She was born in London to an Italian father and an English mother,[1] and grew up in Valsolda, a small town in the province of Como, just a few kilometers from Switzerland.[2]
Cabello started her television career in 1997 as one of MTV Italy's original VJs, where she hosted Select MTV from London. She also appeared on Italia 1's Le Iene (the Italian version of Caiga quien caiga) where she performed comic interviews with famous Italian and international celebrities. Between 2005 and 2008, Cabello hosted the talk showVery Victoria on MTV Italy.[3] In 2006, she hosted the 56th Sanremo Music Festival with Giorgio Panariello.[4] In 2009, she moved from MTV Italy to La7, where she hosted the talk show Victor Victoria – Niente è come sembra.
