Victoria Ellen Cabello (born 12 March 1975, in London) is an Italian television presenter, and actress.
She was born in London to an Italian father and an English mother, [1] and grew up in Valsolda, a small town in the province of Como, just a few kilometers from Switzerland. [2]
Cabello started her television career in 1997 as one of MTV Italy's original VJs, where she hosted Select MTV from London. She also appeared on Italia 1's Le Iene (the Italian version of Caiga quien caiga ) where she performed comic interviews with famous Italian and international celebrities. Between 2005 and 2008, Cabello hosted the talk show Very Victoria on MTV Italy. [3] In 2006, she hosted the 56th Sanremo Music Festival with Giorgio Panariello. [4] In 2009, she moved from MTV Italy to La7, where she hosted the talk show Victor Victoria – Niente è come sembra.
From September 2011 to May 2013, she hosted a show about football Quelli che... il Calcio on Rai 2.
In 2014, she replaced Simona Ventura as judge on the eighth season of the Italian version of X Factor alongside Fedez, Morgan, and Mika.
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1995 | Ragazzi della notte | Sylvie | |
2008 | Il cosmo sul comò | Lady with an Ermine | |
2011 | Rio | Gioiel (voice) | Italian dub; voice role |
2012 | Tell No One | Herself | Cameo appearance |
2013 | Border | None | Executive producer |
Year | Title | Role(s) | Notes |
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1997–1998 | MTV Select | Herself / Presenter | Musical program |
1998 | MTV on the Beach | Special | |
MTV Europe Music Awards | Herself / Interviewer | Annual ceremony | |
1998–2008 | MTV Day | Herself / Presenter | Musical program |
2000 | MTV Video Music Awards | Herself / Interviewer | Annual ceremony |
MTV Movie & TV Awards | |||
World Pride Roma 2000 | Special | ||
2002–2007 | Le Iene | Herself / Reporter | Information program (seasons 6–10) |
2004 | Cuore contro cuore | Alice | Recurring role |
2004–2007 | Drawn Together | Toot Braunstein | Main role; voice |
2005 | Isle of MTV | Herself / Presenter | Annual event |
2005–2008 | Very Victoria | Talk show | |
2006 | Sanremo Music Festival 2006 | Herself / Co-host | Annual music festival |
2009–2010 | Victor Victoria | Herself / Presenter | Talk show |
2010 | A un pelo dalla Victoria | Herself | Web series; lead role |
2011–2013 | Quelli che... il Calcio | Herself / Presenter | Sports program (season 19–20) |
2014 | The X Factor | Herself / Judge | Talent show (season 8) |
2019 | Scoprire la Cina – Galà dell'amicizia Italia – Cina | Herself / Presenter | Special |
2022 | Pechino Express | Herself / Contestant | Reality show (season 9) |
2023 | Victoria Cabello: Viaggi pazzeschi | Herself / Host | Docuseries |
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