Personal Life
Almada was born on the Portuguese island of Madeira, under the name of Jorge Leodoro, but was known as Carlos. Almada moved to England in 1996 and worked in a department store in Woking. She has also managed a children's bookstore. Before appearing on Big Brother, she worked as a cashier in Barclays bank. Her father, Luis, did not know his child was transsexual until The Sun newspaper tracked him down and revealed the story. The Sun also dubbed Almada the Portugeezer, the "Portuguese Man O' War" and Nads, 'nads' being a slang term for gonads (testicles). Her mother had not seen her for a year, since before Almada's transition, but was there to welcome her back into the outside world after the show concluded.
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