As this year’s Big Brother Africa (BBA) television reality show comes
to an end. The anticipations about who will take home the princely
$300,000 (about N48 million) grand prize on Sunday, 25 August, are as
high as never before.
With last week’s exit of dreadlocked South
Africa’s Angelo Collins, who was one of the favourites for the grand
prize, and Ethiopia’s Bimp, the top 5 for the final looks like this: the
two Nigerians – Beverly Osu and Melvin Oduah, Ghana’s Elikem, Namibia’s
Dillish, and Zambia’s Cleo.
The five have survived 88 days in the
House and now need every vote possible to get their hands on the much
sought after grand cash prize.
On 26 May, 28 housemates from 14
countries entered the Big Brother House in Johannesburg, South Africa
for a 91-day of fun and entertainment in a secluded environment. But as
the end of The Chase is just days away, social media, especially
Facebook and Twitter, have been abuzz with fans getting creative with
their support for their favourite housemates.
Whoever wins on Sunday
would hug instant fame and fortune, joining the likes of Nigeria’s Kevin
Pam Chuwang (2009), Uti Nwachukwu (2010), Karen Igho (2011) and South
Africa’s Keagan Petersen, who was last year’s winner of the show.
The
two Nigerian representatives have been enjoying massive votes from
Nigerians and other Africans. Melvin seems to be the favourite, but
Beverly is also attracting attention from fans and laying a huge claim
to the grand prize in spite of the opprobrium she attracted from some
quarters over her controversial intimate encounters with Angelo in the
house.
Angelo, who approached five ladies while in the house, told IK
Osakioduwa, the show host, during the live eviction show last Sunday
that Beverly wanted more sex after their scandalous romp under the duvet
and in the bathtub.
