Silvia Núñez del Arco turned 38 years old on November 8, prompting Jaime Bayly to expose an unexpected family snub on his YouTube channel.
Bayly revealed that several close relatives, including his own mother Doris Mary Letts Colmenare, failed to send birthday greetings to his wife.
- Jaime Bayly celebrated his wife Silvia Núñez del Arco’s 38th birthday on November 8.
- The writer’s mother and several siblings offered no greeting or message to the birthday honoree.
- Bayly suggested the snub stems from family friction over his autobiographical writing.
Most of the people close to the couple remembered the date and reached out to the birthday honoree. However, the author expressed profound disappointment regarding the specific exceptions within his biological family.
“Estoy contento porque casi todos los que tenían que saludar a Silvia por su cumpleaños le han saludado,” Bayly said on his YouTube program.
“Casi todos, con algunas excepciones deshonrosas que corresponden a mi familia biológica, que no voy a mencionar porque no quiero ya ser insidioso, pero hay algunos hermanos míos que no la han saludado. Muy mal, cero en conducta, deplorable,” Bayly added.
The journalist admitted particular shock that his mother Doris Mary Letts Colmenare withheld any gesture of recognition toward her daughter-in-law. Despite the affection he believes she holds for both of them, the phone call or message never materialized.
“También me ha sorprendido muchísimo que mi amada madre, que es una santa, no le haya escrito, no le haya saludado, no le haya llamado,” Bayly declared.
Highlighting the novelist’s foundational role in his current life, he noted, “A ver, Silvia, yo estoy vivo gracias a ella, yo soy feliz gracias a ella.”
According to information gathered by what the presenter termed his personal intelligence network, his mother remains displeased with his creative output. His books frequently draw inspiration from his private life, romantic history, and domestic relationships.
“Me dicen desde allá porque tengo un servicio secreto, tengo un eficaz servicio de espionaje que tal vez mamá está un tanto contrariada conmigo, ¿no? Por las cosas que yo digo, por las cosas que yo escribo, porque generalmente me inspiro en mi vida privada, en mi vida íntima, en mi vida sentimental,” Bayly explained.
He nonetheless rejected any rationale for penalizing his spouse over creative disputes. “¿Qué culpa tiene Silvia de las cosas que yo digo o escribo?” he asked.
| Event Detail | Fact Stated in Source |
|---|---|
| Occasion | Silvia Núñez del Arco’s 38th birthday |
| Date | November 8 |
| Missing Well-Wishers | Mother Doris Mary Letts Colmenare and unnamed siblings |
| Platform | Jaime Bayly’s YouTube channel |
