It has started! Big Brother HotShots is HERE!
26 Housemates from all around Africa together in the Big Brother Africa house. The launch show was exciting with as host IK Osakioduwa introduced each of the housemates. The housemates all displayed their talents from singing to dancing and more.
African stars Davido and Casper Nyovest performed as well and they got the crowd hyped!
Levada was chosen as the winner of the talent contest and her reward is Head of House title! Therefore, she is immune from being evicted next week.
Check out the housemates once again and share your thoughts…
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Malawi
Sipe
Age: 24
Hairdresser Sipe is from Lilongwe and
has an MSCE and ICM Hotel and Catering Management qualification. Her
favourite foods are nshima with chicken and okra, pizza, Thai food and “a bit of Indian cuisine“.
Her favourite TV shows include Keeping Up With The Kardashians, Say Yes
To The Dress, How Do I Look?, Jerseylicious and Idols. Her favourite
musicians are Beyonce, Brandy, Sam Smith and Zahara and her favourite
actors are Idris Elba and Angelina Jolie.
Sipe’s favourite place in her country is Lake Malawi, because it relaxes her. Her favourite place outside of Malawi is Paris. “It’s the most beautiful place in the world and I always imagine spending time on my honeymoon there,” she says. “It’s the City of Love!”. She says the best things about Africa are the people, the landscape and the food.
She lists Beyonce as her role model because “she’s hardworking and she makes it look so easy. I’d love to be like her“. Sipe’s Mom played a huge role in her life too. “She
raised three children on her own and it hasn’t been easy for her, but
she managed to see us through school. She’s a very strong woman,” she says.
______________________________________________________________________________________________Mozambique
Trezagah
Age: 31
Hip hop singer Trezagah studied Civil Engineering. He doesn’t have a favourite food, because he says he loves eating and “I eat everything!”
The classic Hardy Boys books are his favourite, while he enjoys the
Discovery and National Geographic channels on TV because he likes to “watch crocodiles and sharks attacking“.
Trezagah was inspired to enter Big
Brother Hotshots by watching previous seasons. He is both happy and
nervous at the thought of having the continent’s eyes on him. He says
the best thing about Africa is “the culture each country preserves” and says his favourite place in Mozambique is Yofo Beach. He likes the Caribbean Islands because he’s a great fan of nature.
His role model is Jay-Z, “because he knows how to dress, how to be on stage, how to behave and has good business control“.
His parents have played an incredibly influential role in his life
because they always showed him what was right and what was wrong.
He describes himself as “happy, active, wise, serious and calm” and says the best thing about himself is the way he treats people indiscriminately, saying he can “be a friend of a poor person or even a person that sleeps on the street“.
______________________________________________________________________________________________Nigeria
Tayo
Age: 28
A 1.93m-tall model with a Higher
National Diploma in Maritime Studies, Tayo, from Nigeria, certainly
stands out in a crowd. He lists his favourite foods as Eba an Okra Soup
mixed with fish stew, his favourite musicians as 2Face Idibia, Beautiful
Nubia and D’Banj.
Tayo says his favourite place in Nigeria is Oyo Town, his place of birth. “That’s my home, where I started life. It reminds me of who I am now and how far I’ve come in life,” he says. He says the best thing about Africa is “culture and pride” and that his favourite place outside of Nigeria is South Africa, which he calls his “home away from home“.
He entered Big Brother Hotshots because he believed in himself, and was also encouraged to enter by others. “I like to be seen and to be heard,”
he says. Tayo says he’s not willing to change who he is or disgrace his
family and friends to impress viewers or his fellow Housemates. If Tayo
wins the grand prize, he says he’ll, set up his life and give himself a
life of luxury.
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Botswana
Sheilla
Age: 21
Sheilla is a student from Gaborone in
Botswana, currently studying an AAT Diploma. She entered Big Brother
Hotshots because she believes that “it’s a platform for people like me
who were born for the spotlight. It puts us out there to succeed in our
careers – in my case, my music career”. She’s excited that the whole
continent will be watching her: “it is like interacting within the house
with someone invisible, or a ghost, and the thought of what they think
just gives you an adrenaline rush”.
She says her best quality is that she
analyses things before overreacting in certain situations. She likes
people who are communicative because it helps her see what they think of
her and how she should behave around them. She dislikes bossy people
and “people with similar strands of personality to me”.
