Danny, Nic Kicked Out Of BBA

Africa voted in their numbers, making last week’s Big Brother Amplified votes one of the biggest ever. But Ethiopia’s Danny and Kenya’s Nic couldn’t pick up enough votes to stay in the game. Both were evicted on Sunday night, leaving 17 housemates in the hunt for two grand prizes of $200 000 each.

With five Tails Housemates —Danny, Kim, Karen, Nic and Luclay—nominated for eviction and a Head of House saving themselves for this first time on Big Brother Amplified, Alex had some explaining to do. When IK asked him to reveal his decision, he said: “Crunch time! You know what it is, it’s part of the game that we hate, but it’s necessary.  I was put up this week and I’m Head of House, so I swapped myself.” The Tails Housemates listened intently as he went on. “The person that I chose to replace me, you know, no animosity, its part of the game. It’s more of a chess move. The people that were put up are strong characters and this person is going to off-set the nominees that were put up. I hope that the viewers will see what I’m trying to do and vote wisely, so – Karen,” he said as the Housemates sat in silence.

When the time came to make the eviction announcement, IK asked Kim and Danny to stand.  “Kim you’ve been saved – Danny, please leave the House now,” he said, after making them wait in anticipation.

As the Ethiopian emerged on stage, IK asked him what he thought the root of all the tension in the House was.

“If you’re a strong character, you’re always up for eviction and I’m proud I’m up there with all the strong characters. I’d like to thank all my fans in Africa!” Danny said with his arms raised, drawing a massive cheer from the Big Brother Amplified studio audience. He couldn’t guess who had nominated him, but thought that “the girls” may have helped put him up for eviction. As IK revealed who had nominated him, he was surprised to see Alex name him – and when asked afterwards which nomination offended him the most, he chose the Ghanaian’s.

The drama didn’t end there, though, as IK took viewers into the House for a second time to evict another Tails Housemate. He called out the names of Karen, Nic and Luclay, asking them all to stand. After a tense pause, he told Karen and then Luclay that they were safe, meaning that Nic was evicted.

When Nic joined IK on stage, IK revealed that viewers had voted in large numbers this week and asked him what the most difficult part of the show had been, for him. “Just getting to know myself – I thought I knew myself before getting into the House, but once you’re inside you get to know yourself, you get to know how you react to people, react to your own emotions, so the biggest thing was the battle with myself,” said the Kenyan. Earlier in the show, hip hop stars VIP from Ghana got the audience jumping before returning and blowing the crowd away with their hit Away.

—Funsho Arogundade