After holding on for dear life and making it to the Finale, Nigeria's
hopes of snatching the Chase crown went up in flames this evening, when
Beverly and Melvin became the first two Chasemates in the Top 5 to be
booted out.
The two Nigerians received the lowest votes after an
intense round of voting. You could hear a pin drop as the Housemates,
all dressed to the nines, sat in the lounge and awaited their fate. With
USD 300 000 at stake, it is a given that nerves would be more than
frayed.
The Top 5 held hands and mumbled silent prayers under
their breath. When Live Show host IK finally decided to put the
Chasemates out of their misery, Beverly unfortunately was the first to
get the chop. Beverly ran her Chase race like a true soldier and made
history for having never been Nominated for possible Eviction during her
entire stay in the Big Brother House.
The sexy lingerie model
even Chased love and eventually found it in South African choreographer
and fellow Chasemate, Angelo. Melvin, on the other hand, was a model of
sheer humility and kindness and proved to be very thoughtful throughout
his Chase. The Nigerian became the first and only Housemate to sacrifice
himself during a particularly difficult Nominations week.
Melvin,
who was Head of House at the time, decided not to save himself from the
Eviction gallows and left the Nominations list as is. Last week, he
also chose to forego the possibility of winning himself jewellery worth
USD 1 000 and gave his fellow Chasemates the opportunity to fight it out
amongst themselves.
Despite not winning the USD 300 000 grand
prize, we are proud to say that these two young African's are winners in
their own right! Congratulations to them for reaching the Finale!
Please note:
DStv channels 197 and 198 will be terminated at the end of tonight’s
Live Eviction Show. Tune in for the Big Brother The Chase Live Eviction
Finale from 19:00 (CAT) – 21:00 (CAT).
By Ngeti Dlamini