[5] Initially the family was in the farming trade but expanded their business involvement to include supermarkets, shopping centres and real estate.

[9] As a teen, Alves had a hormone difference, with atypical estrogen amounts for her assigned sex, causing breast tissue to grow; her other features were also picked on by the bullies.

[9] In 2013, Alves was diagnosed with body dysmorphic disorder; a “mental health condition where a person spends an obsessive amount of time worrying about flaws in their appearance”.

[5][10] She has a sizeable monthly pension from inheritance from her grandparents, and rents properties in Puerto Banús in Spain to tourists.

[5] In 2018, Alves travelled between London and Brazil for work and found that being widely recognised, and being asked for selfies, had its downside, and felt a new freedom when cross-dressing as Jessica.

[10] The idea of transitioning gender identity, outwardly, to permanently being female was put on hold, in part because of objections from her father.

[12][3] Alves has undergone liposuction, had gel filler injected into shoulders, biceps, and triceps, applies minoxidil topically, has had hair implants and a number of facelifts, wears tinted contact lenses, and has had twelve rhinoplasties.

After using the n-word in a conversation about the type of sexual partner she preferred, Alves was given a final warning by producers that if she repeated the offensive language she would be evicted from the house.