Víctor Janeiro didn’t dodge the subject. On Supervivientes All Stars 3, he sat down with Rubén Torres and explained how his brother Jesulín de Ubrique’s relationship with Belén Esteban changed everything. He was direct: “Belén took advantage of the momentum and got on television thanks to my brother. She’s always been against us, and it’s still the same today.” For Víctor, the family’s private life became public property overnight.
He went further. Víctor said Esteban’s two decades on TV talking about Jesulín have “made her a millionaire, for sure.” He insisted the fallout hit the whole Janeiro family. Still, he drew a line: “We always kept to ourselves and never got involved.” The Janeiros, he said, chose to stay quiet. Their name, though, became a regular headline in Spanish tabloids.
Years of media pressure didn’t push the Janeiros to chase TV fame. Víctor was clear about that. “We have always remained a united and humble family. Even now, after everything we’ve been through, nothing has changed.” He contrasted their approach with Esteban’s public style.
His comments came at a tense moment. Esteban is back on Telecinco, where she gave an interview on ¡De Viernes!. The channel officially confirmed her return, her first major comeback after a break of more than three years. Víctor hadn’t known about it. “When Sálvame ends, almost everyone dies there,” he said. He thought her TV run was over. Now his comments have added tension to the timing. The old story between Esteban and Jesulín is back on Spanish screens.
Rosa Benito, also in Honduras, didn’t hold back. She and Esteban were once close on Sálvame. That relationship is over. Benito said, “When I don’t like something or it hurts me, I cut it off and go my own way. That person brings me nothing.” The break came after Esteban criticized Benito’s daughter, Rosario Mohedano. For Benito, that was unforgivable: “She hurt me once, not twice. She touched my daughter, and for me, just as you can’t touch hers, you can’t touch mine.”
Esteban’s Telecinco interview drew around 1.13 million viewers and an 18.7% audience share, information from Mediaset ratings. Spanish media have pointed to the surge in viewers as evidence of lasting public interest in the conflict between the Janeiro family and Esteban. It has become one of 2026’s most prominent tabloid TV stories.
Benito’s tone grew sharper. “She is very bad. I know many people know who she is, but talking about her disgusts me. She makes me nauseous. I see her as envious, which is the worst thing a human can be.” Still, Benito insisted she has never revealed Esteban’s secrets. She hinted she could say much more: “If I have cried on your shoulder, you have cried on mine, and maybe I have seen more of you than you of me.”
While Víctor and Benito spoke from Honduras, Esteban’s Telecinco comeback has brought the Janeiro-Esteban feud back into public view. A story that was fading is front and center again. Spanish viewers are still watching.
There’s another name in the mix: Juls Janeiro, daughter of Jesulín de Ubrique and María José Campanario. Benito and Víctor both praised her. Benito called her “a diamond in the rough.” Víctor said, “My brother has always been very spontaneous, and I think she has that too.” He urged Juls to keep speaking up: “She shouldn’t be afraid of anything or anyone.”
The Janeiros have refused to fight on TV. That’s their way. Esteban, by contrast, built her career by making private matters public. This is familiar territory in Spanish celebrity culture. Similar stories have played out before, as reports about public figures facing personal and professional fallout show.
Supervivientes All Stars 3 has put old wounds back on display. The Janeiros’ silence has kept them together, but it has also let others tell their story. In Spanish celebrity TV, whoever controls the story often controls the outcome. The Janeiros have chosen to stay quiet and keep their lives private. That choice doesn’t make headlines, but it has kept the family together as the drama rolls on.
