Belén Esteban said Andrea had blocked her father, Jesulín de Ubrique, during her second appearance on ¡De viernes! between September 26 and 29, 2026. The claim reopened a family dispute that had been kept out of public view for years.
Jesulín and María José Campanario had already warned that they were reviewing Belén Esteban's statements before deciding whether to respond legally. Belén said her daughter no longer wanted contact with her father. She described Jesulín as an absent parent and said he had not wished Andrea a happy birthday for several years, information from LNE. Infobae and La Voz de Galicia also reported the claim.
Andrea is 27 and has chosen to live outside Spain, away from media attention. El Español reported that she had given Belén permission to speak about the family dispute after years of keeping the matter strictly private.
Belén also linked the breakdown to experiences Andrea allegedly had while staying at her father's home. She said Andrea had faced situations that no child should have experienced. Belén placed responsibility on Jesulín, not Campanario.
Through their legal representatives, Jesulín and María José Campanario categorically denied the facts Belén described the previous Friday. Their statement did not specify which declarations it challenged. It said they would wait until the end of Belén Esteban's series of media appearances before making a detailed assessment or issuing a statement.
ABC reported that Juls Janeiro had publicly said her father was preparing to sue Belén Esteban. Reports at the time described the move as possible or forthcoming legal action, not a lawsuit confirmed as filed. The wording made any legal response dependent on the full run of television appearances, rather than one programme. Lawyers were watching the broadcasts to decide whether action might be justified.
El Televisero and HuffPost said the lawyers' statement remained a preliminary response while the family reviewed the complete sequence of appearances. No lawsuit had been confirmed as filed in reports at the time.
Juls Janeiro then entered the dispute. Belén rejected insults she said had been directed at her and said she would not start a war with Julia because she is 23. Belén also argued that Juls had heard one version of the family story at home while another account had been ignored. Separately, Juls said her father intended to take legal action against Belén.
Belén's criticism focused on Jesulín's absence from the public confrontation. She said she had defended Juls when the young woman was discussed on television and argued that Jesulín was refusing to face the dispute directly.
Víctor Janeiro defended the family in public and blamed Belén Esteban for the distance, information from reports by ¡HOLA! and Infobae España. His comments added another family response to the dispute. The women are arguing in public, while Jesulín is accused of staying out of the confrontation.
Belén also acknowledged that Andrea and Juls have no contact. She rejected the idea that her daughter should be pushed into a public exchange to satisfy media interest. She said a sibling bond can exist without regular contact and admitted that neither parent had managed to build a good understanding for the sake of their children.
Private disputes have moved onto Spanish television before. The Madrid camp dispute, covered in the Madrid camp dispute, showed how public statements can become part of the conflict itself. Here, the lawyers' review follows Belén's televised response to Andrea's alleged block.
The joint legal response from Jesulín and María José, reported by El Televisero and HuffPost on October 2, 2026, denied Belén's account but did not announce a filed case. Reports from ¡HOLA! and La Vanguardia described the possible action as a demand Jesulín was preparing or considering; other outlets used similar wording.
