19th September, 2014
Funsho Arogundade
Fans of Africa’s biggest reality show, Big Brother Africa, will no longer have to wait until the launch of the show on 5 October to meet the Big Brother Hotshots.
In a bold and ground breaking move, M-Net and series producers Endemol SA have unveiled the names of the participating housemates live on the official Big Brother website launched on Wednesday 17 September.
Three Big Brother housemates were introduced. They are Alusa, 33, from Kenya, Ellah, 23, from Uganda and Butterphly, 24, from Zimbabwe.
Alusa, is an actor, radio drama director and MC. He is married and has three children. Ellah is a beauty queen having emerged Miss Uganda 2013/2014. She is a Sales Assistant with a BSc in Business Computing, while Butterphly is a Radio, Television Presenter and Producer.
On a daily basis, other housemates will be introduced to the continent’s viewers and lovers of the show. It will be followed by regular updates on social media.
“We are breaking new ground and the website and social media are the perfect platforms to engage with the fans in real-time. The show will go on, and both fans and housemates are in for some riveting television, coupled with all the drama, intrigue and heart-stopping twists that have long become synonymous with the reality show,” said Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, M-Net Africa Regional Director (West Africa).
Meanwhile, the new glamorous Big Brother house in another part of Jo’burg, South Africa, is in the process of being designed and fitted with cutting edge camera equipment and broadcast technology that makes the show unique in its format.