María Patiño has recently revealed the moving gesture that Jorge Javier Vázquez had in one of his most difficult moments in the Telecinco program ‘Sálvame’. After 14 years of intense emotions, the presenter has shared details about the personal experiences that have deeply affected her throughout her career.
The journalist confessed that she has faced tense moments not only due to confrontations and disputes with her colleagues, but also to personal situations that have tested her emotional strength. Patiño revealed that he had to present the program shortly after the death of his mother in 2014, as well as during the death of his father in 2017 due to colon cancer: “When he was dying he told me ‘go to Madrid, that I’ll wait for you’… I took an AVE and when I arrived it left”.
These tragic events caused her great stress and difficulty disconnecting from work, which affected her emotional well-being. It was in one of these moments of extreme tension when Jorge Javier and other colleagues noticed that something was not right. Jorge Javier, in particular, was the one who approached María and offered her unconditional support.
María Patiño admitted having problems with work addiction and difficulties taking care of herself and her loved ones. However, it was thanks to the intervention of Jorge Javier, who called her on a Sunday worried about her condition, that she, María, decided to ask for help and began to prioritize herself.
“I’ve had work addiction problems and I still find it hard to disconnect when I’m not working. They have had to help me. It wasn’t healthy how I was approaching it, I was giving more to my work than to myself and mine. It was Jorge who saw me in a bad way, he called me one Sunday and then I asked for help. I began to love myself more and take care of myself more,” he explained.
This gesture of support from Jorge Javier was essential for María Patiño to begin a process of self-discovery and self-care. She learned to value herself more and find a healthy balance between her work and her personal life.
