Ela Weber


Manuela Hannelore "Ela" Weber is a German model, showgirl and actress.

Life and career

Born in Dettelbach, in 1984 Weber moved in New York City, where she started working as a spokesmodel for Playtex. In the late 1980s she moved to Italy, and after minor roles in variety shows such as Scherzi a parte and Stranamore her breakout came in 1996, when she started co-hosting, alongside Paolo Bonolis, the Canale 5 quiz show Tira e molla. Among her other television appearances, between 1998 and 2000 she hosted the sport talk show Goleada, and in 2000 she hosted the awards ceremony of the FIFA World Player. In 2008 Weber participated to the Raidue reality show L'Isola dei Famosi. Weber also appeared in several films and stage plays. In 2018 she appeared as a housemate in Grande Fratello VIP, the italian adaptation of Celebrity Big Brother.