Chelo García-Cortés

María Consolación "Chelo" García-Cortés Cadavid (born 3 December 1951 ) is a Spanish journalist who has spent most of her professional career in the field of celebrity gossip .

Early life and career Although born in Ourense in 1951,

García-Cortés graduated in Journalism from the Faculty of Information Sciences of the Autonomous University of Barcelona. She took her first professional steps in 1973 when she started working for La Voz del Miño, a in her native Ourense, while performing social service, and from there moved to Radio Popular, also in Ourense.

In 1975, she was signed by in Barcelona (where she moved to live), then directed by Marcelino Rodríguez de Castro. From that moment she began working in celebrity gossip, and published her first report in 1976 for the magazine ¡Hola! In 2011 she joined Telecinco, after 13 years with its competitor Antena 3, where she appears on programs like and (2011–present), (2011–2012), and (2013).

Personal life Chelo García-Cortés's mother died in 1962, when she was only eleven, and she was raised by her father, Rafael García-Cortés Alonso (1916–2001). She has one brother, Mariano García-Cortés Cadavid, who is a photographer. From 1974 to 1984, she was in a relationship with TV presenter . She has been married to Marta Roca Carbonell since 8 August 2005. She has declared herself to be openly bisexual.