Recently evicted Big Brother Naija housemate,
Gifty, in this interview with JOE AGBRO JR.
clears the air about her rumoured marriage,
fake accent and being tagged as the most
controversial housemate. Excerpts
HOW do you feel, not winning the 25million
prize?
I’m a human being. I’m meant to feel a little
bit bad but I’m feeling a little bit not good.
But all the same, it’s a game.
Who do you think might win the grand prize?
I feel everyone is a winner. Whoever the
winner may be, I wish the person good luck. I
don’t have anyone in mind. I just see
everyone as a winner.
What lessons have you learnt about life when
you look back at all that have transpired in
the BBNaija house?
I have learnt more about understanding and
tolerance. I’ve acquired a little bit of wisdom
there because nobody is perfect. Every day,
we learn in life. It’s not easy to cope with
different characters, and to mingle with them.
So, yes, I’ve learnt so many things.
What would you do differently, given another
opportunity?
I think I would actually… hmm. At first, it was
a game. I brought so many acting stuffs up.
So, I think I would bring lots of me in it if I’m
given a second chance and I will try to prove
to the viewers that this is me.
Some people are of the opinion that kissing
all the guys in the house made you ‘cheap’.
What do you say to that?
I always say this: It was actually a game
plan. So, whoever I kissed, whoever I did
something with was part of the game. So,
nothing attached actually. I’ve never felt
cheap. It wasn’t based on cheapness or
anything. It was just based on strategy. I was
just acting up. I feel, ‘yeah, it’s a game,’ let’s
play it. I wasn’t feeling bad, I wasn’t feeling
innocent, I was just feeling, ‘alright, let’s play
the game’ because that was part of the plan.
How do you feel being tagged the most
controversial housemate on the show?
Actually, my game plan was to be
controversial and hilarious. So, being
controversial was also part of my game plan.
So, I feel good.
Tell us one uplifting thing that a family
member or friend has said to you since you
left the house.
Yesterday (Tuesday), I actually got comments
from my friends and they were like, ‘Omo
babe, you bad ooo, you get mind ooo,’ ‘my
God, I can’t believe you went to that extent,’
‘anyway, I trust you, I know what you can do.’
Crazy stuffs.
And one embarrassing thing that a family
member or friend has said to you since you
left the house…
Oh no. No embarrassing comments because
they actually know who I am and they knew
what I can do. Being an actress, we can act
whatever needs to be done. They actually
trusted my actions and never judged me.
What is the true situation with your accent;
make believe too?
Okay, first of all, I’m actually an actress. So
being an actress, you’re meant to bring
different characters, you’re meant to make
your viewers happy and enjoy your actions.
So me being in the house, I felt like I was on
set with cameras all around me and
everything. And really, this is how I talk. I’m
not forming anything. I’m a typical Nigerian,
from Anambra State. So, all the different
accents and everything was just based on
acting. Everything was fake. I was just trying
to keep my viewers happy and enjoy watching
me. So, as an actress, you need to be gifted,
so I made everything up. It was part of my
game plan. So, that’s it.
You were so excited each time it was either a
kissing festival or Truth or Dare game, did you
think those daring exercises were what the
viewers like?
Everything based on Big Brother was ‘be
crazy’, ‘be mad’, ‘be gaga’. If you want to
have sex, do it. So, I think it was part of it.
And definitely, I’m sure the viewers also
enjoyed it.
Did it ever bother you how people at home
would perceive you?
Actually, for every action that I displayed
there, for every word that I spoke there, I
ignored whatever word that people might say.
I just went ahead and did everything.
Everything that I had planned, I just had to
display it because definitely, you want
something, you ‘gotta’ do whatever it takes.
Who was your favourite mate in the house?
My favourite housemate was actually
Miyonse. Miyonse was this kind of innocent-
looking calm chef who everybody adores and
love. Don’t get it wrong. I love everybody too
but definitely, there is going to be your
favourite person. Miyonse was my favourite
because he was this kind of understanding,
calm, reserved, normal fun person to be with.
What is your attachment to shredded jeans?
Okay, I love shredded jeans so much. It
brings out the personality in me. Most of my
jeans are actually ripped.
How much has Payporte improved your
wardrobe?
Payporte, omo, no be small ooo. Payporte has
been the best and would always be the best.
In fact, it’s my favourite now and without
Payporte, I don’t think my wardrobe will be
that exclusive. And I will always use Payporte
Would you say those clothes you got every
week are enough reason to want to go back
to the house?
I don’t mind going back to the house (laughs)
because oh boy, I just wish that you guys
would feel it but if na because of that, Big
Brother, if you dey hear me, I want to come
back to the house (laughs). Payporte is the
best. I would advise everybody to use
Payporte.
You apologised for saying you didn’t know
Banky W and Falz… Do you think your
apologies have been accepted?