She likes to eat prawns and rice, as
well as pap and beef. Her favourite book is In The Meantime and her top
TV shows include Big Brother Africa, Keeping Up With The Kardashians and
How Do I look? She enjoys the music of Beyonce, K.O., AKA and Tamela
Mann and says her favourite actors are Cameron Diaz and Dwayne Johnson.
Her favourite films also include The Hunger Games, Wrong Turn, The Break
of Dawn and Mean Girls.
Sheilla’s favourite part of Botswana is
the Makgadikgadi Salt Pans and says that the best thing about Africa is
“the diverse but highly-principled cultures which Africans tend not to
leave behind”. She says that Las Vegas is her favourite place outside of
Africa, because “it is a crazy, forever jolly holiday destination.
______________________________________________________________________________________________Kenya
Sabina
Age: 28
Sabina is a TV & Media Personality
from Mombasa. She has a Degree in Finance and is working on a
post-graduate diploma in Humanitarian Studies and Diplomacy.
She says she eats everything and “loves mixing stuff up and making food concoctions“,
she’s also a big fan of oxtail, avocado, fish. Her favourite books
include Joyce Meyer’s The Confident Woman and Hinds Feet In High Places
by Hanna Hunard. She has a long list of favourite TV shows: Upishi Xtra,
Gavana, Orange Is The New Black, Smurfs, Devious Maids, Long Island,
Oprah’s Next Chapter and Masterclass.
She entered Big Brother Hotshots to win the money and change her life, and the lives of others. “It’s something I’ve envisioned for a long time and it’ll give me a chance to show Africa that I’m a star,” she says. “I can entertain, but I’m also a human with problems, just like anybody else“.
If she wins the money, she’ll leave it
alone for a month before buying a house, spoil her family with a
holiday, build her Grandmother a house, save towards her daughter’s
education, support her adopted charities and invest in her business.
______________________________________________________________________________________________South Africa
Samantha
Age: 29
Self-employed former law student
Samantha is from Potchefstroom in South Africa’s North West Province.
She loves sushi and Indian food and her favourite TV shows include 2
Broke Girls and Person of Interest, and she likes the music of Taylor
Swift, Rihanna, Davido and Drake.
Her favourite films include Ice Age,
Madagascar, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and This Is Forty, with
Angelina Jolie her favourite actor because “she’s strong, yet feminine and an amazing actress“.
Her favourite place in South Africa is Johannesburg, and she says the best thing about Africa is “the diversity of the people and the cultures“. Her favourite city outside the continent is Jerusalem, which she calls “a beautiful place“. Samantha says her sister is her role model, because “she’s inspired me to be so much more and has played a huge role in my life“.
Samantha was inspired to enter Big Brother Hotshots, something she’s wanted to do for “a very long time” because she finds cultures fascinating “and the thought of spending time with so many people from so many backgrounds is awesome“.
If she wins the grand prize, Samantha
will help the orphanages she volunteers at and take her sisters on
holiday, before investing the rest.
She describes herself as “adventurous, random, witty, caring and honest” – the final trait being her favourite. It’s also something she values in others, despising dishonesty and rude people.
______________________________________________________________________________________________Namibia
Permithias
Age: 25
Professional sushi chef Permithias
unsurprisingly lists sushi as one of his favourite foods, alongside
pizza. He doesn’t have a favourite book, but enjoys watching The
Originals on TV. A fan of animation, Permithias’ favourite films are
Turbo and Happy Feet, while he also likes the music of Chris Brown,
James Blunt and Joe Tomas.
His mom is his role model, because she
provided for the family with “nothing but blood, sweat and tears’. He is
the eldest of five children; he has three sisters and a brother.
Permithias says that becoming a chef is his greatest achievement so far,
because it ‘opened a window” for himself and his family
He was inspired to enter Big Brother
Hotshots because he’s been watching the show for years but won’t sell
his soul or lose his self-worth in the process. Asked how he feels
knowing that the whole continent will be watching him 24/7, he says:
“scared, but it will all come together the way it should”. If he wins,
he’ll take care of his Mom and open his own restaurant.
Permithias says he’s easy-going, open-minded and ‘down for whatever is fun’ and enjoys others who are also open-minded.
______________________________________________________________________________________________South Africa
Nhlanhla
Age: 24
Nhlanhla is from Witbank in South
Africa, and is a Business Analyst, Actor and Model with an Honours
degree in Information Systems. He loves fresh butternut soup, lamb shank
& vegetables and cottage cheese pie. His favourite books include
Animal Farm and The Great Gatsby and he enjoys Game of Thrones,
Shameless, Suits and Heroes on TV. He lists Brad Pitt and Will Smith as
two of his favourite actors.
