During their brief
participation in the 2012 edition of Big Brother competition, the duo of
Olamilekan Bakare and Chris Asekomeh, made quite an impression with
their witty nature, thereby heightening Nigeria’s hopes of winning the
whopping $300,000, (about N46.8m at official rate) prize money.
Although they had to
voluntarily leave the competition owing to Ola’s health challenge, after
developing high blood pressure in the house, they chorused that they
were confident they would have emerged winners
“We were obviously the
favourite among the housemates while in the house. In fact, we were
shocked when they said we were a very strong team. Just one week in the
house, they (other housemates) already accepted defeat. We would have
won Big Brother if we stayed longer because we had all it takes to win,”
they said.
On how they adjusted to
life in front of cameras, Chris says, “it was clumsy as first. When we
first got into the house, I noticed that when we talk deep, the camera
moves. I was like, ‘which kain thing be this’, luckily, I got used to it by the second day as I did not care any longer or think about the cameras in front of me.”
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For the Big Brother
faithful, Keagan’s victory on Sunday did not come as a surprise. When
placed alongside other finalists, Prezzo (Kenya), Lady May (Namibia),
Talia (Zambia), Kyle (Uganda) and Wati (Malawi), they opined that with
home advantage, the odds appeared to be in favour of the 22-year-old
intern manager.
Ola and Chris also
shared this view “Keagan’s victory was well deserved. During our time in
the house, we noticed that he had a very strong personality contrary to
what some people will think,” says Ola.
Chris on the other hand,
said he (keagan) is a free person who cared less what others think of
him. “I remember one of our talks when he disclosed that he got married
at 19 and walked out of the marriage shortly after. We were stunned. And
then when we asked him where his wife was, he said he did not know her
whereabouts. I mean that should give you a clearer picture of his kind
of person. “When he was announced winner, you will recall his
expression. He deserved to win.”
From inception, the
choice of Goldie as one of Nigeria’s representatives at the competition
generated mixed reactions. Her rating seemingly dropped when she became
romantically involved with Prezzo and was evicted after spending 70 days
in the house.
“Goldie was strong
enough to win. She had all the Nigerian swag but forgot the fact that
she went to play a game too soon. She did not realise that it is only a
game and that is why it is difficult to get attached to a person too
soon. Not that it was bad for her to have fallen in love with Prezzo,
but it was just a competition. That was why we decided not to get
attached to anyone in the house so I don’t get caught up with the whole
love triangle,” says Chris.
Prezzo and Goldie |
Since leaving the house,
the duo who have been friends for 12 years, noted that they had put
behind them the rumours that they were paid to leave the house. For now,
they say all that mattered to them was to maximize their new-found
fame.
“We are working on
starting an entertainment based reality show, running an NGO that will
focus on the dangers of high blood pressure, especially among young
people.:Punch
they should go and sit down jare, nearly cannot kill a bird or BBA..lmao
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