repping Nigeria, (The other, Melvin) but she is argubly
the most controversial figure in the house.
With her heavily exaggerated stories and made up lies
coupled with her flirting and sudden romance with
South Africa's Angelo, we take a look at her many
exploits in the Big brother show and how it may affect
her $300,000 Big Brother Chase ambitions as we near
the the finale of Africa's biggest reality TV show.
Young, spontaneous and excessive are words Big
Brother Africa fans relate easily to her. Her stories
elicit taunts and laughter from Nigerian viewers. Many
waive her off, preferring to call her 'a disgrace to
Nigeria', without a second thought. But that is what
Beverly Ada Osu has brought upon herself.
Her many lies and exaggerations
Beverly made ears twinge earlier when she revealed
that she was expelled from secondary school. Then
she spoke about a 'thing' with singer 2Shortz and
tongues wagged more. The singer's rebuttal of any
links with her made people have a rethink. Could
Beverly be making up her stories? Not long after many
discerning fans began to pick holes in her stories.
Funny enough, she told many of them to housemates
without bothering if she was over-stepping boundaries
of decency, tact, fact and truth.
"In Nigeria, I can be walking past a market, and a
market woman will stone me," Bev toldChasemates
last week Friday. She claimed a 42-year-old man
wanted to marry her after meeting her just for a day,
just to buttress an earlier statement: "My mum used to
tell me that the guy I will marry, I won't date for long."
While confirming that she dropped out of Babcock
University, she raised viewers eyebrows with two
blatant lies: "I went to the most expensive school
in Nigeria. I was a first-class material before
dropping out of school, not because I don't have
the brain."
Many can easily attest to the fact that Igbinedion
University's fees dwarf that of Babcock and many a
first-class student can spell difference without blinking.
If you still care you can read through these random
sensational picks: "Flirting is in my genes," she told
Angelo. "I have over 16 Bibles," she also told
housemates. She claimed that popular singer
Omawumi Megbele was her best friend.
That was after she let out that a journey from Nigeria to
Ghana by road took between 2-3hours. For Beverly, the
Nigeria naira exchanges at a N100 to $1: " I told him
[one of her ex boyfriends] that I would charge
N100,000, that's about a $1,000!"
Being real?
Beverly found herself on the wrong side of a love
triangle early in the game. Many gave her the benefit of
doubt when Ugandan basketballer, Isaac 'LK4' Lugude
decided to play a fast one on her and South African
model Koketso Modibo. But many failed to take that as
a hint.
She moved on to Ethiopian student, Bimp, after being
shipped off to the Diamond House from the Ruby
House. She didn't need his permission to share his
bed: She latched onto him like a leech for her daily
survival. But Bimp's avowed commitment to his
girlfriend ensured that he kept the lines of friendship
very clear.
When South Africa's Angelo Collins connected with
Beverly at the party zone, it was a case of two
housemates finding love on the rebound; and that love
which Beverly shares with the dance instructor has
seen her throw caution to the winds. After two near
mishaps, Beverly finally let go last Friday in Biggie's
bathtub. She became the fourth female Chasemate to
have séx on live TV, following closely in the footsteps
of Betty, Selly and Cleo.
Her loose tongue
Beverly's stories have no boundaries and respect. "My
grandmother speaks Ibo and doesn't speak English
very well. She is an illiterate!" Her mother's dealings in
life are in the open. From revealing that her 52-year-old
mother carried drugs, she claimed that she was also an
alaiye (mother of street urchins), and spoke boldly of
how her mother took one young man to the cleaners
with the help of her brothers. Hmmm...
She told Elikem on Monday: "My first boyfriend was
Frank Okosa. He was 18 and in SS2, I was 15 in SS3. He
was the first to have séx with me." She went ahead to
reel out a list of her many boyfriends after Okosa: CJ,
Nosa (32yrs), Rukkie (35yrs), Special (32yrs) and Curtis
(28yrs). To justify her many men, she gave a lame
excuse: "All my ex were over-protective and they took
me for granted." If she had stopped there it would have
been very unlike her. But she dropped another
bombshell for Elikem, the listening ear: "I can't make
love except I am high."
On Wednesday, Beverly still wanted to have a say, as
long as any housemate made a comment. So, when
Namibia's Dillish Matthews disclosed that her mother's
birthday was August 14, Beverly jumped in, "my mum's
birthday is tomorrow."
Beverly's many tales coupled with her bathtub
escapade with Angelo is not doing her any favours with
the fans. But if she can avoid the possible eviction
nomination list next week, she will be in the annals of
Big Brother Africa history books as the only
Chasematewho made the grand finale without being
nominated for 11weeks. If her name comes up next
week, it would be safe to say even at this time that she
may never make it to the finale, Nigerian or not!
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