The Spanish influencer who is crusade against reading: "You're no better than anyone to make her like reading."
María Pombo has received an avalanche of criticism after stating that she has no interest in reading.
BarcelonaWith more than three million followers, María Pombo is one of the influencers most famous in the Spanish state. That's why, whether she likes it or not, anything she does or any interaction she has on social media becomes news. This week, the youngest of the Pombo sisters—all of them influencers– has gone viral for making a derogatory comment about reading enthusiasts. In a video posted yesterday on TikTok, Pombo said: "I think we need to start getting over the fact that there are people who don't like to read and that you're no better at making them like reading." The Madrid native was responding to a follower's comment about Pombo's bookshelf, which the influencer He had dedicated a video to it. "The bookstore is beautiful, but if it were full of books that have been read, it would be even more so. Now, all I see is junk," said this follower.
After defending the possibility of not having an interest in reading, Pombo received an avalanche of criticism, which she has attempted to defend herself against in various TikTok videos. "What a way you have of taking everything to the extreme, being offended and judgmental. I've noticed a lack of understanding considering how much she reads," says Pombo. In the same video, she attempts to justify her lack of interest in reading. "At the beginning of the video, I said I don't like to read, but I do like to read certain things that I find interesting. I don't know if they are books interesting enough for book lovers, but, at the end of the day, they are books," she argues. She then shows the books she has on her nightstand. They are self-help books, some about maintaining a positive attitude, and parenting. "I do like these books quite a bit because I think I'm learning, and they are things I implement in my life," she adds.
María Pombo is the daughter of Teresa Ribó and Víctor Pombo, both publicists. María, the youngest of the Pombo clan, has two sisters: Marta, also well known as influencer, and Lucía, who is a pilot. Often compared to the Kardashians, the Pombos have also had their own docureality, Pombo (Amazon Prime Video), which has four seasons and features the entire family, including the sisters' partners. María Pombo, 30, married to businessman Pablo Castellanos, is expecting her third child.
