[Amy]

One newspaper revealed she wants a boob job. Another said she now wants to return to Portugal to find a man. A third reported that she once tried to seduce an actor from EastEnders. The new darling of the tabloids yesterday was just that - accepted as a darling, even though she was born a man.
Nadia Almada had just won Big Brother, the blue riband event of reality television, and claimed the £63,500 prize. By the final's climax last week an astounding 3,863,696 people had voted for her, more than double the number polled by runner-up Jason. Unlike Nadia's housemates, viewers knew she was a transsexual woman. Their participation constituted one of the most comprehensive social surveys ever to address the question: how tolerant is Britain today?

Eight million were gripped as the gameshow, already lauded and derided in equal measure as a cultural weather vane, concocted a social experiment unimaginable only a few years ago. By keeping her sex change hidden from the housemates, Nadia set out to be accepted by them on her own terms: as a woman. On live television, the nation watched this difficult, painful, awesome quest for self-identity flower and be fulfilled. When it comes to 'USPs' - unique selling points - Nadia's transsexuality and TV stardom make her one of the most extraordinary human beings alive.

It was small wonder the 50-1 outsider with the squawking voice and grating laugh - whose antics included spanking bare bottoms and licking jam off fellow contestants' cleavages - was almost hysterical after her victory on Friday night. Emerging from the Big Brother house to fireworks and riotous cheers, the Portuguese-born bank clerk was asked by presenter Davina McCall why she had kept her transsexuality hidden from her housemates. 'It wasn't a secret,' she said. 'It was more a reassurance of myself, it was my self-ambition to achieve. It was very hard because there were times that I felt I had to lie a little bit and I didn't want to lie at all.'

Full article The Observer

[Red Moon]

I think to find the love of her life she just might have to leave the UK.... I hope it doesn't come to that but but I think it will. In finding acceptance she has become the most famous transexual in the UK and that will put a lot of preasure on her that she would not have had if she hadn't been on the show.

Yes has gained acceptance of the Big Brother followers in general.... but they are only part of the general public... there are still, I'm ashamed to say, a long way to go until we all understand the postion of transexuals and accept them fully in this country.

[She Devil]

The right man will be out there somewhere for Nadia. I wish her the best of luck.

[Red Moon]

I hope so too