These days it has been possible to see Begoña Gómez, wife of the President of the Government of SpainPedro Sánchez, going to the Provincial Court of Madrid to be tried by Judge Juan Carlos Peinado for four alleged crimes together with businessman Juan Carlos Barrabés and his advisor Cristina Álvarez. However, their relationship was not always marred by corruption cases.
Although the most direct case for the president is that of his wife, it is surrounded by judicial cases related to the PSOE. First, the sentence of his brother, David Sánchez, to nine years of disqualification for prevarication was made public. This case was followed by the outbreak of the ‘mask case’, in which they were involved his advisor Koldo Garcíathe former minister José Luis Ábalos and the businessman Víctor de Aldama, as well as the Leire Díez or Public Works plot, among others.
But long before the La Moncloa marriage was in the news spotlight, even before Sánchez became president, the 54-year-old politician and economist lived a time of heartbreaker. At least, that’s what he confessed in an interview with Bertín Osborne on the Spanish Radio Television program, ‘In yours or in mine’. Although this format stopped broadcasting in 2016, its meetings with politicians and celebrities They left some anecdotes that have lasted over time.
The President of the Government admitted that he had his first girlfriend when he was 14 years old
The conversation between the then Socialist Party candidate and the singer and presenter quickly turned to Sánchez’s youth. He confessed to having been a “flirter” before meeting his current wife. “I met Begoña when I was 31, my wife; I fell madly in love. But Until I was 31 I was a bit of a gallant“, assured the socialist. Faced with this topic of conversation, Bertín wanted to delve into his past love life, asking him about his first girlfriend.
The current president of Spain recalled that He had experienced his first love when he was 14 years old.with a young Italian woman named Francesca. And he acknowledged to the presenter that “at 14 years old he was dressed in a tracksuit and he was a ‘breaker’.” As he explained, One of his biggest hobbies when he was young was break dancing.an urban dance that belongs to the hip hop culture and that began to become popular in Spain in the 1980s.
Regarding the technique he used to flirt with girls, Sánchez assured that he had always been very supporter of the power of the word. “I was very into talking. I wasn’t so much into dancing as I was about talking.” Furthermore, he assured that He was “very determined”a way of being that he has also applied both in life and in politics.
The socialist had to insist a lot to get Begoña to agree to go out with him
This philosophy of life was what allowed him conquer the heart of a 27-year-old Begoña Gómezwhom he met at a party in Madrid and with whom he automatically fell in love. “You don’t know what a joke I gave her,” he admitted and explained that he met her during a mutual friend’s birthday celebration. “I had to work hard, not just that one time, but a few times.“, he said, until he finally managed to get the young woman from Bilbao.
After much insistence, the couple ended up living together in an apartment located in the Literary neighborhoodan apartment that would end up becoming the family home with the birth of their daughter, Ainhoa. Subsequently, In 2006, Sánchez asked Begoña to marry him.a union that was celebrated at the Hipódromo de la Zarzuela. Since then and despite the numerous cases of corruption that are surrounding the marriage, they have remained united.
Before the four alleged crimes for which she is accused came to light, Begoña offered an interview to Susanna Griso in which she explained that Sánchez is “very romantic”surprising her every day with small details and outings, especially when important dates are approaching or when they are days with a heavy workload and stress. The truth is that Sánchez has shown himself very focused on supporting his wifeespecially after the discovery of his case.