His favourite place in South Africa is
the Groenkloof Nature Reserve in Pretoria and the best things about the
continent as a whole are the people and their strength & resilience.
Amsterdam made a big impression on him at a young age when he went
there and learnt a lot about himself and personal growth.
His mother is his role model, because
she sacrificed a lot to get him where he is today and taught him a great
many things. Together with his Grandmother, she has influenced his life
a great deal because they were always strong-willed and gently guided
him through life.
Nhlanhla entered Big Brother Hotshots
because he’s been a fan ever since he saw his first season on DStv. “I
just knew that I wanted to be on the show myself, and wanted to take the
opportunity to have my personality spread all over the world”. He
thinks having the continent’s eyes on him 24/7 will be “nerve-wracking”,
but says it’s a great feeling knowing he’ll be watched by the continent
and can influence the viewers.
He describes himself as “crazy,
eccentric, narcissistic, energetic and spiritual” and enjoys the fact
that he’s always positive and optimistic, and always sees the beauty in
others.
______________________________________________________________________________________________Zambia
Resa
Age: 25
Lusaka-born Resa is an Event Planner, MC
and Public Speaker. She entered Big Brother Hotshots in the hope of
winning the grand prize and being able to pay off her mother’s debts.
“She has moved heaven and earth to ensure that I get my honours degree
and in the process she has incurred debts,” says Resa.
She’s “extremely nervous, but delighted
at the same time” at the prospect of having the continent’s eyes on her
24/7. She says the viewers can expect ‘realness’ from her. “No pretence,
I’m an open book, I don’t hide my struggles because they’ve shaped me
into who I am and I’ve used them as stepping stones,” she says. “Also,
lots of dancing and definitely lots of laughter!”
Resa describes herself as “unique,
colourful, bubbly, random and hyper”, saying that her inquisitive nature
means that she won’t suffer in silence. “I’m apologetic, my outspoken
nature, I’m a go-getter, open-minded and spontaneous,” she says.
______________________________________________________________________________________________Malawi
Mr 265
Age: 23
TV presenter, Mr 265 is single and
currently studying Purchasing and Supply Management. He entered Big
Brother Hotshots because he always thought he could win it, when he used
to watch it. “It’s easy to criticize people on different things,
especially when you don’t know how it’s like being in their shoes,” he
says. “I have watched Big Brother for a while and I have always told
myself I can win the show, I can do better, but I don’t know what really
goes on. So I have given myself a challenge to now step into the shoes I
wasn’t wearing before and see how I will walk with them”.
Mr 265’s favourite food is crispy fried
chicken, his favourite book ‘Screw It, Let’s Do It’ and his favourite
singer, P.Square. He enjoys watching, CSI Miami, Big Brother Africa and
Suits on the small screen, and 300, The Bourne Identity, The Dark Knight
Rises and The Italian Job on the big screen. His favourite actors are
Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel and Robert Downey Jnr.
He won’t pretend to be someone he’s not,
to win the grand prize. “It’s very disappointing to get booted out and
know that you weren’t your real self. I would rather lose the money at
the expense of being myself. Then I can say I tried my level best.
Everybody has his own morals,” says Mr 265. Asked about his feelings on
knowing that the continent’s eyes will be glued to their screens 24/7,
he says he’ll feel the pressure. “Pressure is and will be there for the
first few days. I am taking it like a new job”.
He says that the best thing about Africa
is that it’s very rich in natural resources, with Mangochi as his
favourite place. Further afield, his favourite place is the USA, because
“it’s a big country and has a mixture of different people with
different cultural backgrounds. Raw talent is an asset,” he says.
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Mira
Age: 21
Mozambican student intern, Mira, likes
to eat pap and beef stew, the music of Sia and Miley Cyrus and watching
Lost and Covert Affairs. Her favourite book is Redeeming Love by
Francine Rivers and her favourite actor is Adam Sandler because ‘I trust
him to get a chuckle out of me’. She has one older sister, and a
younger brother and sister.
Her favourite place in Mozambique is
Maragra. She says the best thing about Africa is that “it’s the
Motherland – you feel the warmth here”. Her favourite faraway place is
the United States, because she loves the diversity there.
