TV star sparks outrage after admitting she gave daughter sex toy for her 12th birthday amid calls for her to be arrested
TV star sparks outrage after admitting she gave daughter sex toy for her 12th birthday amid calls for her to be arrested
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A BRAZILIAN actress could face a police probe after revealing on live television that she gifted her daughter a vibrator for her 12th birthday. Claudia Raia, aged 58, admitted that she gave the "disgraceful" present to her daughter Sophia Raia when she turned just 12 years old.
![[Close-up portrait of Brazilian actress Claudia Raia.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/brazilian-actress-claudia-raia-58-967818338.jpg?strip=all&w=785)
The soap opera actress and singer - who became a mother for the third time two years ago - made the claim after opening up about how she had been able to keep a high sex drive after entering menopause. She boasted of owning 17 vibrators in an interview with Portuguese television program Goucha, before making the scandalous disclosure.
![[Claudia Raia in a white bikini, standing in a sea cave.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/brazilian-actress-claudia-raia-58-967818419_197cf8.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
In the interview she promoted her play Menopausia (Menopause) whilst stressing the importance of sex toys and masturbation. “Toys help a lot. Today, vibrators are considered toys that require a doctor’s prescription,” she added. Referring to the controversial gift to her daughter, Raia said: “When she turned 12, I gave her a vibrator,".
![[Claudia Raia and her daughter Sophia Raia sitting at a table outdoors.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/brazilian-actress-claudia-raia-58-967818397.jpg?strip=all&w=960)
After giving the toy to her daughter she said: “Go investigate yourself, you'll find out what you like.”. The revelation ignited public backlash on social media, causing online critics to blast her reckless parenting. One Instagram user said that she didn’t “respect the innocence of children”.
![[Claudia Raia, Brazilian actress, smiling.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/brazilian-actress-claudia-raia-58-967818363.jpg?strip=all&w=947)
Another commented that the dirty gift was “ridiculous and unnecessary”. On X, formerly known as Twitter, disgusted users turned against her, with one account saying: “Claudia Raia is very clueless.". Another added: “In the past mothers gave dolls.".
![[Claudia Raia and her daughter Sophia Raia in a selfie.]](https://www.thesun.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/brazilian-actress-claudia-raia-58-967818325.jpg?strip=all&w=768)
