Who is Jaime Astrain, the contestant of ‘Baila as you can’ who is sweeping the networks

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This Monday, TVE premiered its new bet: dance as you can. He talent show It has 8 celebrities from different fields, but the contestants who are playing for 50,000 euros in prize money are the group of dancers that accompanies each week Jaime Astrain, Ana War, Alvaro Munoz Escassi, Master Joao, Lydia Lozano, Colate and Fabiola Martinez.

But without any doubt, Jaime Astrain captured all eyes after her performance with Santiago, and took the first victory of the program presented by Anne Igartiburu. The ex-footballer surprised by choosing a boy for her dance partner. A decision that was applauded on networks and by the jury. “Your daughter must be very proud to see you dancing with a man. Making this visible on television,” said Beatriz Luengo.

The duo took 39 points dancing Salome of Chayanne, thus placing himself in the first position. Jaime and Santiago brought the Latin rhythm to dance as you can and they conquered Rafa Méndez, Beatriz Luengo and Norma Duval. The participation of the winner of the night was highly commented and the choreography swept the networks.

Who is Jaime Astrain

For many, Jaime Astrain is one of the great unknowns of the TVE contest. But on Instagram has more than 200 thousand followers and last year he became one of the best Spanish content creators according to Forbes magazine. He ex-footballer, model, iinfluencer and television collaborator He demonstrated his versatility and that he is not bad at dancing.

He began his professional career on the soccer field, training in the Atlético de Madrid youth academy. The Madrid native born in 1988 He hung up his boots in 2015 after passing through Pontevedra B, Villareal B, Osasuna B, Córdoba CF, Écija Balompié, FC Cartagena and Real Jaén CF.

After leaving football, she continued in the fashion industry as a model and went to Indonesia for a while to develop this side. She made the leap to the small screen as talk show The Jugones Chiringuito. She has also participated in Pass word and reality Traitors of Hbo Max.

On her networks, in addition to showing her work as a model, she shares part of her personal life. Currently, she maintains a relationship with Lidia Torrent, one of the faces of First Dates. The couple had a daughter in 2022 who they named Elsa and featured on a Men’s Health cover.