The season of giants – BBTitans

Last year, it was announced that DStv viewers would be treated to a brand-new show in the Big Brother format. Big Brother Titans, with housemates from South Africa and Nigeria, would be a collaboration of two of Africa’s largest markets in a global broadcast.Information Guide Nigeria

The show debuted with a bang on January 15, as viewers were introduced to the first 20 housemates. From the start, it was clear that there would be a wide range of personalities on show, and spectators were understandably enthusiastic.

Of course, there was another character to introduce, one who would be with us throughout the season, exempt from eviction but also forbidden from winning the top prize of $100,000 – the house. It’s always interesting to see what the producers have done to tailor the location to the topic of the event, and viewers were not disappointed.

The 20 roommates quickly became friends, despite the fact that they would have had to find space with all of them jammed into that house, and that situation was only going to grow worse since Biggie had an early surprise in store: four extra housemates.

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So, an already-full house just got a little bit larger, but the new housemates were greeted with open arms (some more open than others, but more on that later). Biggie delivered yet another twist once the housemates had settled down for a time and had a chance to get to know one another (again, some better than others).

The housemates would compete in pairs from then on, each with one male and one woman, one Nigerian and one South African. Basically, there would have to be some collaboration.

This really gets to the essence of the show: an opportunity for cultural exchange. The housemates and viewers would both need to learn about their spouses’ origins, worldviews, and objectives. Nobody could vote only on the basis of their nationality.

The housemates appeared to get the message. They have actively sought to learn more about the two countries on various occasions, comparing stories about music and food and sharing facts about their origins.

Food was definitely important. In Big Brother, it always is, but when the participating countries have the culinary diversity of Nigeria and South Africa, you know something is up.

However, the 78 days at the house were not solely about cultural exchange. There were duties to perform, Head of House games to play, and games to win. Some housemates fared better than others in these tests. Tsatsii was the first woman to win Head of House three times (in her own right and as one half of Royals with Ebubu). Unfortunately, each of her reigns coincided with a loss at the weekly wager assignment, thus her ability to win may not have been beneficial to the house in general.

Finally, the game must end with a single winner, which means that those 24 housemates we discussed must be reduced. While the viewers make the final decision on who remains and who goes, the housemates are responsible for naming possible evictees. This process was not always easy. Occasionally, not so much:

However, there must always be some strategy when it comes to nominations, as Kanaga Jnr demonstrated when he utilized his veto authority to put Marvin (his bestie) up for nomination. Speculation about his motivations abounded, but the subject was never fully settled by the time Marvin had to leave.

The pairings were eventually disbanded, and the roommates began competing as singles. Many of them, however, stayed close: Justin and Yvonne, for example, as well as Ipeleng and Blaqboi.

Okay, you’ve been reading this for a long, so here’s your reward: the thing that sets the most tongues buzzing among Big Brother viewers are the relationships, and there were plenty of them to go around.

Kanaga Jnr and Tsatsii had one of the longest relationships, owing to the fact that they both survived until the very end. While the nature of their relationship confounded viewers, housemates, and broadcasters Lawrence and Ebuka, it certainly got off to a sizzling start during the first week of the game:

Another ship that left early was the one connecting Khosi and Yemi. To put it mildly, theirs was turbulent. They frequently fought, played mind games, gaslit, made up, broke up, and displayed other public shows of affection. Oh, and they were continually accusing each other of being unfaithful. To be fair, this is most likely due to their lack of loyalty:

During a brief break in their relationship, Yemi moved in with Blue Aiva:

Khosi confronts Blue Aiva about the situation:

After that, there was Miracle OP. It was evident from the start that he had a crush on Khosi, which was bad enough, but his hostility for Yemi Cregx (which was returned) didn’t help matters. While his connection with Khosi was never passionate (at least from her perspective), it was complicated enough to cause problems in their partnership, Khosicle.

But it wasn’t only the threat of Miracle OP that made Yemi’s blood boil. Her intimate friendship with Thabang was also a source of contention, and the guy had reason to be suspicious: she was continually cuddling up to him and whispering. Oh, and she and Thabang got together shortly after Yemi’s eviction, so there’s that.

Oh, and Khosi revealed early in the season that she does, in fact, have a boyfriend in the real world, and she hopes he isn’t disappointed. He’s a lucky guy.

However, there were other ships for viewers to utilize as fodder for talk. Ipeleng and Lukay got physical right away:

Nelisa and Mmeli were present:

But it’s the ship that didn’t sail that stands out the most. Despite Jaypee’s most blatant “go ahead” signs in courtship history, Marvin did not heed the hint. We’re not sure if he simply wasn’t interested (which is understandable) or if he missed the unmissable:

Finally, we arrived at the conclusion and the announcement of the winner. Biggie took a break during the two-hour show to make his closing presentation and final comments to the six finalists. It undoubtedly heightened their emotions.

Despite being nominated practically every time, viewers kept Khosi in the game until the very end, and finally voted her the winner.

However, life does not come to a halt when the lights are turned off in the Big Brother house. It’s merely the beginning for the finalists, and especially for Khosi. We’re confident we’ll see them everywhere in the next years. There are more ways to win than simply winning the game.NYSC Portal

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