TVI prepares to debut the program “The Brain” and revealed that they have joined in this iconic reality show guys format, including Cátia Palhinha, who is unrecognizable. Social networks are already on the rise with the new images of the former competition of “Secret Story”.
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08/10/2026
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ANDis almost to debut the new format of TVI, “The Brain”, which will air on October 19 and will also be available on Prime Video.
This new bet “reunites competitors of various programs that marked Portuguese television with logic challenges, mental tests and group exercises”, as explained by the channel itself.
This Thursday, October 8th, TVI revealed that they were presenting this novelty, which has iconic reality shows, among them Eliane Tchissola, better known as Lia, Joana Taful, Tiago Ginga, Sandrinha Costa and, the most commented, Cátia Palhinha, which is unrecognizable.
After releasing images to promote this new format and where Cátia Palhinha appears, the former competition of “Secret Story” was soon the subject of comments on social networks.
“What happened to Cátia straw? Please, it cannot be true”, commented a netizen.
“Who you are and what you did with Cátia Palhinha”, another netizen reacted, equally on X.
“The Palhinha Catia is very different. I didn’t even recognize it”, one can read among the many reactions.