The father of Ana Paula Renault, veteran of BBB 26, passed away this Sunday (19)two days before the final of the program.
The participant is the daughter of Gerardo Renault, 96 years old, a politician who served during the Brazilian military dictatorship. In the reality show, the journalist revealed that she almost didn’t join BBB 26 due to her father’s health issues.
Who was Ana Paula’s father?
Gerardo Renault, 96, born and raised in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, was a lawyer and had an office in the capital of Minas Gerais, in addition to being president of the Pension Institute of the Legislature of the State of Minas Gerais since 1991.
The politician was married to Maria da Conceição Machado Renault, mother of Ana Paula, who died when the journalist was 17 years old, in 1988, as a result of a car accident.
He began his political career in 1951, when he was elected councilor of Belo Horizonte. He was a state deputy between 1967 and 1979, elected by the former Arena party and then by the PDS, both aligned with the military dictatorship.
How was Ana Paula’s relationship with her father?
Ana Paula explained, during a discussion she had on the program, that by New Year’s Eve her father was “practically dead” and said she had made her father sick so she could join the reality show, which almost made her give up. At the time, she did not go into details about Gerardo’s health status.
On April 19, the participant’s family published a video on Ana Paula’s social networks informing the . Furthermore, they revealed to: “In the face of such a painful moment, the family decided to respect the wishes he expressed in life and not communicate it. Ana Paula will remain on the program”, said the text.
