Sonsoles Ónega has become one of the most popular faces of Atresmedia in the last two years. The journalist, who started on the rival network of the San Sebastián de los Reyes group, hosting the program Ya es día, took a radical turn in her professional career in September 2022 when she signed by surprise for Antena 3 to present her new magazine late, And now Sonsoles.
Since then, the presenter and her entire team have little by little made a place for themselves in the complicated afternoon time slot, where they have to compete from Monday to Friday against another of the great professionals of the small screen, Ana Rosa Quintana.
On Monday afternoon, Sonsoles Ónega surprised all viewers by announcing that he would be absent from his job for the next few days. ''I have to ask you for 30 seconds to in turn ask your permission to leave this bridge. It turns out that they have invited me to do the Americas with this book and one that is a bit of a town is very excited about it,'' he began by saying.
And the Antena 3 presenter will tour many corners of the continent with her historical novel, The Maid's Daughters. A book that went on sale last November 8 and with which she managed to win the prestigious Planeta Prize, which grants a significant sum of money to its author, one million euros.
''It's only going to be a few days, they're going to stay in the best hands. Pepa Romero and this entire team stay with you. Don't let them down,' he said live. Before ending the program, the presenter took advantage of the moment to give away several copies of her novel to the program's collaborators on the occasion of the upcoming Mother's Day.
It is not the first time that the presenter has been absent from her job. A few weeks ago, the winner of the 2023 Planeta Prize had to leave the television space in the hands of her partner Rebeca Haro to be able to attend the book signings. On this occasion, Sonsoles Ónega's replacement will be Pepa Romero since Haro is about to become a mother for the second time.
