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, 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.
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!"
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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