Elsa Anka, the iconic presenter of the 90s who decided to leave television behind

BarcelonaElsa Anka (Barcelona, 1965) was one of the most well-known faces on television in the 90s, when she co-hosted programs like Human beings with Mikimoto and Out balls to TV3 and The Great Game of the Goose to Telecinco accompanied by Andrés Caparrós. Three decades later, Anka has left the media frontline behind and no longer occupies the prime time as before. The presenter reoriented her career in the early 2000s; she decided to leave television and focus on public relations, a sector she had already worked in before her screen debut. She currently works as the head of communication for the IM Clinic aesthetic surgery clinic. Anka has also served as an ambassador for autorenting for Banco Sabadell, an image job that she has combined with her activity as a public relations officer.

Beyond the purely professional aspect, Anka has appeared on television on several occasions: she has been seen on programs such as Survivors 2026, his son-in-law, Jaime Astrain, who was competing, was defended. Likewise, he has collaborated in various television spaces and with his interventions he has become a critical voice against ageism on screens. In 2023, in an appearance on Public Mirror, denounced that the industry symbolically sidelines presenters when they reach a certain age, while their male colleagues continue on screen without question. This message has given her public projection that goes beyond corporate communication and has positioned her as a benchmark in the debate about the role of women on television as they get older.