If she wins the grand prize, she says
she’ll build her parents a retirement home, open a soup kitchen and
shelter in the heart of Maputo and start a business to create more
employment opportunities.
She describes herself as “fun, honest,
reliable, fair and considerate” and says that she’s “laid-back and easy
to talk to”. She enjoys people who are considerate, honest, reliable,
fun and opinionated, but doesn’t like rude and judgmental people.
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Macky2
Age: 29
Hip hop musician Macky2 is from Luanshya
in Zambia. His favourite book is 48 Laws of Power and his top TV shows
are Suits, Crisis, Game of Thrones and Idols SA. His favourite actor is
Denzel Washington, because he’s able to play so many characters and
bring each one to life.
Jay-Z is both his favourite musician and
his role model – the latter because “he’s one of the most successful
entertainers of our generation”. His father has also played a huge role
in Macky2’s life.
He entered Big Brother Hotshots because
he believes that “people naturally fall in love with my personality, so I
know I stand a chance of winning that grand prize and changing my
life”. Macky2 says he won’t lose himself and what he believes in, along
the way.
Describing himself as “a natural
entertainer who’s loveable”, he says he always pushed himself and is
never discouraged by setbacks. “I’m confident and I truly believe I can
do anything I set my mind to,” he says.
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Kacey Moore
Age: 29
Born in Accra, Kacey Moore is a married
poet and songwriter, with a daughter. He enjoys banku and okro stew and
says his favourite books are the Bible, the dictionary, and the
thesaurus! Kacey Moore also likes the music of Usher and Lauryn Hill.
Kacey Moore describes himself as a’
go-getter’, as well as ‘punctual, a leader, a creator and a voice’. His
favourite quality, punctuality. It is important to him in both himself
and others.
He entered Big Brother Hotshots as a
business decision, seeking exposure to the rest of the world. Kacey
Moore promises viewers ‘a real person with no fakeness’. If he wins the
grand prize, he’ll buy houses for his wife and mother and set up a
recording studio so he can record and release his own album under his
own label.
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M’am Bea
Age: 25
Ghanaian M’am Bea lists her occupation
as ‘Acting Trainee Manager/Fashion Designer’, and has a diploma in
Management Finance. Her favourite foods are yam and nkontomere stew,
fufu, palm nut soup and jolof rice. M’am Bea likes music by Sarkodie,
Mafikizolo, John Legend, Wizkid and D’Banj.
Her favourite place in Ghana is Aburi
Garden and she says the best thing about Africa is that ‘it expresses
diversity through colours and we are not ashamed to exhibit that’.
Outside of her home country, her favourite place in the world is South
Africa: ‘it offers so many opportunities and it offers young people the
opportunity to study and become great people in the world’.
M’am Bea’s role model is her mom, because ‘she is strong, humble, God-fearing and puts her family first’.
Inspired to enter Big Brother Hotshots
by her talent and ‘the unity of all African countries coming together as
one to learn and share’, M’am Bea also lists making it onto the show as
her proudest achievement so far. ‘It will give me room to showcase my
personality and influence young, gifted youth out there,’ she says.
Describing herself as a ‘driven, humble
and respectful self-starter’, M’am Bea says that viewers can expect her
‘true self’, her ‘fashion sense, sense of humour, cooking skills,
intelligence and wise words’ to shine through on screen. She says she’s
‘humbled and overwhelmed’, knowing that the continent’s eyes will be on
her.
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Luis
Age: 23
Associate Producer Luis has a B. Tech in
Financial Information. He loves anything made with or from potatoes,
his favourite book is The Alchemist and he enjoys the music of Kanye
West. His favourite TV shows are Game of Thrones, The Fixer and The Good
Wife, and his all-time favourite film is Ali.
Luis says his favourite place in Namibia
is the river beds in his home town of Rundu, ‘where the mighty Okavango
Delta flows into the ocean’. He says that the best thing about Africa
is ‘the diverse cultures – however different, every single one is
somehow relatable by being connected to the next one’. He calls Los
Angeles ‘the city of dreams where anybody can make it, given the right
amount of perseverance and correct hustle’.
His role models are his parents because
they had the biggest influence on his life. ‘They took care of not only
my siblings and I, but also my cousins, grandmother and their own
siblings,’ he says. ‘They taught me spiritual values from infancy –
those values have brought me this far in life’. He’s most proud of the
achievement of graduating from university while being Namibia’s top male
international model.
