Nigerian actress, Beverly Osu has reflected on the time she spent as a housemate on Big Brother Africa Season 8 in 2013.
In an interview with HIPTV, Beverly noted how the reality TV show shaped her career and life journey.
Speaking about her unexpected eviction on the show, Beverly noted that what ought to break her became a blessing in disguise.
The ‘Òlòtūré’ star expressed relief, lightheartedly noting that her mother had worried about how winning the cash prize might have negatively impacted her life.
Beverly admitted that she might not have been mature enough to manage the prize money effectively back then, and she’s grateful for how her life and career have evolved since.
She highlighted that she’s now made more than the prize money and is using her experiences to create a positive impact in her life.
The host asked: “You were never up for evictions in the reality TV show; did you think that your eviction was evil?”
She said: “I’m happy I didn’t win now because there was nothing I was going to do then that was going to make me win. If the fans were praying for me to win, the woman who birthed me was praying to God that ‘If this child is going to win this money and go astray, because she has gone astray before,. If she is going to win this money and go astray, God please don’t give it to her.’”
“God’s timing is the best and we are happy that now we have made more than that money. If I had the money then, I probably would not have known what to do with it then. I didn’t have the experience to make it impactful in my life so yeah, so far I’m winning in life now”.