Article by Daniel Scorpie – Published Saturday, November 15, 2025, 1:30 p.m. / Updated Saturday, November 15, 2025 1:39 p.m.
Marcos Lllorente (30), his right back Atletico Madridrevealed his diet and objections, which he never gives up. “I don't know why you should avoid the sun. You can get skin cancer even if you live in a cave!”, said the Spanish international in an interview published by La Gazzetta dello Sport.
Versatile player, good decisive passer and with frequent appearances to finish in the opposing box, passed by Diego Simenone from number 8 to 7, and, for a while, retired to 2, Marcos Llorente surprised by what he told about his private life for Italian journalists.
“His lifestyle and behavior is considered eccentric by some and interesting to others. Walking around bare-chested in the middle of winter, red lights in the house, glasses with yellow or red lenses depending on the time of day and where you are, a paleolithic diet, night fasting… these are some of the things that govern the life of Marcos”, characterizes the pink daily, the discussion on the same theme being also addressed in Spain by El Partidazo de COPE.
Marcos Llorente is a follower of the Paleo diet // photo: Instagram @ marcosllorente
Marcos Llorente: “Skin cancer can affect both people who expose themselves to the sun and those who live in a cave”
Llorente confessed that he does not use sunscreen: “Skin cancer can affect both people who are exposed to the sun, as well as those that live in a cave. I don't see a direct connection.
I am more concerned about the UV lamps that many people use or have used, they are dangerous, natural light is not. I have been sunbathing without protection for 20 years, and my father for 40!
It is clear that if you stare at the sun, you will burn your eyes, but if you walk around without sunglasses, this is good for your eyes.”
Marcos also says that he follows the paleolithic diet and therefore eats meat: “Of course. The problem is not the cow, but what it eats. If it grazes grass in an open field, there is no problem. If you give me hyper-processed meat for 2 euros per kilo, I refuse… But you can't put everything in the same pot.”
When I'm in training camp, with the national team or with Atlético, I can't eat whenever I want or only what I want. You can have dinner after sunset. You need balance, because that's the only way to happiness. Let's say I follow my lifestyle 300-310 days a year. Then there are moments to celebrate, to have fun, and you don't have to exaggerate!
Marcos LlorenteAtletico's defender
Marcos Lllorente, tasting a glass of wine from his rich collection
Llorente: “I don't spend money on watches, but on wine. It has a wonderful social function. A bottle brings together important values”
Llorente revealed another passion of his, wine: “A few years ago I started drinking more, enjoying it more. I used to buy watches, but since you can't wear them on the street anymore, I spend my money on wine. It has a wonderful social function. A bottle brings together important values”.
Recently, Llorente posted a picture on his social media tasting a wine from the prestigious house Domaine de la Romanée-Conti (DRC), with one of the most coveted “jewels”, the 1995 Romanée-Conti vintage.
A bottle now sells for around 22,000 euros, but online store Hedonism is offering it at a 16% discount.
