Two days ago, Beverly Osu and Melvin Oduah (Nigerian housemates at the
just concluded #BBATheChase) had a press conference at Protea Hotel,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Beverly Osu on recounting her personal experiences in the Big Brother House disclosed thus:
“I did not have sex in the House. I had a relationship with Angelo
Collins but we did not have sex. I loved him and I still love him. I am a
blunt person and very real. People that knew me before BBA know that I
don’t pretend to be who I am. If it happens, you fall in love, you
can’t fake it. I did not have sex with Angelo.
I was under the bathtube, but we never had sex. Maybe, the camera made
it look so. Everybody gets naked to have their bath, so I don’t think it
is wrong for me to be naked when I have my bath too. There was no way. I
couldn’t be different because I went for a reality show. So, I should
not be judged by what people saw during the show since I didn’t
intentionally bring out my video for all to see. Big brother did that.
I don’t feel happy about it because this is the first time, I
represented the country in any continental competition. But the fact
remains that if you didn’t go for it, you wouldn’t know how it’s in the
House. I wasn’t there with my cell phone to be able to communicate with
the outside world. I was just there alone.I’m sorry for embarrassing my country. I didn’t do it intentionally. My
participation in the show was not to embarrass my country. I am a proud
Nigerian.
Melvin on the other hand had this to say:
On the experience
Considering that I and Beverly were chosen to represent the country and
the fact that we were in the House from the beginning to the end, made
our participation in the show remarkable. There are a lot of people who
don’t know anything about Big Brother. For me, I learned a lot of things
while in the House.
My journey
I contested for 2009 Gulder Ultimate Search, and I emerged the first runner up.
I contested for Mr Nigeria in 2011 and again, I finished as the first runner up.
Now, I contested for Big Brother Africa-The Chase and also finished in the fourth position. But I am not The Chase.
I think we can also take time to look at the positive side of the show.
It is not easy to participate in these major competitions and making to
the finals. So, I think I should be given some credit.
It is also painful when you have worked so hard to make it to the finals, only to miss winning the ultimate price.
His future plans
I’m taking my acting career to the next level.
Winning strategy
Before I was chosen to represent my country, I was regularly asked what
winning strategy I would adopt while in the House. I kept repeating the
same thing “I was going to be myself and nothing else. The Melvin you
meet in real life was the same Melvin you watched in the Big Brother
House. Nothing about me was unreal or done to make people like me or
hate me. I thank Nigerians for voting for me . I will always be a proud
ambassador of the country.
