Sonsoles Ónega defends himself against the “merciless” criticism against his book: “They have hurt me”

The 2023 Planet Prize failed in mid-October with the name of Sonsoles Onega as a winner. Since then, the star presenter of Antena 3 has faced criticism from those who consider that her work, The maid's daughters, was not up to such literary recognition. Others have come out in her defense, valuing her literary creativity and ensuring that the fact that she belongs to Atresmedia and is a well-known face has not influenced the jury's decision at all.

“I never thought I could win it because I don't write to win it either, much less the Planet,” he said in an interview with Rosa Villacastín for Ten minutes. “That my novel was the winner makes me blush”Add.

On whether the negative criticism that was published against his work in The country was sexist, as was stated on social networks, the presenter says no: “I don't want to see it that way, because I have never felt judged for being a woman.“. However, the Galician communicator defends herself: “We have been hearing men talk about our emotions all our lives. That's why I am surprised that there have been fierce criticisms, that have hurt me, made me shakebecause critics have never paid attention to a book of mine. I think that ruthless criticism responded to interests that were not strictly literary.“.

In this sense, he adds: “I think that the novel had to be given time, There was criticism before it came out, without having read the book, that catches my attention“. In this way, he launches a reflection: “We rise very quickly in this country. Praise makes me more nervous than criticism, we have to learn from constructive criticism“From book to book I have learned to listen to what they told me about mine, the praise, everything.”

Throughout this time she has received the support of her family, friends and has also relied on the man she has been dating for months, a financier who is over 50 and goes by the name of Juan. With him she recovered her hope in love after her breakup with the architect Cesar Vidal at the end of 2022. However, his priority is his children, the result of his marriage with Carlos Prado, from whom he separated about four years ago. About her children, Avoid y Gonzaloalso says in this interview: “I counsel very little, but I coach my children a lot, they are 11 and 14 years old, they are small but I can now explain more things to them, they understand them. With the promotion of the book, I have explained to them that until Christmas I would have little time for them. They are understanding itand that makes it easier for me to feel more comfortable as a mother.

The presenter has already defended herself

The former Telecinco presenter already spoke about the criticism against her, written by the essayist Jordi Gracia: “Since it doesn't always rain to everyone's liking, it also I have read some violent criticism that exorcises its demons against the work for interests that are not my responsibility to identify,” he explained in The world. “In writing books I have not felt judged for being a woman. Nor in my work at Antena 3. On the contrary. In the signatures of my novels there are many women and I am grateful that they are my literary universe. They are of all ages and conditions,” he then added.