Former Big Brother Naija housemate, Adekunle Olapade, has claimed that participants of the reality show often become stranded after the show ends.
He lamented that Nigeria lacks a reality TV culture, which is why some of the participants struggle financially.
He pointed out that despite Big Brother Naija being the biggest reality TV show in Africa, “there’s almost no success path after the show.”
Speaking via Instagram, he wrote, “Let me double down and say that BBN is the biggest reality tv show in Africa, but somehow, Nigeria does not have a Reality TV culture, there’s almost no certain success path after the show and most of the reality stars suffer for this.”
His post elicited mixed reactions.
Responding to a fan who opined that reality stars are supposed to return to their primary jobs at the end of the show, Adekunle explained that some participants are jobless and hoped to find new fortune on the show.
“A lot of the cast didn’t have 9-5s to begin with, which is why they tried to change their story by going on the show. Only a few had jobs/businesses before they went on the show. But yes, going back if things didn’t work out doesn’t sound like a bad idea,” he wrote.
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