The angels in BBA 8 house!

Annabel
Nairobi-born student and fashion designer, Annabel , 24, says she doesn’t have any children  but considers her pets to be her babies. She enjoys reading philosophical literature. She has three siblings – all brothers, and all older – and lists her late father as her role model, because he taught her the art of tolerance and hard work.

*Annabel

Huddah
Huddah, 21,  is a model from Kenya. She has a Diploma in Programming. She loves Chinese food, ugali and fish. Her favourite books are Who Moved My Cheese by Spencer Johnson and A Man of the People by Chinua Achebe and she enjoys watching The Oprah Winfrey Show and America’s Next Top Model. Her favourite musicians are Rihanna and Prezzo and her favourite actress is Angelina Jolie, “because she is beautiful, hardworking, a great actress and very charitable”.

Dillish
Windhoek, Namibian-born Dillish, 22,  is a third year Psychology student with a fondness for seafood. Her favourite TV shows include Keeping Up With The Kardashians and Idols and her favourite films include, The Stoning of Suriya M and For Coloured Girls. She enjoys the music of Jay-Z, Rihanna, Kanye West, DJ Zinhle and Busisiwe and her favourite actor is Kevin Hart because he is so funny and lifts her spirits whenever she’s down.

Beverly
21 year-old Beverly hails from Delta State and she is  the only daughter of her parents. She describes herself as “smart, sexy, humble, loyal and crazy”. One of her favourite qualities is her sense of humour. In other people, she values “maintenance, consistency, cleanliness, truth and humility” and dislikes unkept promises, lies and pretence.

*Beverly

Beverley said, she entered Big Brother because she believes that her every-day life is entertaining, even when she’s sad. She says  also  that viewers can expect “a total packaged African young diva to command the right qualities and characteristics of a blunt, sexy go-getter”.

Fatima
TV presenter and MC, Fatima,30,  is from Lilongwe, the capital of Malawi. She enjoys seafood and her favourite book is Dan Brown’s The Da Vinci Code . Her favourite TV shows are Game of Thrones and Sex in the City. She describes herself as “unique, daring, nurturing, fun and loud” and says she makes friends very easily. Fatima is looking forward to the exposure offered by Big Brother and believes that appearing on the show will be an important stepping stone in her TV presenting career.

Natasha
Self-employed mom, Natasha (26) also from Malawi entered Big Brother because she looks at it as being social, educational, entertaining and a platform for fame.  She describes herself as “fun, adventurous, flirtatious, crazy and sweet” and says that the qualities she likes most in herself are her patience, calmness, jokes and tolerance. She values patience, tolerance and kindness in others, but despises control freaks, liars and unfaithfulness.

Selly
An  actress with a certificate in Broadcasting and Journalism, Selly, 25, is from Tema in Accra, Ghana. She entered Big Brother because of “the mouth-watering prize package” that she says would change her life, and also because she wants more drama in her life to “spice it up more”.

Betty
26 year-old Betty is a translator and teacher from Addis Ababa, with a BSc in Applied Biology. She says she is brave, confident, committed and able to make the right decisions at the right time. She likes punctual, reasonable, and confident people, but dislikes people with “big mouths”.

Betty

Her favourite food is pizza and favourite book, The Notebook. She enjoys watching Friend Zone and Disaster Date and her favourite movies are The Vow, The Notebook and Flight. She enjoys the music of Adele, Rihanna and Bruno Mars and her favourite actor is Denzel Washington, because “he can really act”.

Koketso
Johannesburg-born Koketso, 26,  is an entrepreneur, currently studying towards a Law degree. She says she enjoys eating “most African dishes, but to watch my weight, I eat Thai for indulgence”. Her favourite book is The Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell and her favourite TV shows are Grey’s Anatomy, Basketball Wives and Game of Thrones. Koketso says the best thing about Africa is it’s potential – “it’s like a young bright kid with endless possibilities”.

Motamma
Scientific researcher and student, Motamma, 26,  from Botswana  has a BSc in Agriculture and is currently furthering her education. Her favourite foods include pasta dishes and sorghum cooked in milk, her favourite books are Secret of Fascinating Womanhood by Helen Andelin and Letters to My Children by Jonathan Jansen.  She says it feels ‘great’ that Africa’s eyes will be on her 24/7. She hasn’t watched previous seasons of Big Brother, but her friends and colleagues always kept her up to date.