Jorge Javier Vázquez breaks down in tears live on ‘El diario de Jorge’: “There is a lot of misunderstanding”

Jorge Javier Vázquez could not hold back his tears This Monday, listening to the stories of his guests on the program Jorge’s diarythe space where its participants tell personal stories, many of them marked by episodes of overcoming.

It all started when Sari, a cancer survivor, has explained how her young son gave her the strength to face the diseaseDoctors had given her two months to live, but she defied the odds and began writing stories for her son. The surprise came when her husband came onto the set to share with all of Spain the admiration he feels for her. A gesture that softened the presenter’s heart. However, there was still much emotion left.

The Telecinco afternoon show then welcomed another guest with whom Jorge Javier empathised so much that he burst into tears. It was about Astra, a trans woman who during her gender transition has had the support of her father..

“I love being the person you call when you have a problem”his father expressed, which led the presenter to mention his own family: “This relationship has been stolen from many of us,” he said, wiping away tears from his eyes. According to the Catalan, this healthy and sincere relationship is something that many people, including him, have not been able to access in their lives.

“Not being able to have such a sincere relationship with our parents, my mother now does… You are lucky what you have. And all the young people and these generations appreciate it: it has not always been like this or so easy. Having the support of your father is something very important,” he said.

“Telling your daughter that you are transitioning with her is the most beautiful phrase we have had on the program.. Having a father like yours is a great blessing because he collaborates in the process and fights to learn in the process. Within our group there are examples that are scary and very hard. There is rejection and incomprehension, that puts you off and creates a lot of insecurity,” he said before bursting into laughter: “I’m very teary today.”

The childhood of Jorge Javier, a misunderstood child

The presenter has said on occasion that his relationship with his mother has improved over the years. When he was a child, she did not fully understand him. “When I was little I had a period when I used to wear makeup“I would lock myself in the tiny bathroom we had in San Roque and put on blush and eye shadow. Until one day my mother noticed and gave me a hard time,” she wrote on her blog. Readings.

Fortunately, things improved. Jorge Javier himself recounted this: “My mother has recommended me how to paint my dark circles in the theater or how to get more out of potionsMy sister Ana went home and came back with a makeup bag with several eyeliners. Before my mother scolded me for putting on makeup and now she wants to make me a tutorial. Long live Mari who gave birth to me!