Yolanthe Cabau (née Cabau van Kasbergen; 19 March 1985) is a
Spanish-Dutch actress, model and television host.Cabau was born on the
Spanish island of Ibiza. Her father, Xavier Cabau (1954â€"2007), was
Spanish, while her mother, Richarda "Rici" van Kasbergen, is Dutch.
Xavier Cabau was a wealthy entrepreneur known as the "King of Ibiza",
who owned several discothèques, restaurants, and bars. Cabau's
childhood in Spain was marked by domestic violence, after her father
experienced financial problems and became addicted to drugs. When she
was five years old, her mother moved with her children to her native
Netherlands. She has seven siblings, as well as five half-siblings
from her father's second marriage. After graduating from high school
at the age of 17, Cabau decided to pursue an acting career.Cabau
appeared in the Dutch productions Snowfever (2004) and Costa! (2005).
From 2005 to 2008, she had a recurring role in the soap opera Onderweg
naar morgen. In 2006, Cabau starred in the short film Turkse chick,
which was nominated for a Gouden Kalf, the Dutch equivalent of an
Academy Award. The film contained a controversial sex scene to which
Cabau received public backlash. She later admitted that she regrets
doing the scene. A real-life WAG, she appeared in the third season of
the dramedy Voetbalvrouwen, similar to the British series Footballers'
Wives. In 2006, 2007, and 2009, Sneijder-Cabau was voted the "Sexiest
Dutch Woman" by the Dutch FHM.Cabau began a relationship with football
player Wesley Sneijder in 2009. They were married on 17 July 2010 in
Tuscany, Italy, six days after Sneijder played the final of the FIFA
World Cup. The couple has one son. Following her marriage, she changed
her surname from Cabau van Kasbergen to Sneijder-Cabau, which she also
uses professionally.[citation needed]
Spanish-Dutch actress, model and television host.Cabau was born on the
Spanish island of Ibiza. Her father, Xavier Cabau (1954â€"2007), was
Spanish, while her mother, Richarda "Rici" van Kasbergen, is Dutch.
Xavier Cabau was a wealthy entrepreneur known as the "King of Ibiza",
who owned several discothèques, restaurants, and bars. Cabau's
childhood in Spain was marked by domestic violence, after her father
experienced financial problems and became addicted to drugs. When she
was five years old, her mother moved with her children to her native
Netherlands. She has seven siblings, as well as five half-siblings
from her father's second marriage. After graduating from high school
at the age of 17, Cabau decided to pursue an acting career.Cabau
appeared in the Dutch productions Snowfever (2004) and Costa! (2005).
From 2005 to 2008, she had a recurring role in the soap opera Onderweg
naar morgen. In 2006, Cabau starred in the short film Turkse chick,
which was nominated for a Gouden Kalf, the Dutch equivalent of an
Academy Award. The film contained a controversial sex scene to which
Cabau received public backlash. She later admitted that she regrets
doing the scene. A real-life WAG, she appeared in the third season of
the dramedy Voetbalvrouwen, similar to the British series Footballers'
Wives. In 2006, 2007, and 2009, Sneijder-Cabau was voted the "Sexiest
Dutch Woman" by the Dutch FHM.Cabau began a relationship with football
player Wesley Sneijder in 2009. They were married on 17 July 2010 in
Tuscany, Italy, six days after Sneijder played the final of the FIFA
World Cup. The couple has one son. Following her marriage, she changed
her surname from Cabau van Kasbergen to Sneijder-Cabau, which she also
uses professionally.[citation needed]
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