 Ilary Blasi finally began her real TV career on 10 September 2001, debuting in Passaparola as one of the six member of the dance troupe, called "Letterine" (which means "little letters" as the show is about word games).To complete the dancing cast there were the veterans Daniel Bello, Silvia Toffanin and Alessia Fabiani and the newly hired Alessia Ventura and Ludmilla Radtchenko.During the 2002/2003 edition Blasi was in her second season as a Letterina as was Alessia Ventura, and they were joined by Federica Villani, Cosmanna Ardillo, Francesca Lodo and Morena Salvino.