Tanzania’s Idris emerged from the
Big Brother Hotshots house at the end of Sunday night’s thrilling 2-hour
live extravaganza with USD 300 000 in the bank! He picked up an
avalanche of viewer votes from the continent after 63 days of fun, drama
and intrigue to become the hottest of the Hotshots in the 9th season of
the continent’s most epic reality show.
Idris saw off the challenge of 25
other housemates through 9 weeks of extravaganzas, weekly tasks,
‘freeze’ challenges and even an epic prank in true Big Brother style.
After he’d picked himself up off the floor after the announcement, Idris
told IK he was feeling exhausted after the “long ride”. “Big love to
everyone in Africa, I have so much love out there, I’m going to give
back every single day,” said the man from Arusha.
The show kicked off with a
show-stopping performance from 17 evicted housemates, who got the chance
to remind the continent of their Hotshots credentials. The glamorous
finale was a star-studded affair, also featuring performances by the One
Campaign Artists, Nigerian star M.I. and South Africa’s Unathi
Msengana. Even the Top 8 housemates got in on the action, with a
performance of their own to sum up their time in the house!
IK took viewers back through all
63 days of Big Brother Hotshots, with reminders of the Hotshots’ stellar
performances during the extravaganza tasks, the tender moments – and
the explosive ones – they all shared, and all the fun they had learning
about each other’s cultures, countries and personalities.
Evictions were never far from
everyone’s minds, though, and when the SizweNtsalubaGobodo auditor
delivered a bulging envelope to IK on stage, he got down to business.
Over the course of the show, he evicted Butterphly, M’am Bea, JJ, Sipe,
Nhlanhla and Macky2 from the house in pairs, leaving Idris and Tayo to
count their lucky stars as the rest of the Hotshots looked on enviously
from the stage.
As the time for the winner
announcement drew near, Big Brother summoned the duo to the Diary Room
for a final few words of encouragement before sending them out of the
house to join IK on stage, through a curtain of fireworks.
Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, M-Net’s
Regional Director for West Africa was delighted with the way Big Brother
Hotshots played out. “The behind-the-scenes team overcame some
astounding obstacles to get this season of Big Brother Africa on-air –
and they delivered a show that was bigger, better, more dramatic and
more entertaining than ever before,” she said. “Congratulations to Idris
on being named the winner of Big Brother Hotshots – and thank you to
the rest of the housemates for providing the entire continent with 63
days of phenomenal entertainment”.
Sivan Pillay, Managing Director of
Endemol South Africa said: “We are very proud to have produced another
great season of Big Brother Africa. Despite the devastating setback of
the fire, it has been a monumental achievement to entertain the
continent with our broadcast partner Multichoice”.
For more information about Big
Brother Hotshots, visit www.bigbrotherafrica.com or stay in touch on
social media – follow @bigbroafrica on Twitter, @bigbro_africa on
Instagram and on Facebook at facebook.com/bigbrotherafrica.
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