Idris wins Big Brother Hotshot; and Tayo gets $350,000 offer
Last Sunday, Idris Sultan from Tanzania saw off the challenge of 25 other housemates through 9 weeks of extravaganzas, weekly tasks, and ‘freeze’ challenges to emerge winner of the Big Brother Hotshots, the 9th season of the continent’s most watched television reality show and the USD 300,000 grand prize.
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After he’d picked himself up off the floor after the announcement, Idris told emcee 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.
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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.
Barely 24 hours after the final show, runner-up Tayo was reported to have been offered a whopping USD 350,000 by Ayiri Emani, a Warri businessman and billionaire, obviously for his impressive performance in the house.
Emani was the same businessman who, in the past, splashed 20M on 2face’s wedding and gave him a New Range Rover in 2010 and also gave Durella a New 2012 Toyota Prado.
He is the CEO of A & E Petrol and group of companies and also is a Niger Delta chieftain.