Although her ability to prescribe recipes and her media impact – she has almost 11 million followers on Instagram alone – would more than justify her role as an ambassador for any fashion brand, the truth is that textiles play an important role in memory. emotional by Pilar Rubio (Torrejón de Ardoz, 45 years old). Every afternoon after school, the communicator went to her parents’ children’s clothing store and spent hours stitching the fabrics that her mother would later inspect with the machine or sewing new clothes for her Barbie collection. Given the cultural phenomenon that stars the famous doll in the film this year, the Madrid native is clear about which model of the Mattel toy would best reflect her personality: “I imagine that now the presenter would be Barbie, but I would like to do it. “Be more the superstar Barbie.” .
According to the crowd of cameras and reporters who have come to meet her, Pilar Rubio is in one of those exclusive boxing gyms frequented by executives in suits who use lunchtime to shake off stress with hooks and straight punches. It is not far from fulfilling this wish. He answers questions with affection and skill and displays an unchanging smile alongside his new sports collection for the Galician brand Selmark. Versatile garments designed for use in the gym as well as for routine tasks, which emerge after the demanding test of their ideology. “I’m a very perfectionist, very manic person, so I try everything on and then say whether we need to add an extra inch of armhole or whether the elastic needs to be wider.” “I can’t prescribe anything I don’t believe in,” says he to EL PAÍS.
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His professionalism does not fade, even in the face of repeated questions about the recent robbery at the property he shares with Sergio Ramos and his four children in Seville, and where the children and their caregivers are in the house. Although he says that he cannot add anything to a case that is already in the hands of the competent authorities, he nevertheless emphasizes the importance of Sergio (8 years old), Marco (6), Alejandro (4) and Máximo Adriano ( 3). enjoy a childhood comparable to that of any other child his age. “I want them to continue to live a normal life as before. I just worry that they are good people and have respect for their teachers and classmates. Of course I have control over her, but like any mother. Children are the most precious jewel we have.”
The presenter Pilar Rubio, last Wednesday in a boxing hall in Madrid. Samuel Sanchez
The recent landing in the Andalusian capital was the final chapter in one of the football market’s summer soap operas. After ending his two-year stay at Paris Saint Germain, rumors about Sergio Ramos’ next destination pointed to opposite ends of the world, from the United States to Saudi Arabia. A worrying situation for any family unit, but one that the presenter dismisses without the slightest meaning. “I have never felt insecurity because it is not a problem where we go when we are together. Since I have transportation, I don’t care whether I live in Sri Lanka or China. I take a plane, work here and leave again. When I lived in Paris, I said to myself: What does it mean to people where I sleep? That’s my problem. Am I here to work? Yes. Was it always me? Yes, I’ve never let anyone down.” Despite his will, he is aware of the price he has paid in his career: “I can’t be on a daily show anymore because if I lived abroad I would not seeing my children. “I have to find a balance and weigh what interests me… Things are sacrificed, but my family is my priority.”
The presenter assures that no one gave her anything. Both in her beginnings as a reporter for the show Sé lo que didis and in her current engagements in El Hormiguero or at the head of the new make-up talent Make Up Stars (RTVE), the secret of her success is no different, she assures. as constant preparation: “Kill yourself to study, do castings and work as many hours as necessary.” With this job, no one will come to your house looking for you.” Far from being one While she was still a student, she felt a deep fear of public speaking that had accompanied her since childhood. “I had a very bad time, but I gained confidence,” he remembers. “I thought, ‘This is going to be my job, I’m going to enjoy it because I have to keep it.’ Shame won’t feed me, so move on.”
While some actors are in the headlines these days for blaming the blue of their irises for the lack of awards and recognition, as Maxi Iglesias confessed in El Hormiguero last week, the Madrid native doesn’t think her attractive oceanic gaze is a has played a key role in her already extensive career. “You have to prove it day after day. A 25 year career is not based on your beauty. “Besides, it’s so subjective that to some you appear pretty and to others you seem like an idiot…Beauty is fine for beauty pageants, to communicate you have to have different requirements.” When asked if she thinks her husband responds to this communication skills count and so that she can imitate the TV omnipresence of Joaquín Sánchez, who is also a footballer, as soon as he hangs up his football boots, she replies diplomatically: “We have to ask him, but he is a guy” with a lot of talent. I’m sure with the effort he puts into everything, if he just puts his mind to it, he’ll be able to do it.” You have to pay attention to the screen.