I feel so because Banky actually replied me
and he said he knew it was a game. So, he
won’t actually take my words so serious. He
replied me and said, ‘baby it’s okay, no
problem,’ that he understood. But I think I
was misunderstood because what I actually
meant was that I don’t know Banky one on
one, like I don’t know him personally. That
was why I had to ask one of my housemate
that ‘who is that?’ before they told me that
it’s Banky and I said, ‘okay.’ And besides, I’m
not the music kind of person. I love working
2-47, going in and out but still the same, I
really do apologise.
You were said to have walked out of your
marriage in less than a year in search of
fame. Do you sometimes regret that you took
that decision?
Wow, when I first heard that, I was like, ‘what
the … Who would say that?’ I was never
married, like everything that was said was
just rumours. Definitely, I’m an actress, so
most of the scenes that I have acted are
marriage scenes, giving a drink to an actor,
so I think that person that actually posted the
picture was trying to make himself or herself
famous because they would like to use my
identity to make themselves famous and
stuffs like that. But whoever that person is, I
don’t know. It’s just rumours.
You answer to Ebuka on how to achieve fame
and power was not properly articulated, could
you tell us a more defined approach.?
What I intend to actually do is just applying
wisdom in everything in getting it because
you can’t just stand and say you want power
and fame. You ‘gotta’ work towards getting
the power and fame. So, definitely, there are
a lot of things involved.
Now that you don’t seem to be getting any
movie roles in Lagos, are you planning on
going back to Asaba?
Acting has always been my passion. So, I
have made up my mind that wherever I find
myself in or wherever I am that I’m being
called for a movie, definitely, I’m going to go
for it. My location doesn’t matter, my base
doesn’t matter. Whenever you need me,
whenever you want me, I’m always there for
my movies.
How did you feel that you were the least
talented in the house, in terms of music?
Like I said, whatever action that was
displayed in the house has always been the
game plan.
Some pictures actually linked you to some
men, could you tell us your relationship with
Flavour and Mr. 2Kay?
Flavour, I had no relationship with him. I
never dated him. I just saw him as a talented
musician and I love his songs. And Mr 2Kay
is just a very good friend of mine. We were
quite close. So, nothing intimate.
Tell us about some of your rough past,
including being a hair dresser.
Actually, I wouldn’t want to talk about my
past because that’s why it’s called past. Past
is gone. And the rumour of me being a
hairdresser is wrong. I’ve never been a
hairdresser before.
But you made the hair of Soma, the hair of
Jon in the house so well…
I think it’ just something I love doing. I love
touching people’s hair. I love touching my
friends’ hair. I love playing with their hair and
all that. Besides, I have a very good talent
which is, if you teach me something, I learn
it. I’m a quick learner.
Were you also a victim of domestic abuse as
speculated?
Ermm, no actually.
Because this was linked to why you left your
marriage…
First of all, I have never been married before.
It was actually rumours. So, no domestic
violence, nothing.
How do you feel that BBNaija has revealed
some of your best kept secrets? Would you
want to attempt such reality shows in the
future?
Hmm, how do I feel? Actually I feel good. I
feel normal. Definitely, everyone’s secrets are
going to come out. So, no big deal about that.
And yes, I’d like to be in reality shows in the
future. I think I will also have my own reality
show but I don’t think I would want to go to
any reality show because I’ve gotten what I
wanted which was the Big Brother Naija. It’s
a very very big platform. I think one of the
biggest, so what more am I asking for? What
more am I looking for?
How was it like spending a month without
your phone and social media interactions?
The first week, I felt kind of lonely, I felt kind
of sad, worried because a lady’s best friend is
her mobile phone. So, I felt like, ‘where is my
phone? Who’s holding my phone?’ That kind
of crazy thoughts. But from the second week,
I felt, ‘whatever men,’ I’m here to play a
game. I’m here to win N25m. So, let me just
focus my mind on the game plan and the
money and everything and win everybody’s
heart
Apart from losing the prize money, is there a
way the game has made you a better person?
Actually, yes. First of all, I feel whatever that
happens, God knows why. And it made me
open to lots of great opportunities. Yes, it
gave me few platforms and stuffs like that,
yes, sure.
Who among the other housemates do you
wish to maintain a friendship with after the
show?
First is T-Boss, second is Miyonse, actually
lastly is Soma.
Why? What qualities do they possess?
Not just the qualities. But because they’re
good friends to me. they’ve been quite nice
and cool. I kind of observed that from their
game plan, they’ve brought nice and little real
things about themselves out. So, yes, they’re
cool.
Where do you go from here?
Where do I go from here? To the highest
tower in life is where I would go from here,
achieve all my dreams, achieve my projects
and lay a very strong foundation and make
sure that I do the right thing.
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