He describes himself as a free soul and his resume proves this. She left the country to become a successful model; Out of love she jumped into the tabloids and because she shaved her head the press fell in love with her; He conquered the screen with physics or chemistry, and when he was at the top of his profession, he decided to leave school, return to the mountains and dedicate himself to his two children. Ten years later, her “healing” participation in MasterChef Celebrity has revived the love affair with the audience of Blanca Romero (Gijón, 47 years old), who is already waiting for her next projects in film and television. Or at least until he gets bored again: “I get bored of everything quickly.”
His next film, The Abbess, is the first after ten years of drought. What was the reason for this bracket?
Because I had to raise my son alone. My parents couldn't help me as much as they did with Lucía and I no longer had the energy to film. My quality of life allowed me to devote myself to this topic. I feel privileged, even though I was sometimes a mercenary: I sold clothes I didn't like and defended scripts that seemed like nonsense. Now life forced me to work again; Otherwise I would never have gone on MasterChef.
Did Blanca often sabotage Blanca Romero during these years?
I never had a very healthy self-esteem. I could do thousands of lingerie campaigns, posing in panties and bra, and then I would die of embarrassment if my boyfriend saw my ass while I was going to the bathroom… I even had to turn off the lights. Today I don't look like what people tell me, pretty and all… The real Blanca has nothing to do with the one who stands in front of a camera. If I had better self-esteem, I would be happier.
Be see With shaved hair and dyed leopard spots, he caused a stir almost 20 years ago.
What makes me most angry is that I was forced to take it off to do a promotion for a watch brand. It bothers me that I wasn't true to my principles and was influenced by those who judged my appearance. Now I think about it and say, “What an idiot!” If they didn’t want me, they would have taken someone else.
Store your wedding dress designed by Cayetano in a prominent place Karl Lagerfeld?
I'll have to check in the attic, but I think I left it to my little cousin because she wanted to go trick-or-treating on Halloween and get candy in a costume. Things have the value they have and the dress needed to be given a chance, to be walked through the mountains and not just worn for a day.
Do you remember any details about your ex-mother-in-law Carmina Ordóñez that stuck with you?
I saw Carmen, Naty Abascal and Isabel Preysler take a tray of snacks to bed with them. They set the alarm for two in the morning, ate some chocolate or a date, and went back to sleep. I don't know if it would boost metabolism and burn calories, but look how great they were.
Have you been a good spectator of yourself? MasterChef Celebrity or was there a lot of judgment about it?
At this age I am no longer so critical, I have a very distinct personality. And I hardly have time to look at my navel anymore. I don't care if I'm three sizes bigger on the street, if they think I'm pretty or ugly, I'm no less happy about that. Also, I wouldn't have previously allowed half of my close-ups on MasterChef, in which I look extremely ugly, to come to light. As a model, I would have screamed to the heavens: a tire every Thursday.
They currently live in Villaviciosa. Would you rather live in the mountains than in Madrid?
I can only be grateful to Madrid because it gave me everything: work, success, an incredible quality of life… Plus, even though I ended up leaving for physics or chemistry, they charged a lot back then, because in Italy they paid me four times more. Ultimately, it is money that drives the profession. But I had already burned Madrid, I had no corner left to conquer. It will always be my second home.
At just 20 years old, she was already walking on the best catwalks in the world. Was the fashion industry in the 1990s a safe place for a young woman who had just left Asturias?
I have never been treated disrespectfully or had a bad experience. Maybe it's because my presence was imposing. Now I have them more tamed, but I could be very aggressive and sharp. Also, I boxed, I hit incredibly hard and no one could outdo me because there wasn't room for half an inch.