Jessica Alves

Jessica Alves (born Rodrigo Alves, 30 July 1983)[1] is a Brazilian-British television personality noted for having undergone dozens of plastic surgeries in an attempt to alter her appearance.

Jessica Alves
Born (1983-07-30) 30 July 1983[1]
São Paulo, Brazil
OccupationTV celebrity,
air steward[2]
Known forExtensive plastic surgeries[3]

Biography

Alves was born on 30 July 1983 in São Paulo, Brazil to her British father.[4] When she was young, her grandfather bought her Barbie dolls and allowed her to dress. She feels people should not be defined by gender.[5] Alves moved to London at age nineteen.[4]

As of January 2018, Alves has spent just over £500,000 (equivalent to $512,784 in 2019) undergoing 103 cosmetic procedures, including injections, 51 of which were plastic surgeries.[6][1] 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 eleven rhinoplasties.[4]

On 16 August 2018, Alves appeared on the UK television show Celebrity Big Brother as a celebrity housemate. After using the racial slur "nigger" in a conversation over the type of sexual partner she preferred, Alves was given a "final warning" by producers, that if she repeated the language she would be evicted from the house. The incident garnered over 1,000 complaints to regulator OfCom.[7] After a further incident, Alves was expelled from the show in the early hours of the morning on the tenth day.[8][9]

In March 2019, Alves released a song with Italian plastic surgeon Giacomo Urtis called "Plastic World".

In January 2020, Alves came out as transgender after three months of living in privacy.[10] In July 2020, Alves announced that she had changed her name to Jessica after coming out as a trans woman earlier in the year.[11]

References
  1. Suren Prasad (22 July 2018). "Roddy Alves net worth". Spear's magazine.
  2. Allcock, Beth (20 August 2018). "Who is Celebrity Big Brother 2018's the Human Ken Doll Rodrigo Alves?". OK!. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  3. Tutton, Charlotte (23 August 2018). "Celebrity Big Brother star Rodrigo Alves was 'unhappy' before 'extreme' plastic surgery". OK!. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. Marianne Mychaskiw (9 March 2017). "Welcome to the Dollhouse: A Conversation with Human Ken Rodrigo Alves". InStyle. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  5. Janoušková, Kristýna (14 October 2018). "Tak to tu ještě nebylo! Živý Ken Rodrigo Alves si vyšel do společnosti jako Jessica". Super.CZ (in Czech). Retrieved 11 November 2018.
  6. Madeleine Marr (26 April 2018). "He spent half a million dollars on plastic surgery. Miami, meet the Human Ken Doll". miami.com. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  7. "1,000 complaints over N-word on CBB". BBC News. 21 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  8. "Rodrigo Alves removed from Big Brother house". BBC News. 25 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  9. Donaldson, Laura (17 August 2018). "Celebrity Big Brother fans call for Rodrigo Alves to be kicked off the show". OK!. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  10. https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/rodrigo-alves-surgeries-full-comes-21216806
  11. "Former Human Ken Doll announces new name as she speaks out on being trans woman". Metro. 13 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
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