Sandra Barneda was born in
Barcelona on 4 October 1975. She holds a
licentiate in journalism from the
Autonomous University of Barcelona's Faculty of Information Sciences, and is also a graduate of the Barcelona School of Theater. She has worked at
Catalunya Ràdio, ,
RNE4, ,
Antena 3,
Telemadrid,
8TV,
TV3,
La 2, and
Telecinco, as well as writing for
El Periódico de Catalunya,
Elle and
Zero. In the early 2000s, Barneda began to take some acting roles, joining the cast of the play ''
in 2001, and appearing on television series such as Al salir de clase and ''. On 4 May 2009 she premiered '''' on Telecinco, a controversial program which used actors to recreate court cases without advising viewers that they were dramatizations. She presented this with Alberto Herrera, who was replaced by on 21 July, when the show's graphics and set were also changed. '' On 1 May 2010, Barneda took on the role of presenting issues to be discussed on
La Noria, succeeding
Glòria Serra. In early 2012, she became co-presenter of '''', a new show on Saturday night presented by
Jordi González, where she remained until its cancellation in August 2013. On 10 April 2013, she published her first novel,
Reír al viento. On 21 December of the same year she released her second book,
Cómo construir una superheroína. In the summers of 2013, 2014, and 2015, she hosted '''' with
Joaquín Prat, replacing
Ana Rosa Quintana. From April 2014 to August 2016, she presented the Telecinco evening program '''' with
Alyson Eckmann,
Natalia Millán,
Beatriz Montañez,
Yolanda Ramos,
Rocío Carrasco,
Marta Torné,
Alba Carrillo,
Mónica Martínez, and Soledad León de Salazar. From October 2014 to June 2015, she presented a new Telecinco debate show on Saturday nights, titled ''''. On 15 October 2014 her novel
La tierra de las mujeres was published. From September 2015 until March 2016, she presented the
sobremesa program '''' on 8TV. In January 2016 she began presenting the Telecinco reality show
Gran Hermano VIP on Sunday nights. From 2016 to 2018, she hosted the Sunday night debate episodes, dubbed
Conexión Honduras, on
Supervivientes, replacing
Raquel Sánchez-Silva. She later returned to the show in 2024. In 2020, she joined the Cuatro show
La isla de las tentaciones to host the debates, and was promoted to host the main show in 2021. In 2025, she gained global recognition shouting "¡Montoya, por favor!" in a viral clip from the show, trying to stop José Carlos Montoya from confronting his girlfriend after watching her sleeping with another contestant. ==Personal life==