“Celebrity Big Brother”: This is what Daniel Lopes would have done with the money

Daniel Lopes (47) was the fifth candidate to leave “Celebrity Big Brother”. On Thursday, an open nomination followed by voting sealed the singer’s exit. The former “DSDS” participant is not sad about the end, as he tells the news agency spot on news. Despite his loneliness in the container, he got along well with two people. He wishes Elena Miras (32), who had to leave the container just one day later for health reasons, a speedy recovery.

They wanted to “give everything” to bring home the victory. Now you are eliminated in fifth place. How disappointed are you?

Daniel Lopes: I’m not disappointed. I was myself and that was important to me. But I never thought I would experience so much. Being confronted with others 24 hours a day and not being able to retreat was really, really difficult for me. But I wanted to be open to everyone, including the viewers. I think I succeeded. That’s why I’m happy, even though I’ve been kicked out now.

On the show you burst into tears when you talked about what the prize money meant to you. What would you have done with the money?

Lopes: Unfortunately, many people misunderstood that. I’m not rich and I don’t earn enough money to spend more. But it’s enough for my family. My wife and I go to Brazil every year and bring the money where it is needed. My wife comes from a very poor background in her city, where there is a lot of poverty. Now that she’s feeling better, we often bring people food and the like. We haven’t done this in three years and I promised her we would do it again. She also hasn’t seen her family in three years. The money would have been for these things. It’s okay that I didn’t win the 100,000 euros, but it wouldn’t have been for me.

You often felt alone in the container. Why didn’t you find a connection?

Lopes: When I have a problem or am sad, I usually have someone I can talk to about it and who can motivate me. I have really good friends around me and my wife is very motivating, she keeps everything together. If I wanted to tell people in the container what I was feeling, no one wanted to hear it. They told me not to worry, but I needed to talk about my feelings. I couldn’t always swallow that. That was very difficult for me. Being too honest doesn’t sit well with some people, which was the saddest part. When I was asked about it in the interview, I burst into tears because I was alone and couldn’t take it anymore. That was the reason why I was often very emotional.

I didn’t assume that I would make friends because I know that from other formats. Nevertheless, I met great people like Jochen. At least that’s what I think, I don’t know what happened in the background. It was also very nice to meet Max. Otherwise I couldn’t have a deep, honest conversation with anyone and that hurt me a lot.

On the Late Night Show you said that the time in the container brought back some trauma. What did you mean by that exactly?

Lopes: I had a lot of setbacks in my life. I trusted people who subsequently ensured that many things in my career went badly. I was continually disappointed, even by people I saw as friends. I earned a lot of money back then, had more money than I needed, was given everything and was treated like a superstar. You think everyone is your friend and everyone treats you well. Suddenly you have no money and no fame and everyone leaves you. There is some trauma associated with this. Because I felt abandoned, I had depression. And I also felt abandoned in the container.

After you, Elena Miras unexpectedly left for health reasons. How did you perceive your time with her?

Lopes: I think it’s very sad for Elena. I often saw her feeling bad in the evening or morning. Every day that it affected someone in her circle or that she had to tremble herself was very hard for her. She is a mother and she is there with her ex with whom she shares her child. She is confronted with this situation for 24 hours. She has to watch the two of them cuddling all day long. I wish her a speedy recovery, of course, but I think it was very difficult for her. Maybe it’s even a good thing that she’s no longer in the container.

Who would you most like to see win and who do you think will actually win?

Lopes: Max deserves it the most, even if he’ll probably gamble it away in Las Vegas (laughs). Max makes the whole container laugh, he has an entertainer in him. After the show he should definitely stay on TV. It is very difficult to find a more authentic person.

Will TV viewers see you in similar programs in the future – what would appeal to you?

Lopes: I hope that viewers will see me on stage or perhaps in music formats soon. Well not for now, but I’m not ruling anything out. The first thing I’ll do soon is something musical, that’s my passion, my calling.