The first eviction show of the season said goodbye to two housemates a delivered a crowd of women.
Kenya’s Teddy and Ghana’s Wayoe were first two housemates evicted while 12 new lady-mates replaced them in a different section of the house called The Palace..
When the female housemates entered the house, they had no idea that they wouldn’t be joining the guys immediately. The guys also didn't know that the female housemates had entered the house. The female housemates didn't know when they’d join the guys in the house, but could watch them on a TV screen in their lounge area.
The evening's show started with a performance by HHP and a review of the week that had passed. Then IK answered the housemates’ question : who’d be the first to leave?
After letting the tension build, IK broke the news -Teddy would be the first to leave. With 30 seconds to say his goodbyes, there was just enough time for a few pats on the back before he headed out to join IK on stage.
“Did you see it coming?” asked IK. “No - but I guess my beef with Kaone may have had something to do with it,” answered Teddy. He pledged his allegiance to his alliance partners before leaving the stage - proving that the alliances in the house are more than just talk!
IK then told the housemates that a second person would be leaving and announced the name of the second evictee - Wayoe.
“I saw it coming,” said Wayoe once he had joined IK on stage. In true Wayoe style, he signed off by shouting “African unity is a must!” before joining Teddy on the side of the stage.
With that, it was time to bring out the female housemates. Angola’s Emma was the first housemate to take to the stage in the studio. She wouldn’t tell IK why she thought she would win, warning viewers that they would just have to watch. She said that good people bring out the best in her and she hates people who think they are better than others.
Nigerian Nkenna was up next - telling viewers that they should watch her simply because “I’m an entertaining person!”
Maggie from Zambia was up third onto the stage, telling IK that she was feeling overwhelmed and that the rules allowing conspiracy suited her because a desire to bond with everyone is part of her personality.
The fourth housemate to be revealed was Malawi’s Mzamo, who promised to be herself (in the wake of countrywoman Hazel’s performance in Big Brother Africa 3) and told viewers that it takes a lot to make her lose her cool.
Fifth on stage with IK was Jen (Mozambique) who wouldn’t commit to how much interaction she would have with the guys and told the continent that she hated liars – but also promised some conspiracy “because we all need a little conspiracy!”
Next up was Namibia’s Rene. When IK asked her why viewers will be voting to keep her in the house, she replied “I’m freakin’ fabulous!” When asked if she would be taking advantage of the new rules allowing conspiracy between housemates she told the continent she would never kiss and tell…
Elizabeth from Tanzania, next up, told Africa “I’m gonna be myself, to the 91st day!”
Zimbabwean Kristal - the eighth housemate to join IK on stage before entering the house – assured him that her best attribute was “just being myself – I don’t act for anyone.” When IK asked if she would be conspiring in the house to get ahead she replied “sure, people are conspiring already – I plan to conspire and I’ll win by any means necessary!”
Liz from South Africa proclaimed that her strategy would be “fabulosity, all the way!” and said viewers would keep voting for her because they’d love her straightforward nature – “I’ll be keeping it South African” was her parting shot.
Up next, Geraldine from Nigeria said that her strategy was to have no strategy. “I’m just going to be myself and have fun,” she told IK. When he asked if she would be looking to get into any relationships inside the house she firmly said “No – I have a boyfriend and I love him very much!”
Angola’s Edna was introduced next and told IK that she wasn’t expecting to win, but was there just to have fun. “What kind of fun?” asked IK. “Every kind of fun – relationships, conspiracy, it doesn’t matter,” replied the relaxed Angolan.
Paloma from Zambia was the final housemate to join IK on stage. She promised to be simple and straightforward and be a “proper Zambian lady with proper culture”. When IK asked the inevitable question about conspiracy, she said “Alliances are very important – I can’t say that I’m not going to do it, I can’t say that I am going to do it, let’s wait and see”.
As the final 3 women entered the house, IK brought Teddy and Wayoe back on stage to ask them what they thought of the female housemates. Wayoe said he wasn’t disappointed to be missing out on meeting the ladies while Teddy said he wasn’t bothered as he was missing his girlfriend at home and would be seeing her soon.
Ending the show, IK told Africa that the wall dividing the 2 sections of the house and keeping the male and female housemates separate would come down the next week.
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