Bio
Vina Longpet is a radio presenter from Lagos, Nigeria, best known for being a contestant on the sixth season of the reality competition Big Brother Africa, in 2011.
Big Brother Bio
Radio presenter Vina was born in Kwande, is in a relationship and has a BA (Hons) in Media Production. She speaks Goemai, Hausa, English and "a little French" and her favourite book is The Gift by Danielle Steele.
Vina entered Big Brother Amplified on a whim – she actually went along to support her cousin, who had applied. "She asked me to take part, so I did – and since I got through one audition, I thought why not go all the way?"
She promises viewers that she will be "outrageous" on the show because her personality is "very amplified"! She's confident of her chances on the show: "When I walk out as the winner, I will use some of my money to refurbish the Zawan orphanage in Jos".
She says her favourite place in Nigeria is Jos: "as a child, growing up in Jos, life was calm and easy. So many memories of my childhood come from there".
The best advice she has ever been given came from her parents, who told her "always be yourself, never try to be what you're not – and remember where you came from".
Vina's greatest achievement is forging a life for herself on the island of Malta. "Living away in another country made me realise how much family means to me," she says. "It also taught me to be independent and free".
She likes spending time with people who know how to have fun, but who can also be serious when the time is right. She dislikes people who "think they are all that and better than you" and who are lazy and unfriendly.