Natalie Yoffe

Yoffe was born in Montevideo.^[1] She studied acting during her teenage years, and after graduating from high school she enrolled at the Catholic University of Uruguay, from which she graduated with a law degree.^[2]

She began working as a model at an early age, and in 2010 she was second runner-up in the Miss Uruguay pageant.^[3] Later that year, she represented her country at the Miss Bikini International pageant held in Sanya, China.^[4] In 2011 she began her career in the media, as a panelist on Channel 4's television newsmagazine show, Algo contigo. Her work earned her the award for best newcomer on television at the 18th Iris Awards.^[5]

After gaining notoriety in Algo contigo, she joined the news program Telenoche as presenter of the celebrity and entertainment news section.^[6] In 2013 she left Channel 4 and joined Teledoce.^[7] She replaced Patricia Wolf as co-host of her magazine program Verano Perfecto, remaining until it went off the air in 2015.^[8][9] In 2016 she co-hosted the Miss Uruguay pageant.^[10]

Since 2012 and since then she has performed in several plays almost every year, some of which have been awarded the Florencio Award, given for Uruguayan productions and performances.^[11][12] In 2022, after several years away from television, Yoffe was announced as celebrity participant for the third season of Channel 10's MasterChef Celebrity.^[13] She was the 16th person eliminated from the competition, and after entering a repechage again, she finished in 11th place overall.^[14] In 2023, she joined La previa, a debate program about Gran Hermano.^[15]

Yoffe runs the accessories and clothing brand Ring a Bell with her sister Maia.^[16] It has a store in the Montevideo neighborhood of Pocitos.^[17]

Yoffe dated actor Álvaro Armand Ugón from 2010 to 2011, and pilot Sebastián Echeverria from 2013 to 2015.^[18] Later that year she began dating lawyer and television personality Andrés Ojeda, having met through a mutual friend. They married on October 21, 2017, in a ceremony that attracted media attention.^[19] In late April 2023, the couple divorced.^[20] Ojeda was the Colorado Party's candidate for president in the 2024 general election, coming in third place with 16.85% of the vote.^[21][22]