'Gay power' in television
The journalist has been on television for two decades and shares his 'The public mirror' With Susanna Griso. It reflects on the visibility of the collective and its experiences.
Miquel Valls on the set'The public mirror'
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Miquel Valls is 41 years old and has been in the world of communication for 20 years. It has gone through all the chains and has always been linked to the news and live programs of the moment. Today, he leads The public mirror Every morning with a Susanna Griso. "In the '90s all the people on TV were big stars and I think this has become a lot more diverse. Now it is quite common to find all kinds of profiles that They live together, respect each other, and live their sexuality with total naturalness. You 're not a weird creature, and you 're not treated in a different way. There 's a lot more normalcy on TV than on the street.".
Miquel comes from a small town in Tarragona, Mora d'Ebre, where he admits he suffered bullying at school. It was other times. Now they stop him on the street and ask for pictures. He was lucky in his family environment and acknowledges to this supplement that he did not have any "dramatic talk" with his family members. _"I have never had to take the step to explain anything. I have been able to introduce myself to the people I wanted to introduce. All in a very natural way".
The communicator of The public mirror He believes that if heterosexual people don't say they are, in their case, it should be the same. "I have no problem saying it, come on, I tell you perfectly, but there are times when you also feel the obligation to explain yourself.". And he adds: "I think there are people who have a great ease to tell, live and expose their sexual orientation. It is not traumatic for them to tell their parents or friends. And there are people who do the opposite. There is no instruction manual at the end. The most important thing is to have a good time and live quietly.".
Miquel Valls poses for the cameras of El MundoSergio Gónzález Valero
The journalist is out from 2022 with David Valldeperas, forming since then one of the couples with the most power of television, since Valldeperas has in his CV to have been director of Sálvame, one of the entertainment formats that marked a before and an after in Mediaset. _ "One day we went out for a drink and the next week they took some pictures of us in a magazine. When we were nothing".
Valls would like to be a father. "Yeah, the truth. I can't tell you the details yet because I don't have them, but I 'd like to.". He wrote his first novel,Noise under the skin (Sword), to his father, who passed away in 2024. "It has served me as part of the mourning".
As far as the facts are concerned, Michael says he is very "Little Mythos". He does not consider himself "A leader for no one, not an opinion leader". Together with Susanna Griso, one of the morning queens, they make a perfect couple. He does not want to take charge of "Queen". "I 'd rather be a prince or not have a title, because when you have an important title, you always lose it.".
Nor does it particularly celebrate Pride. "I believe in the vindication of what a collective can feel or experience and above all, I believe in freedom. Let each one do whatever he wants. I 'm not very much celebrating this, Not Eurovision, not football matches.".
He has been one of the professionals who has covered the visit of the Pope. "I didn't expect the Pope to send a message to the LGTBIQ + collective. The Pope comes, fulfills his agenda and transmits the messages he wants to transmit. I don't expect it to be addressed to a specific group.".