Gabriel Torres

*(38 years old)*

Kyungri Kim

Harrison Corbeau

**Gabriel Torres** is a First-Generation sim, athlete, actor, and reality TV personality. He was born in Asunción, Paraguay.

Gabriel is well-known as a volleyball player and coach. He later was a contestant on the second season of K&GI, where he came in 5th place. His multiple relationships have been notorious in the media and were extensively examined on K&GI.

## Early Life

Gabriel was born in Asunción, and he was the second of two boys. His parents decided to stop having children after a third pregnancy resulted in a miscarriage, which eventually led to their separation. Gabriel was too young to realize the impact this event had on his family, and he enjoyed spending time with his father, who had moved to a large house in the Paraguayan countryside.

From an early age, Gabriel showed an interest in sports, and he signed up for many sports teams during his school years. In elementary school, Gabriel was coached in volleyball by his older brother, Pablo. He found that he was good, and in secondary and high school he was a member of the national junior league. When he was 17 years old, his team won the National Championship and Gabriel became one of the most recognized players. He continued his volleyball career throughout college, studying business administration alongside his sports training.

Upon completion of his degree, Gabriel continued to play volleyball, though his career was cut short when he was involved in a tragic car accident where Pablo died. Gabriel fell into a deep depression due to Pablo's death and his own injuries, and he retired from his volleyball career. His brother's death brought his parents back together and Gabriel's mother moved to his father's countryside home.

Gabriel's university, upon learning of his early retirement, approached him to coach the women's volleyball team and Gabriel began to work as a coach.

## Coaching Career

Gabriel's work as a volleyball coach for the University of Asunción garnered him further national attention. He led the team to victory seven times during his tenure, and he was a frequent guest at many sporting events and on multiple sport channels in Paraguay. Especially notable were his appearances on the evening news, where he was referred to as a national treasure and a notable celebrity, and where he dedicated his career to the man who had coached him from a young age, his brother Pablo. Gabriel once famously said that his abilities as a coach had nothing to do with the reason he was famous, implying that his looks were somehow more important to the audience. He has expressed distaste for this side of fame, but nonetheless continued to be a fixture on television and in magazines.

## First Marriage and Fatherhood

Gabriel met Manon Chevalier at one of his international matches in France. She was in the audience and sought him out after the match to get his autograph. They quickly fell in love, and began to date. Gabriel soon found out that Manon was already married to Enzo Lombardi, a famous model, but she promised him that she was in the process of divorce. He accepted this and she went through with the divorce, which famously caused tension between Gabriel and Enzo, who had met prior to Gabriel and Manon's relationship.

Gabriel and Manon later married in a private ceremony on Gabriel's parents' countryside property. Manon quickly became pregnant, and the couple welcomed their son, Andrés, into their family. Manon had a daughter with Enzo, Laura, and Gabriel also became her stepfather. The family continued to succeed, with Gabriel receiving more recognition for his coaching career and Manon launching a career in photography.

After a few years of this, Manon proposed an open marriage to Gabriel. Though he was confused at first, he accepted and the couple began to see other people while still maintaining their marriage. This arrangement was extensively reported in gossip magazines, and Gabriel expressed that he did not like the coverage, saying that his marriage was nobody but his family's business.

## K&GI, Season 2

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Upon seeing the success of Season 1 of Kev & Get It, Manon encouraged Gabriel to apply to the second season. Gabriel did so, and was chosen to be one of the 14 contestants. The couple were surprised to see that Enzo, Manon's ex-husband, had also been chosen and this caused further tension between the three.
Gabriel arrived at the K&GI house and quickly began to have relationships with other contestants, including China Jefferson and Charlee Sheppard. His charm was notorious on the show, and he succeeded in many of the challenges, winning one and getting one First Call-out. Though he had tension with Enzo during the filming of the show, Manon eventually was a guest and the three resolved their problems. Enzo and Gabriel had many intense conversations and they became friends. However, Enzo was put up for elimination and subsequently eliminated due to a technicality that spared Gabriel, which again caused tension. Nonetheless, the two ended the show as friends.

During the competition, Gabriel and Louise Meunier became good friends when they were in an alliance together, and they began to develop feelings for each other. Gabriel, however, did not want to start a relationship with her due to his marital situation and the significant age difference. In the second half of the season, Louise chose to look past these things and the couple began to date. When Manon was again a guest for the Top 5 challenge, she found out that Gabriel was intending to end their marriage in order to pursue a serious relationship with Louise, and though she wasn't happy about it, she gave them her blessing.

Gabriel was eliminated after the Top 5 challenge in Episode 11. Though he was a firm fan-favorite due to his good looks and charm, and had performed admirably during the season, he ultimately was chosen to go home by the viewers and he ended up in fifth place.

## Television Career

After a successful debut in the backdoor pilot for Paloma De Pasiones, Gabriel continued his role as Mireyo Bonafont. He has reportedly been courted for several television and film projects, including Sinister Romance alongside Enzo Lombardi.

## Personal Life

Gabriel is very close with his parents and his son, Andrés. Though they are in the process of divorce, he remains close to Manon Chevalier, as well. He has stated that though he is no longer Laura Lombardi's stepfather, he will continue to be a father to her.

Gabriel has had many famous relationships, including those to Manon, Charlee Sheppard, and China Jefferson. The most notorious, though, is the one with Louise Meunier. The couple have expressed that they intend to keep their relationship closed and private due to the intense public scrutiny they received after their participation on K&GI and their own prior situations with past relationships and family affairs.

## Filmography

 2018
 Paloma De Pasiones | Mireyo Bonafont
 2020

## Gallery

* Gabrielicon.pngGabriel's K&GI icon
* Gabrielbody.pngGabriel's promo shot
* Gabrielbody2.pngGabriel's second promo shot
* Gabriel as Mireyo Bonafont in Paloma De Pasiones
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