At a time when the country is commenting on the love triangle between Diogo, Eva and Ariana in “Secret Story 10“, Sofia Ribeiro shared personal experiences, warning of emotional manipulation and emotional fragility.
“I was once an Eva. I let myself be trapped by a narcissist. I also believed that I could change another person. That’s usually how it happens,” the actress confessed in a TikTok video. Sofia explained that emotional predators choose vulnerable people, exploiting their kindness and low self-esteem: “They are victims of society, but attackers manipulate everything around them. Men, women, they don’t choose gender.”
Sofia detailed the typical behavior of these types of people. “They promise worlds and depths, they seem like incredible people, for life. Then, they begin to show who they really are. The victim is already completely involved, enchanted, in love. And they begin to blame themselves for the aggressor’s actions, for his mistakes, for his words, for the choices he makes”, he described. Sofia also criticized Ariana: “She chose to go to the game knowing the existence of a girlfriend. She chose to continue, exposing another woman to ridicule and suffering.”
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“May the mission not be to stupefy, but to educate”
Among other public figures, Ana Markl and Clara Não also spoke out. The radio presenter pointed out the lack of emotional literacy of many men, unable to recognize feelings and take responsibility. He also highlighted the fallacy of the “strong woman”, who pretends to be selfless, but depends on the man to validate her self-esteem, and reflected on emotional evasion strategies such as lying and “ghosting” (sudden disappearance), which are difficult to apply in a filmed context. “Seeing this on television is like watching the ‘making of’ the emotional misery that governs most relationships. A misery based on stereotypes that make people conform and, worse than that, make men and women despise each other without ever really knowing each other. Everyone who is talking about this is or has been a bit of these two people at some point in their lives. Me too”, he concluded.
Clara No, in turn, focused on the responsibility of each party. “The one who cheated and messed up was Diogo. Ariana was conniving and Eva was deceived by Diogo’s half-truths”, he shared on social media, in the caption of a text about betrayal. The illustrator highlighted that a woman aware of the existence of a girlfriend is not innocent and considered reality to be a sociological mirror: “”These reality shows can be seen as sociological experiments. Let the mission not be to stupefy, but to educate.”
Audiences on the rise
The reflections of Sofia Ribeiro, Ana Markl and Clara No confirm that the conflicts within the most watched house in the country go far beyond reality. The triangle involving the three young people attracted even those who normally don’t watch the program, with the public’s interest reflected in the audience.
Tuesday’s “Secret Story Special”, led by Cristina Ferreira, was the most watched program of the day, on all generalist channels, with a 12.4% rating and 24.6% share, bringing together around 1 million and 231 thousand viewers.
In the balance of the day, TVI led with a 16.5% share, surpassing SIC and RTP1, while the TVI Reality channel remained ahead for more than seven hours, closing the day with a 3.5% share.
