Pilar Rubio Fernández (born 17 March 1978) is a Spanishreporter,TVpresenter andmodel.[2] She became famous for covering events for the programSé lo que hicisteis... for the television networkLa Sexta. From January 2010 to January 2013 she was linked toTelecinco, having hostedOperación Triunfo and¡Más que baile!, besides of being the protagonist of the seriesPiratas, released in May 2011. Since 2014 has appeared as a collaborator inEl Hormiguero. In 2012, she started a relationship with footballerSergio Ramos, with whom she has four children, they married in 2019.
She began to study Economics, although she did not finish the degree.[3] She modelled in several men's magazines, and appeared in the moviesIsi & Disi, alto voltaje andCarlitos y el campo de los sueños, also in two shorts:Merry Christmas of Fran Casanova andCuestión de química of Juan Moya, acting along withCristina Peña andArturo Valls among others. In television she has appeared in commercialsAmstel,Canal+,Hyundai and in programs likeLo que necesitas es amor,The Price Is Right,La azotea de Wyoming and inSix pack, broadcast by the networkCuatro. Her definitive public success was her appearance in the comedy programSé lo que hicisteis... of La Sexta, in which she reported diverse news articles. In the summer of 2007 she appeared in a humorous homemade videotapes program calledLa ventana indiscreta.
She won the award of best television reporter with Premio Joven 2007.[4] In 2008 and 2009 she was selected as the sexiest woman in the world by the Spanish edition of theFHM magazine.[5][6]
From 14 July to 29 August 2008, and in July 2009, she presented the programSé lo que hicisteis... replacingPatricia Conde, who was on vacation.[7][8] In January 2010 she was replaced byCristina Pedroche.[9]
She was hired byTelecinco on 12 November 2009[10] where she presented¡Más que baile! and in 2011 the talent showOperación Triunfo that was canceled after 35 days due to low ratings.[11] In May 2011 she became one of the stars of the new series of TelecincoPiratas. After 8 episodes, the series had to be withdrawn due to low ratings.
On 13 February 2012, the magazineInterviú published some of her naked photos. They were taken 14 years before for other publications of the same publishing group.
On 25 June 2012, she presented with José Corbacho the talent contestTodo el mundo es bueno,[12] canceled three weeks later due to low ratings.
Since 2014 she has appeared as a collaborator in the comedy showEl Hormiguero.[13]