Luis entered Big Brother Hotshots
because Namibia has never been represented by anyone from the Okavango
region before. ‘I’d be grateful to tell my story to Africa – hopefully
it inspires many others with a similar past,’ he says. He’s excited to
have the whole continent watching him and If he wins the grand prize,
Luis will build a film and television studio in Namibia.
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Lilian
Age: 22
Known as ‘SexyLeeLee’ to her friends,
Lillian is a model, actor, presenter, and tax collector! She entered Big
Brother Hotshots for ‘the platform it provides and the publicity that
comes with it, and the money’. She’s not willing to sell herself short
to win the grand prize. If she does win, she’ll invest in her talk show,
which is about ‘helping upcoming talents’ and get herself a house.
Lilian’s favourite foods are rice and
plantain and she likes watching Baggage on TV and listening to 2Face
Idibia. She doesn’t have a favourite book, but likes movies like Think
Like A Man, Blended, Friends With Benefits, Bridesmaids and Twelve Years
A Slave. Her favourite actor is Angelina Jolie, because ‘she’s creative
and can switch between roles’.
Her favourite place in Nigeria is Lagos,
and she says the best thing about Africa is its cultural diversity.
Outside her home country, she’d like to visit California for the
opportunities she believes it would provide her to improve her career.
Lilian’s role model is Oprah Winfrey,
because of her strength, and the person who has most influenced her life
is her mother, ‘because she has always believed in me and encouraged me
to follow my dreams’.
She describes herself as ‘spontaneous,
easy-going, focussed and confident’ and says her best assets are that
she’s ambitious, a good listener, flexible, persuasive, competitive,
independent and original.
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Laveda
Age: 23
Bachelor of Arts & Social Sciences
graduate Laveda was born in Dar Es Salaam. She’s single and describes
herself as ‘eccentric, loving, caring, simple and fun’. Laveda is the
eldest of three children and she has a younger brother and sister. She
says her mom is her role model, because she has moulded her over the
years and inspired her in different ways ‘through the struggles and joy
of life’.
Laveda says her favourite foods are
pasta and minced meat, and prawns. She loves to read John Grisham novels
and enjoys the music of Shakira, D’Banj, Miriam Makeba, P.Square,
Rihanna, Beyonce, Tiwa Savage, Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Brenda Fassie.
She’s a mean entertainer herself, she plays the saxophone, sings, acts
and dances and thinks she’d make a ‘potential’ presenter. Laveda’s
favourite movies include The Notebook, Titanic and Avatar.
She entered Big Brother Hotshots to be a
role model and act as a voice for Africa’s youth. Laveda says that
viewers can expect ‘massive entertainment’ from her and that if she
wins, she’ll give her mom some money, ‘surprise disadvantaged children’,
travel and invest the rest.
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JJ
Age: 23
JJ calls himself ‘an entertainer’ on the
back of his work as a ‘singer, rapper, actor, songwriter and director’.
His inspiration behind entering Big Brother Hotshots is the platform
the show provides. ‘It’s a necessary foundation for me to be able to
produce my own music even if I don’t win the money,’ he says.
He says that viewers can expect to be
entertained, and that they’ll also have a gym partner every morning. If
he wins the money, he’ll fix up his parents’ house, invest in his career
by working n his first international album and give some money to
charity.
JJ loves Italian and Japanese food, his
favourite book is Shakespeare’s Macbeth and his favourite TV show is
Elementary. His favourite musicians are JP Cooper, Stevie Wonder, Justin
Timberlake, Kanye West and MiCasa’s J.Something. His all-time favourite
films are 300, The Vow and American Gangster, with his favourite actor,
Denzel Washington.
He believes that the best thing about
Africa is that ‘the people are all full of life’. His favourite place in
Zimbabwe is Inyaga, and outside it, Manchester in England, ‘home of the
greatest football club and where I found my feet and my passion’, he
says.
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Goitse
Age: 22
Bachelor of Fine Arts theatre student Goitse hails from Mahalapye in Botswana. ‘Home, Sweet Home’ is her favourite place – ‘the comfort, a home-cooked meal and my family just make it my favourite’, she says.
She says the best thing about Africa is
its history: ‘it’s so rich with history of what our forefathers have
gone through’. South Africa is her favourite place outside of Botswana
because she has ‘met great people there who have become family. They
also have a range of interesting official languages’, which are similar
to those in Botswana.
