the media show, the truth always finds its way to shine.
Alfredo S. Quiroga
