Former BBB Paulinha gives birth to twins; one of the children is in semi-intensive care

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The twins of the former participant in the Big Brother Brazil Paulinha Leite with Dakota Ballard. The information about Ethan and Luz’s birth was confirmed by the couple themselves on social media.

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According to a statement released, after birth, Ethan had to be taken to the semi-intensive treatment unit. “Guys, as soon as possible, Paulinha will appear here. She had a whole plan to post photos to you today, but these plans had to be changed. We know that everyone following was praying, hoping and waiting for news,” he began.

“And here we are: he arrived in the room a little while ago, with Luz. Ethan needed to go for observation in the semi-intensive care unit, but his condition is stable and, with faith in God, he will soon return to his mother’s side. At this moment, his father is at his side. Whoever can, prays for Ethan’s complete recovery. The family thanks everyone from the bottom of their hearts”, added the couple in the text.

Pregnancy

Paulinha Leite and Dakota Ballard announced their pregnancy in May 2025, through a joint social media post. At that time the pregnancy was already in an advanced stage. A reveal tea was held a few days later. On that occasion, the former participant of the BBB She said she was expecting a set of twins. “Our love now multiplies in a double dose,” they celebrated on the occasion.

In June 2025, the former BBB said she hoped to become pregnant with twins after undergoing in vitro fertilization (IVF). “I’m not a very brave person to get pregnant more than once, and because of the whole process I went through… I suffered so much that I wanted twins, so much so that, together with my doctor, we decided to have two. I had already made some attempts at IVF and it hadn’t worked. In this, I decided to insert two embryos, only I didn’t know the sex,” she said in a statement released to Gshow.

In the final days of her pregnancy, in October 2025, Paulinha said she had to be hospitalized after showing changes in her tests. “My obstetrician asked me to stay hospitalized because there was a change in the Doppler [exame obstétrico de ultrassom] of one of the children, Ethan, and I must be kept under observation.

Paulinha and Dakota met in California, USA on a dating app. At the time, the former BBB member was there to study. They began their relationship in November 2022. Ten months later they made their civil union official. In January 2024 they got married in church, in Boa Vista, Roraima.

Source: Terra

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