The winner of the seventh season of Big Brother Naija (BBNaija), Phyna, has opened up about why she stopped responding to financial demands from family members.
During a recent livestream, the reality TV star admitted that one of her biggest regrets was using the money she won from the reality show to settle family needs rather than investing it wisely.
According to her, family members constantly requested financial assistance instead of encouraging her to save or invest the funds.
Phyna said no elder in her family took time to advise her on proper financial management or investment opportunities.
“The mistake I made was using my Big Brother Naija prize money to support family members instead of investing it,” she said.
“I thought I was helping my family members and sorting out their debts. I was spending generously on them. None of the older family members called me to give me financial advice on how to invest or manage the money well.
“All of them were constantly demanding money from me for several stuff. I dug a lot of boreholes for family members.”
The reality star revealed that tension started when she began refusing some of the requests after noticing her finances were declining.
She said some relatives became hostile and even criticised her publicly whenever she could not meet their expectations.
“But the moment I started saying ‘No’ that was the beginning of my problem with family members,” she said.
“They complain and even call me out in the media whenever I can’t meet their demands. But now that the money has finished, I’m the only one facing the reality alone.”
Phyna emerged winner of the 2022 edition of BBNaija, securing the N100 million grand prize package.
The prize included N50 million cash, while the remaining N50 million consisted of gifts and rewards from sponsors.