Big Brother Naija Lockdown winner Laycon revealed that his mother might not have survived if he had not won season five of the reality show.
In an interview on the Echo Room podcast, Laycon revealed that his mother was ill while he was in the house and was close to death by the time he left.
He added that the prize money from his win paid for her medical treatment.
He added that if he had finished second, he wouldn’t have been able to afford the treatment she needed.
“When I was in the house, my mom was ill. By the time I came out, my mom was close to death. I’m saying it categorically now, if I did not win that show, if I had gone and come out second, my mom would be dead now”, he said.
Laycon also addressed his entry into film after the show. He said producers approached him for roles because of his popularity from BBNaija, not because they had seen him act.
“Before I went to film school, before I went back to university, so movie producers approached me, and I was like, oh, they told me how I did great in the house, they want me on this film, they want me on this project. And then, as me, wey, I, they always sit down and go think about why this person came to meet me for this thing. Number one, you haven’t seen me act. So I don’t think it’s because of my acting talent. I think it’s because it’s me. And you just want your movie to do numbers”, he said.