Barcelona readers following Catalan TV will want the facts first: Alexis, a participant on La gran cita, said on Catalunya Ràdio that he had worked as a gigolo and charged €300 an hour. By the end of this guide, you will know what he actually said, what is confirmed, and how to read the story without mixing up on-air comments, headlines, and online repetition.

Quick take

  • Best for: readers who follow Barcelona media, Catalan TV, and reality-show fallout.
  • Not for: anyone looking for a wider market rate, because the article only supports Alexis’s own claim.
  • Keep in mind: the story moved through radio, digital outlets, and social media, which is typical in Barcelona’s fast local news cycle.

What did Alexis say, and where? He discussed the subject on Catalunya Ràdio’s El suplement. According to Ara, he said he had a profile with Gigolós Barcelona, and he described the work as selling his time rather than his body. He also said sex was not an obligation during appointments.

How should Barcelona readers read the €300 figure? Treat it as one person’s reported rate, not a city benchmark. There is no evidence here for a general Barcelona price range, and that matters because local headlines often flatten private, time-based work into a single number. In practical terms, the only safe comparison is that Alexis presented it as premium, private, and hourly, not as standard labour.

Why did this land so strongly in local media? The story sits right inside Barcelona’s media circuit: a dating-show contestant, a Catalan public radio interview, and a social-media leak all fed the same conversation. That is how entertainment stories often travel here, especially when they touch on sex, privacy, and reality TV. If you follow local coverage, this is the kind of item that can move from radio to digital outlets to group chats in a single morning.

What is the real TV question? Alexis said he did not tell his partner on the programme or the producers, and he compared that omission with not mentioning his past as a professional rugby player. For viewers, that raises a familiar reality-TV issue: how much personal history should contestants disclose before filming starts, and what counts as relevant when a show is built around dating and trust?

For Barcelona readers, the useful takeaway is simple: separate what was said on air from what was later repeated online, and do not turn one interview into a general rule about escorting, companionship, or local rates. If you want more Barcelona context on how local stories travel through the city’s media and community networks, see our Community page and Sport page. For the programme itself, the official La gran cita page is the best starting point.