By Shirley Farmer 
Claudia Vieira is back in Portugal after nearly a month in the Philippines to record “Casados in Paradise,” SIC’s new “reality show” that will bring participants together on paradise beaches in a basic living environment.
Once back in Lisbon, the presenter could not only hug her daughters María and Caetana and her boyfriend Joao Alves, but also take part in the wedding of her friend and celebrity agent Ines Mendez da Silva – she was the godmother of the wedding – and still register a presence at the SIC summer news, which takes place During which with JN.
“My heart was tight. It was the first time I had left my daughters for so long: about a month. But they were so well taken care of, in their own home, with their grandmother, fathers, uncles and everyone who supported them. It left me with a clear conscience, but a mother is a mother,” he said. Although she was “more distant than usual,” the presenter reassured her daughters, saying that “the time will pass in a moment.”
The reaction at the airport, upon arrival, “was amazing”: “Maria was more anxious and had tears in her eyes. I cried too and Cayetana hugged me and looked at us and said “My heart also jumps a lot!”. Now I won’t get them out from under my skirt!
Despite her time away from her family, Claudia Vieira ended up accepting director Daniel Oliveira’s invitation, despite admitting her mistrust at first. “I hesitated at first. It was impossible to say no to the invitation, but I had to understand the logistics and dynamics of them and Joao. From the moment I felt such incredible support, I was calm. The presentation left me so excited, I’d never put in a ‘show’ my reality” and it was challenging for me.”
The actress admits that she may have embraced a new field in entertainment: “I feel a different confidence in myself. By putting challenges into practice we feel our vulnerabilities. This record was a great discovery.”