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,Victoria Cabello sabellifioretti.it and grew up in Valsolda, a small town in the province of Como, just a few kilometers from Switzerland.
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. In 2006, she hosted the 56th Sanremo Music Festival with Giorgio Panariello. 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.
Filmography Films YearTitleRole(s) Notes1995Ragazzi della notteSylvie2008Il cosmo sul comòLady with an Ermine2011RioGioiel (voice)Italian dub; voice role2012Tell No OneHerselfCameo appearance 2013BorderExecutive producer
Television YearTitleRole(s) Notes1997–1998MTV SelectHerself / PresenterMusical program1998MTV on the BeachSpecialMTV Europe Music AwardsHerself / InterviewerAnnual ceremony1998–2008MTV DayHerself / PresenterMusical program2000MTV Video Music AwardsHerself / InterviewerAnnual ceremonyMTV Movie & TV AwardsWorld Pride Roma 2000Special2002–2007Le IeneHerself / ReporterInformation program (seasons 6–10)2004–2005Cuore contro cuoreAliceMain role2004–2007Drawn TogetherToot Braunstein2005Isle of MTVHerself / PresenterAnnual event2005–2008Very VictoriaTalk show2006Sanremo Music Festival 2006Herself / Co-hostAnnual music festival2009–2010Victor VictoriaHerself / PresenterTalk show2010A un pelo dalla VictoriaHerselfWeb series; lead role2011–2013Quelli che... il CalcioHerself / PresenterSports program (season 19–20)2014The X FactorHerself / JudgeTalent show (season 8)2019Scoprire la Cina – Galà dell'amicizia Italia – CinaHerself / PresenterSpecial2022Pechino ExpressHerself / ContestantReality show (season 9)2023Victoria Cabello: Viaggi pazzeschiHerself / HostDocuseries
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