Goitse says she entered Big Brother
Hotshots for the adventure. ‘People from different countries in Africa,
all under one roof, no contact with the outside world in any way? Now
that’s amazing!’ she says. In her quest for the prize, she won’t pretend
to be someone she’s not and if she wins, she’ll use the money to open a
dance studio. ‘That will be a dream come true,’ she says. ‘I haven’t
decided on what else’.
She says her mom is her role model –
‘she’s a fighter and a survivor. She’s been through a lot of hardships,
but she stands tall and strong. She always pushed me to be the best I
can be, no matter how challenging it can get’.
Goitse describes herself as ‘carefree, free-spirited, fun, energetic and motivated’.
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Uganda
Esther
Age: 23
Pint-sized student Esther hails from Uganda’s Nsambya . She says she entered Big Brother Hotshots to connect with people from different countries, and to help her expose her talents, something she sees as ‘a very big inspiration’. She’s looking forward to giving Africa the chance to see her ‘true self’ and describes herself as ‘meek, bubbly, creative, truthful and loving’. Esther likes the fact that she’s ‘bubbly, friendly and outgoing’.
Goitse describes herself as ‘carefree, free-spirited, fun, energetic and motivated’.
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Uganda
Esther
Age: 23
Pint-sized student Esther hails from Uganda’s Nsambya . She says she entered Big Brother Hotshots to connect with people from different countries, and to help her expose her talents, something she sees as ‘a very big inspiration’. She’s looking forward to giving Africa the chance to see her ‘true self’ and describes herself as ‘meek, bubbly, creative, truthful and loving’. Esther likes the fact that she’s ‘bubbly, friendly and outgoing’.
Her favourite foods are mashed potato
and chicken tikka masala, her favourite book, Rich Dad, Poor Dad and her
favourite musician, Rihanna. She likes The Wendy Williams Show and her
favourite actress is Zoe Saldanha. Esther says that Jinja is her
favourite place in Uganda, which she describes as ‘the pearl of Africa’.
Outside of her home country, she sees California as ‘the place of
dreams and fun’.
The most influential person in Esther’s life is her brother Fred, because ‘he has been there for me and he always will be’.
Esther promises viewers ‘unique skills,
entertainment and being myself always’. If she wins, she plans to invest
some of the money, donate some to charity and support her family and
career.
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Tanzania
Idris
Age: 21
Idris is a photographer from Arusha in Tanzania. His favourite books are ‘anything by Dan Brown’ and he enjoys watching The Colbert Report, Drunk History, The Daily Show and The Ellen Degeneres Show on TV. His musical tastes are quite varied: Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, Usher, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Lana Del Ray and Nina Simone are his favourites.
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Tanzania
Idris
Age: 21
Idris is a photographer from Arusha in Tanzania. His favourite books are ‘anything by Dan Brown’ and he enjoys watching The Colbert Report, Drunk History, The Daily Show and The Ellen Degeneres Show on TV. His musical tastes are quite varied: Chris Brown, Michael Jackson, Usher, Ed Sheeran, Sam Smith, Lana Del Ray and Nina Simone are his favourites.
Idris says he doesn’t have one specific
role model, choosing instead to take the best from every successful
person he meets. That said, his Mom has influenced his life most. He’s
most proud of the respect he’s earned by showcasing his skill and
creativity in photography.
He was inspired to enter Big Brother
Hotshots because he wants to inspire people and make a name for myself
in the process,’ he says. He feels ‘thrilled, excited and accomplished,
totally special’ that the continent will be watching him on the show and
describes himself as ‘smart, charming, funny, flirty and creative’.
______________________________________________________________________________Kenya
Alusa
Age: 33
Actor, Radio Drama Director and MC Alusa from Nairobi, Kenya, is married and has three children. His favourite food is ugali with chicken stew and traditional vegetables. His favourite book is TD Jakes’ He-Motions and he likes watching National Geographic, The Exes and Nigerian movies on TV. On the music front, he enjoys listening to Sauti-Sol, Mafikizolo, P.Square, Youssou N’Dour and Salif Keita. One of his favourite films, Training Day, features one of his favourite actors: Denzel Washington.
Describing himself as ‘ambitious,
spiritual, out-spoken, generous and mysterious’, Alusa likes people who
are ‘detailed’ and who have a good sense of humour, because he likes to
laugh. He doesn’t enjoy people who ‘emit negative energy’.
