Sandra Barneda's grief: "It was the hardest blow of my life."

BarcelonaThe new season ofCalleja Universe on Telecinco premiered yesterday, and its first episode had a clear protagonist: Barcelona native Sandra Barneda. The Telecinco presenter had a sincere conversation with Jesús Calleja during his trip to Nepal. And although Barneda assured that she was having a good time before starting the program, a "tragedy" had changed everything: "Twenty days after your call, my nephew Neo died at the age of 20."

The Telecinco presenter The Island of Temptations revealed that he had even come to doubt going to Calleja Universe, as the program had begun recording the week of the death. "Any loss is very hard, but when it's a 20-year-old, it's very complicated," said the host, who broke down completely while talking about what happened. "I think it's the greatest thing of my life," Barneda declared through tears.

A shared grief

"I know I can't compare my case to losing a child. I'll live with the wound, but I don't want to live from the wound," he explained. "Seeing you like this is very painful," Calleja told the journalist, empathizing with his traveling companion's grief. However, the mountaineer noted that the adventure involved Calleja Universe could help Barneda deal with that deep pain. The presenter also shared the loss of his brother to cancer: "It was radical and unfair. You don't fully understand it. For my family and me, it was very healing to experience the pain here. I didn't want to be there living when someone leaves," said the presenter.Calleja Universe, who also traveled to Nepal to overcome her grief.