Colau began her answer to David Broncano by describing how she balanced Barcelona's mayoralty with motherhood over eight years. She served as mayor from 2015 to 2023, after entering municipal politics with Barcelona en Comú and rising from Spain's housing-rights movement. Before becoming mayor, she worked with the Observatori DESC and became a prominent spokesperson for the Platform for People Affected by Mortgages (PAH), which she co-founded in 2009.
She then said her recent sex-life average was four times a week since leaving office, drawing a long ovation from the audience at the Teatro Albéniz. Colau contrasted that with her years as mayor, when she balanced the demands of public office with raising her children. Her housing activism focused on evictions and mortgage debt. The PAH advocated measures including payment-in-kind arrangements and social rents.
The interview's other familiar question concerned money. Colau said she had less than €10,000 in the bank and no debts, explaining that she had tried to avoid mortgages and financial dependence. She compared the amount with a hypothetical balance of more than €400,000. Her activism with banks had shaped her approach, she said. Accumulating wealth had never been a priority in her life.
The conversation also turned to politics and housing. Colau called for a general housing strike and criticized claims made by Vox leader Santiago Abascal. She also invoked the “Supervivienda” costume associated with housing-rights activism. Colau defended public housing construction and proposed expropriating so-called vulture funds. As mayor, she had become known for her focus on housing access and evictions, alongside disputes over tourism and urban mobility. In 2026, she was also reported to have been offered leadership of the Frente Amplio ahead of Spain's general election scheduled for 29 November.
Colau, who describes herself as fully republican, said her dealings with King Felipe VI had remained correct. She called the relationship one of minimum cordiality, a phrase she also applied to former political opponents. The appearance's political exchange differed from the policy issues covered in a report on migration proposals.
