I have no idea what’s behind it; I feel bad for her in a sense, since it wouldn’t surprise me if there’s some sort of mental illness going on. A few years ago, it all blew up online where people were exposing that she wasn’t actually Spanish. I don’t remember all the details, but I believe her family would vacation in Spain, and that’s the only connection she has to the country. She doesn’t even have Spanish ancestry.
Alec obviously knows about it and goes along with it. I do question if he knew about it when they first started dating and when exactly he found out. For years, I was under the impression that she was from Spain and came to the US to go to NYU. It was pretty surprising to find that’s not the case at all. Also, one of the most ridiculous things to me is that she goes by “Hilaria” and named one of her daughters “Ilaria.”
They’re apparently working on a reality show, which sounds like a horrible idea.
It reminds me a lot of the Rachel Dolezal situation, which I’m not sure if you’d be aware of it you’re from the UK. If you want to go down another rabbit hole, feel free to google her
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