Tia Milena, a Big Brother Brasil 26 semi-finalist, used social media on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, to report racist attacks by fans of her former ally Ana Paula Renault. The 27-year-old recreation worker and children's entertainer stated on her X account, @tiamilenabbb, that she had endured the harassment in silence for months before deciding to name the fan group publicly.
According to CNN Brasil, Milena said she had to cover up all the photographs attached to the attacks both at a police station and on her Instagram profile. In her statement, she asked readers rhetorically if they could guess why the images sent to her had to be obscured.
Her remarks followed weeks of online hostility toward the former housemate after a public estrangement between the two women, who had been close allies on the show before 44-year-old journalist Ana Paula Renault won the twenty-sixth season of the Brazilian reality competition.
Social media clash over fan support on Big Brother Brasil 26
Milena published her response after another social media user accused her of being ungrateful toward Renault's supporters. That earlier post claimed Milena had mocked Renault's fan base by referring to them with a diminutive Portuguese word for little glasses, a symbol associated with the winner's followers, while forgetting that their votes had saved her from leaving in the season's first eviction vote.
Writing on X, Milena drew a sharp distinction between gratitude and submission. She stated that being grateful for viewer support was very different from being held hostage by a fan base or placing herself in a position of subservience.
While noting that not every member of Renault's fandom took part in the abuse, Milena said a large portion of the group knew exactly what it was doing. She added that disliking a person does not give anyone the right to be racist.
Tia Milena's response to racist abuse and final vote claims
In her November 10 message, the former contestant addressed the racial nature of the harassment directly. Milena wrote that she does not have the privilege of being white and carries no blame for being a Black woman, adding that nobody chooses the skin colour they are born with and that she is very proud of her colour and of who she is.
She also rejected the claim that she owed her entire run on the programme to Renault's followers. Offering an example to those demanding her gratitude, Milena said the very same people had tried to eliminate her at any cost during the season final and had invented several false narratives about her outside the house.
Even so, Milena thanked the viewers who rooted for Renault during the competition and acknowledged that those followers had been very important. At the same time, she emphasized that people across all of Brazil had seen and supported her well before and beyond that alliance.
From the Glass House to the first eviction vote
Milena reminded critics that her spot on the programme was hard won before she ever entered the main house. She noted that she came through a difficult Glass House selection stage, known in Brazil as the Casa de Vidro, and had to fight hard to secure a place in the cast.
On Big Brother Brasil, which airs on TV Globo as the Brazilian version of the international Big Brother format, the Glass House places prospective housemates inside a transparent enclosure where they campaign for public votes to join the official lineup. Once inside the main compound, contestants live under constant camera surveillance and face weekly public elimination votes known as the paredao.
Addressing her appearance in the season's opening paredao, Milena said that first nomination was never about her and that she only fell into it through bad luck. Still, she described the early vote as an incredible wake-up call that reminded her to fight and not be so fragile, adding that she would not have survived inside the house otherwise.
Fan reactions and Ana Paula Renault's comments on the rift
As of Tuesday's publication, Ana Paula Renault had not commented publicly on Milena's allegations. On X, some fans agreed with Milena's stance against racist attacks, but asked her not to generalise the behaviour of abusers across the entire fandom.
Although the reasons for the rift between the two former allies have not been disclosed, Renault previously spoke about their estrangement on Blogueirinha Entrevista, a Brazilian online talk show hosted by the comedic character persona Blogueirinha.
When asked on the programme about the end of her friendship with Milena, Renault said the pair had lived through something very intense and had formed a genuinely authentic connection inside the house. The journalist added that viewers had seen their bond for themselves, that both she and Milena knew what they had shared, and that she preferred not to turn personal relationships into a public spectacle while dealing with outside opinions after leaving confinement.
Without revealing why the friendship ended, the Big Brother Brasil 26 champion said at the time that she wanted Milena to be happy and to occupy every space open to her. Renault recalled telling a doubtful Milena by the swimming pool inside the house that the house was hers too, urging her to claim her space, shine, win, and never let anyone dim her light.
