Zé Maria, winner of the first edition of TVI’s “Big Brother”, turns 50 and was featured on the cover of TV7Dias this week.
The man from Barranquilla was remembered by Teresa Guilherme, who presented the reality show that changed the paradigm of Portuguese television. On the program “Noite das Estrelas” on Thursday, July 6, the commentator began by admitting that Ze María continues to work with her sister in Barrancos.
“He was the eldest in the house at the time. He was 27 at the time, and he is in Barrancos working with his sister, who is a hairdresser.”by acknowledging Teresa Guilherme.
About the programme, Teresa Guilherme stated: “It changed many concepts, if we believe that at that time there were no social networks, there was not even Youtube … This was a completely new show for people, it was the concept of a peek through the keyhole … It reached 3 and a half million Audience, it was crazy for people.”
About Ze Maria, Teresa Guilherme also admitted: “He’s a crab with a soft heart like me… We’re greenhouse flowers.”Later in the conversation, the presenter recalled the post-program: “Nobody is ready to be famous all of a sudden, and they weren’t ready anyway. When they walked into the house they thought they were going to play a game, and they didn’t think their lives had been changed forever.”I confess.