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Portuguese actress and presenter Maria Botelho Moniz is well known among the Portuguese, with a vast career that ends up drawing attention. In this article, check out some facts about her, which today presents the program “Two to 10”, along with Claudio Ramos, Manuel Luís Goucha and Cristina Ferreira.

1. Born in Lisbon

Maria da Purity Vaz Raposo Botelho Moniz was born on March 26, 1984, in Lisbon. The 39 -year -old host has five brothers and is the daughter of José Botelho Moniz and Maria Cabral Raposo, and granddaughter of one of the first women deputies of Portugal, Luíza Maria Freire Cabral Vaz Raposo.

2. It has a past linked to the nobility

The artist is a descendant of Portuguese counts and nobles, and her relative closest to the real title is the maternal great -grandmother, Purity José de Mello, daughter of D. António Vasco de Melo da Silva César and Menezes, the 12th Count of St. Lourenço. Already on the paternal side, the great -grandfather of Maria Botelho, Jorge Augusto Botelho Moniz, was the founder of the Portuguese Radio and Army officer.

“I already felt stigma of my name to have a weight. People who don't know me, maybe hear a name with two nicknames and suddenly think, 'She knows someone or the father was I don't know what…'. Sometimes there is this reticence. Then that's what I do with it. How I deconstruct this preconceived idea, ”said the presenter during an interview.

3. Studied in the USA

Maria Botelho Moniz's studies for her current career began in the US. She moved alone to the country at the age of 18 to study at the American Musical and Dramatic Academy Theater Conservatory in New York. Its course was completed in Los Angeles. In an interview she gave at 24, Maria said that since she was a child she wanted to be an actress, do television and theater.

4. If you say you are addicted to reality shows

Despite realizing a certain prejudice of society in relation to reality shows , Maria Botelho already said during an interview that loves this program format.

"I adore reality shows And I have no shame to say it. I think these programs in Portugal have bad fame. It is very unfair. There are very good formats and there are people who leave these programs with a lot of potential in the most diverse areas. Outside it is common, ”he explained. She also commented that she believes that this prejudice is due to the quality of some programs, which are not well produced and ended up causing wear.

5. became known in “could end the world”

Maria Botelho gained visibility and recognition of the Portuguese public in 2008, by playing on the soap opera “could end the world”, from SIC. In the work, which was her first television work, she played the role of Inês.

6. premiered as a host in 2011

In 2011, after operating in soap operas such as “could end the world”, “Blood Ties” and “Maternity”, Maria Botelho made her first participation as a host at SIC, running the “Short Circuit” program at SIC Radical, a program that It has been shown until 2014. Since then, his career has been focusing on the presentation of programs, although he has played in some movies and soap operas.

7. changed to TVI in 2020

Maria Botelho from SIC to TVI was made official in March 2020. In the same year, she began to present the extra edition of Big Brother 2020 and “Big Brother - The Revolution”, and the program “You on TV! ”During the absence of presenter Manuel Luís Goucha.

8. Had a son in 2023

In November 2023, the presenter gave birth to Vicente, her long -awaited first child. Maria Botelho and her partner, Pedro Bianchi Prata, had been trying to have a baby two years ago, a time that the presenter spent fertility treatments.