But that is what Beverly Ada Osu has brought upon herself, going into
the finale of Africa’s biggest reality TV show. She has given no one
reason to think or speak otherwise.
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 sex on live TV, following closely in the footsteps of
Betty, Selly and Cleo.
Her many 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 told Chasemates 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.
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“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!”
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 sex 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 Chasemate who 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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