He entered Big Brother Hotshots for the
exposure, as well as the intrigue of living with total strangers in a
closed environment and the desire to share his lifestyle with a huge
audience. Alusa is looking forward to having the continent watching him:
‘I’m an artist, a performer, so I love attention. I’m not in the least
bit intimidated, in fact, I’m thrilled’
Alusa lists Mombasa and his village of
Kakamega as his favourite places in Kenya, because they’re both very
exotic in their ways and rich culture. He says the best thing about
Africa is the people. ‘Africans are both beautiful in form and diverse
culture,’ he says. Outside of Africa, his favourite place is Brazil.
‘Rich culture, beautiful women, sweet samba music, festivals, food – I
could go on and on,’ he says.
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Uganda
Ellah
Age: 23
Ellah is a Sales Assistant with a BSc in Business Computing from Nsambya, Uganda. She lists her favourite foods as ravioli, rice and chicken and her favourite books as Think Like A Man, Act Like A Lady, and Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich. She enjoys watching Reality shows like Real Housewives of Atlanta, New York and Orange County. Her favourite singers include India Arie, August Alsina, Beyonce, Rihanna and Sam Smith.
Uganda
Ellah
Age: 23
Ellah is a Sales Assistant with a BSc in Business Computing from Nsambya, Uganda. She lists her favourite foods as ravioli, rice and chicken and her favourite books as Think Like A Man, Act Like A Lady, and Nice Girls Don’t Get Rich. She enjoys watching Reality shows like Real Housewives of Atlanta, New York and Orange County. Her favourite singers include India Arie, August Alsina, Beyonce, Rihanna and Sam Smith.
Her favourite place in Uganda is the
Lake Bunyonyi Resort and she says the best thing about Africa is ‘the
warmness of the people’. Outside of her home country, she says Cambodia
is ‘a hidden gem and somewhat a free country’. Ellah has 12 brothers and
sisters and says her Mom is her role model: ‘her strength and character
captivate me’.
Ellah is most proud of having become
Miss Uganda 2013/14 because ‘it was a stiff competition and a strong
test for me’. She was inspired to enter Big Brother Hotshots because of
the fact that ‘it unites Africa and also is a platform for me to
advance’. She says she’s ‘super excited and is looking forward to being
on the show.
She describes herself as ‘charismatic,
bitchy, outspoken, loving and sophisticated’ and says that she’s ‘strong
and determined’. She values ‘honesty, charisma and joyfulness’ in
others, but dislikes ‘lies and fakeness’. If she wins the grand prize,
Ellah will buy cars for her mom and invest the rest in real estate.
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Zimbabwe
Butterphly
Age: 24
Butterphly is a Radio, Television Presenter and Producer from Harare. She lists her favourite foods as meat, pasta with cheese, black-eyed peas and eggs. Her favourite books include the Bible, The Firm, The Long Goodbye, and the Sherlock Holmes series. She likes to watch Chopped, 24, Intelligence and Big Brother Africa.
Zimbabwe
Butterphly
Age: 24
Butterphly is a Radio, Television Presenter and Producer from Harare. She lists her favourite foods as meat, pasta with cheese, black-eyed peas and eggs. Her favourite books include the Bible, The Firm, The Long Goodbye, and the Sherlock Holmes series. She likes to watch Chopped, 24, Intelligence and Big Brother Africa.
Butterphly entered Big Brother Hotshots
because she’d always wanted to be part of a national sports team, but
never got the chance. ‘Being on Big Brother Africa will allow me to take
the opportunity to market myself and expand my brand’. She says she
won’t use ‘backstabbing and cheating’ or immoral and unethical methods
to get the prize. If she wins, she’ll send her sister, brother and kids
to really good schools, start a chain of unique food, social and fashion
hangout joints and take her mom shopping.
Describing herself as ‘unique, feisty,
mysterious, fun-loving and witty’, Butterphly says that people are
always shocked when they discover that she’s humble, compassionate and
kind. She likes other people with a sense of humour, honour and
truthfulness, and dislikes ‘dishonesty and people who pretend to like a
person’.
Her mom is her role model: ‘she put her
life on pause so ours could play. She’s the hardest working woman I
know’. Butterphly says he draws influence from ‘all sorts of people’.
‘Ordinary, young, dead, legends – in everyone’s life story I try to
extract important lessons like resilience, faith, strength etc. I learn
as much as I can from the people I meet or read about,’ she says.
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