With almost three decades on the catwalks, Laura Sánchez has gone from being a promising young model to an established figure on the Spanish scene. What began as a coincidence (an impulse from her father that led her to enroll in a modeling agency when she was just 16 years old) turned into an international career that led her to parade for the biggest brands in the world.
Today, the Huelva native is living a calmer stage, marked by emotional stability and a slower approach to life, according to what she told Y ahora Sonsoles.
A love story that was born without looking for it
The model’s present is going through a new sentimental chapter. Her relationship with bullfighter Manuel Escribano began to take shape in 2024, after they coincided in a flamenco fashion event.
What started as a friendship ended up becoming a solid relationship that she defines as “companionship and mutual admiration”.
Laura usually accompanies the diestro in the bullrings, although she confesses that she does not always live it calmly. “I prefer to see him live, although I get scared. From home I get more nervous,” she admitted recently. An anecdote that marked their beginning as a couple was the injury suffered by Escribano during a bullfight when they had just met: “He returned to the ring after being treated. That day I understood his dedication and strength,” he recalls.
A disease that changed the way he looked at the world
Beyond her career and personal life, Laura has had to face a challenge that redefined the way she understands health. In 2021, she was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes, a disease that, according to her, was linked to prolonged stress.
“It was my body that told me enough,” she explained. Since then, she has been trying to live without pressure, prioritizing physical and mental well-being.
The model recognizes that this process came after difficult years marked by a legal battle for the custody of her daughter, Naia, who now resides in the United States. That stage taught her, as she has said, to downplay the importance of the superficial: “Wrinkles or age are of little concern to me; what matters to me is my health and feeling free”.
A mother-daughter relationship marked by complicity
Although an ocean separates them, the bond between Laura and her daughter remains close and constant. They maintain daily contact and meet whenever they can.
This summer they shared a trip to Tuscany, an experience that reaffirmed their connection. In addition, they have a common symbol tattooed on them: the number 13:13, a time that has become a code of affection since Naia was a teenager.
