The former BBNaija season nine housemate Benjamin “Ben” Olufemi has disclosed his reasons for leaving the United Kingdom in order to participate in the reality show.
Last Sunday, the nightlife promoter and Chizoba were forced out of the “No Loose Guard” home.
Ben revealed in a media interview that it was simple for him to make the choice because he is a nightlife promoter in the UK rather than a 9 to 5 employee.
The reality star stated that his goal was to “sell myself” and use the platform to promote his company.
“First and foremost, I do not do a 9 to 5, so I just had to know if it was something I wanted to do. Tjay reached out to me and said let us do this thing together (pairing). So if I was doing a 9 to 5 or schooling under a student’s visa, I would not have come,” he said.
“But I am a permanent resident in the UK, so nightlife is on the weekend. To push my nightlife 100% was why I came for Big Brother. If I go for Big Brother, I sell myself, I tell people that I organise parties, and people would come to my parties.
“People now even use the tag line no Action Ben, no party. It was actually easy but the most difficult part for me was that I had to pay all my bills before coming. That was like the most difficult part because I had to pay my house rent for 3 months and all my bills.”
On his strategy, the 29-year-old reality star said: “I came into the show as myself, no pretenses. I’ve always been jovial and nonchalant”.
“Thank God when I went into the house, a lot of old videos were coming out that this is how this boy is. So I have been this way even 10 years ago, I have been my jovial self, nonchalant, I do not care.”
