Ana Isabel "Anabel" Pantoja Bernal (born July 15, 1986) is a Spanish TV personality. She is known for her participation in programs of the media group Mediaset España, especially those produced by La Fábrica de la tele such as Sálvame, Deluxe or El programa de Ana Rosa.[2]

Anabel Pantoja
Born
Ana Isabel Pantoja Bernal

(1986-07-15) 15 July 1986 (age 38)[1]
Seville, Spain
Occupation(s)Television personality, model, influencer

Biography

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Anabel Pantoja was born in Seville on July 15, 1986, into an artist family that included her aunt, the tonadillera Isabel Pantoja, and her uncle, the singer Agustín Pantoja. She is also the cousin of Kiko Rivera and Isa Pantoja. She left Seville to study in Madrid and trained as a makeup artist, becoming her aunt's assistant. She started in the world of television in 2011 as a collaborator on El programa de Ana Rosa on Telecinco.[3][4]

She continued in television with Telecinco in the program Mujeres y hombres y viceversa between 2013 and 2016, where she was a commentator.[5] In 2014 she signed on as a contestant of Supervivientes, being the second expelled after fifteen days of coexistence.[6] Between 2015 and 2017 she was also a collaborator of ¡Qué tiempo tan feliz!, while in 2016 she signed on as a contestant of Levántate All Stars, presented by Jesús Vázquez, both on Telecinco.[7]

In 2015, she begins to participate in the Gran Hermano 16 debate and the daily television program Sálvame, where she begins with sporadic collaborations.[8] Her contributions to the program have grown in importance over time, and she has gained a large following among the general public, particularly on social media, where she has over one million followers on Instagram.[9][10] In 2019, she became a contestant in Gran Hermano VIP, being the first expelled,[11] and in 2020 she participated in El tiempo del descuento, reaching the final.[12] In September 2020, she became the first participant of Solos/Solas on Mitele Plus.[13]

In 2018, she started an entrepreneurial career by opening a nail business and working as a designer of a swimwear collection and the jewelry brand Lueli.[14] In addition, she works as a social media influencer.[15] In her facet as an influencer, she highlights her viral video dancing, which was picked up by a famous Korean singer of the group Loona, in which she tried to imitate it.[16][17] In 2021, she also started designing accessories.[18] In addition, she participates as a protagonist in a video clip by the Portuguese artist Nininho Vaz Maia.[19]

In the summer of 2021, she was the star of a short Telecinco documentary called Anabel, al desnudo.[20]

Career

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Year Title Channel Role
2011 - 2013 El programa de Ana Rosa Telecinco Collaborator
2013 Abre los ojos y mira Collaborator
2013 - 2016 Mujeres y hombres y viceversa Opinionist
2015 - 2017 ¡Qué tiempo tan feliz! Collaborator
2015 - present Sálvame Collaborator
2016 Gran Hermano 16 Collaborator
2016 - 2018 Gran Hermano VIP: El debate Collaborator
2018 - 2021 Deluxe Occasional Collaborator
2019 - 2021 Supervivientes: Conexión Honduras Telecinco
Cuatro
Collaborator
2019 Gran Hermano Dúo Telecinco Collaborator
2021 Anabel al desnudo Telecinco Protagonist
La última cena Guest

Realities

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Year Title Role Classification Duration
2014 Supervivientes: Perdidos en Honduras (2014) Contestant 2rd eliminated 15 days
2016 Levántate All-Stars Contestant with Manuel Cortés 9th classified 72 days
2019 Sálvame Okupa Contestant 3rd place 3 days
2019 Gran Hermano VIP (season 7) Contestant 1st eliminated 8 days
2020 El Tiempo del Descuento Contestant 3rd place 36 days
2020 La última cena Contestant with Alonso Caparrós 3rd place 5 episodes
2020 Sol@ Inhabitant Does not appear 8 days
2022 Supervivientes: Perdidos en Honduras (2022) Contestant 12th eliminated 91 days

Published works

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  • Pantoja, Anabel (10 November 2020). El plan de Sálvame para curvys. Barcelona: Ediciones Martínez-Roca. p. 192. ISBN 978-8427047884.[21]

Awards and nominations

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Year Award Category Result Ref.
2020 HOY Magazine Awards Influencer of the year Won [22]

References

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  1. ^ "Anabel Pantoja". FórmulaTV (in Spanish).
  2. ^ "Anabel Pantoja se convierte en una estrella de TikTok en Corea del Sur" (in Spanish). La Razón. 29 October 2020.
  3. ^ "Anabel Pantoja, todo sobre la colaboradora de Sálvame" (in Spanish). Lecturas.
  4. ^ "Anabel Pantoja se estrenó en 'El programa de Ana Rosa' en 2011". Telecinco (in Spanish). 4 June 2018.
  5. ^ "Anabel Pantoja ficha como gancho por 'Mujeres y hombres y viceversa'". Las Provincias (in Spanish). 13 December 2013.
  6. ^ "«Supervivientes»: Anabel Pantoja, segunda expulsada de Cayo Paloma" (in Spanish). ABC. 1 April 2014.
  7. ^ "'Levántate All Stars' - De Toño Sanchís a Anabel Pantoja: estos son los concursantes". El Confidencial (in Spanish). 30 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Anabel Pantoja se cuela en 'Gran Hermano 16'" (in Spanish). El Confidencial. 2 October 2015.
  9. ^ "Anabel Pantoja: descubre cómo ha sido su salto a la fama" (in Spanish). ¡Qué me dices!. 19 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Lo que se esconde detrás del éxito de Anabel Pantoja en las redes sociales" (in Spanish). Cadena 100. 4 May 2020.
  11. ^ "Anabel Pantoja, tercera concursante de 'GH VIP 7'". Yotele (in Spanish). El Periódico. 1 September 2019.
  12. ^ "Anabel, Kiko, Pol y Gianmarco: Llega la final de 'El tiempo del descuento'" (in Spanish). OK Diario. 16 February 2019.
  13. ^ "'Sola/solo': Anabel Pantoja se estrena como participante el lunes 14 de septiembre" (in Spanish). Formula TV. 7 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Así es la vida de Anabel Pantoja" (in Spanish). Diez Minutos. 25 May 2021.
  15. ^ "La completísima agenda de Anabel Pantoja: lo que hace en su periodo de reflexión fuera de 'Sálvame'" (in Spanish). Semana. 10 March 2021.
  16. ^ "El increíble salto a la fama internacional de Anabel Pantoja que 'hiela' a Telecinco". Libertad Digital (in Spanish). 1 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Anabel Pantoja explota su físico en las redes para ganar dinero". ABC (in Spanish). 29 January 2021.
  18. ^ "Anabel Pantoja arrasa como diseñadora entre las famosas mientras ¿se aleja de 'Sálvame'?". Lecturas (in Spanish). 22 January 2021.
  19. ^ "El inesperado trabajo internacional de Anabel Pantoja en la música" (in Spanish). Semana. 10 June 2021.
  20. ^ "Telecinco estrena el miércoles el documental sobre Anabel Pantoja grabado sin su permiso" (in Spanish). ABC. 6 August 2021.
  21. ^ "Anabel Pantoja publica 'Plan de Sálvame para curvys'". Los 40 (in Spanish). 11 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Ana Milán y Anabel Pantoja, las 'Influencers del año 2020'" (in Spanish). HOY Magazine. 8 January 2021.
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