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As promised, M-Net and series M-Net and series producers Endemol SA has unveiled the names of the participating housemates live on the official Big Brother website, in a bold and ground breaking move, which is world first,
Fans of Africa’s biggest reality show-Big Brother Africa, no longer have to wait in anticipation until the launch on the 5th of October to meet the Big Brother hotshots. Fans will be introduced to three
Big Brother housemates on a daily basis starting today.
Meet the first three housemates; Melvin – Kenya, Butterphly – Zimbabwe & Ellah – Uganda
Housemate Profiles
Kenya. Alusa. Age: 33. (pictured above
Actor, Radio Drama Director
and MC Alusafrom 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, YoussouN’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.
Uganda
Ellah - Age: 23 (pictured right)
Ellahis 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.
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, he’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 he’s humble, compassionate and kind.
He 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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