Big Brother Africa 3: The deeva takes a bow

LOVE her or hate her, there is no denying that Mimi certainly brought drama to the BBA III house.

If she wasn’t throwing one hell of a temper tantrum then she was heading up one of the many gossip sessions that took place in the BBA house on a daily basis. She wasn’t exactly my favourite person in the world but loads of people absolutely loved her.Despite the fact that she was filled with self-confidence and energy, after eight weeks in the game, she became the fifth housemate to be evicted.NATASHA UYS chatted to her to find out what exactly went down with Ricco under those duvet covers.Do you love gossiping? No.I don’t.I don’t think that I did a lot of gossiping in the house.Quite a few people in the house thought you were a gossiper.They said you were a backstabber and a stirrer too.Opinions are like onions, you can plant them anywhere.I could be whoever I wanted to be.I was a game player.I was trying to get information to help me play the game.It was my right to nominate whoever I wanted to, people had no right to call me a backstabber.Don’t they realise that this was a game and I was just playing it.How has the reception been for you since you were evicted? So far it has been quite warm.I am happy to be out.A little shocked but not sad.Glad.What will you miss most about the house? The people.Who in particular? Ricco.Only Ricco.Speaking of Ricco.What exactly went on between the two of you under the covers? We used to do stuff when we were alone and I was the one who asked him not to let the other housemates know about it.I made the rules and then I started to break them.The furthest we ever went was kissing under the covers.Why didn’t you want the other housemates to know about it? What we did under the covers was for my own personal satisfaction.Nobody knew about it and I wanted it that way.No one could know about it because I would act as if nothing happened.I was playing the game.If I had stayed longer I would have let the other housemates know about what was going on.It was all just me playing the game.Were you in love with Ricco? No, I wasn’t in love with him.It was too short a time to fall in love.I just really like him as a person.I think he has a good heart.I would love to see him outside the house before I can make any decisions.Were you shocked that some of the housemates got so upset about you peeing in the shower? Not shocked, angry.I couldn’t believe that they wanted me to pee in the garden.Especially seeing as I never even showered naked.It is not something I would normally do but the toilet was occupied (by TK) for over 10 minutes and I was desperate.I was nearly peeing on myself.I disinfected the shower immediately.To me it was the only reasonable thing to do.Some viewers felt that your attitude really changed after you took your weave out.Do you think that’s true? No.I am not my hair.I went into the BBA house to exhibit my personality and to play a game.It was not a beauty pageant otherwise you would have seen that side of me.Tawana’s reason for nominating you was that she was scared of you.Why do you think? She obviously thought I was a threat because I had been in the house for so long without being nominated.She obviously saw that I was on top of my game and that scared her.I knew too much.She was glad that I was evicted but I can’t judge her she was also just playing the game.What are your plans for the future? I just want to relax for a while and see what opportunities come my way and seize those that appeal to me.I would like to get into a singing or acting career, or even do some charity work with underprivileged children.* Keep watching all the action on DStv Channel 198 and see the daily highlight shows every night at 20h00.And send your views to bba@namibian.com.na.She wasn’t exactly my favourite person in the world but loads of people absolutely loved her.Despite the fact that she was filled with self-confidence and energy, after eight weeks in the game, she became the fifth housemate to be evicted.NATASHA UYS chatted to her to find out what exactly went down with Ricco under those duvet covers.Do you love gossiping? No.I don’t.I don’t think that I did a lot of gossiping in the house.Quite a few people in the house thought you were a gossiper.They said you were a backstabber and a stirrer too.Opinions are like onions, you can plant them anywhere.I could be whoever I wanted to be.I was a game player.I was trying to get information to help me play the game.It was my right to nominate whoever I wanted to, people had no right to call me a backstabber.Don’t they realise that this was a game and I was just playing it. How has the reception been for you since you were evicted? So far it has been quite warm.I am happy to be out.A little shocked but not sad.Glad. What will you miss most about the house? The people.Who in particular? Ricco.Only Ricco.Speaking of Ricco.What exactly went on between the two of you under the covers? We used to do stuff when we were alone and I was the one who asked him not to let the other housemates know about it.I made the rules and then I started to break them.The furthest we ever went was kissing under the covers. Why didn’t you want the other housemates to know about it? What we did under the covers was for my own personal satisfaction.Nobody knew about it and I wanted it that way.No one could know about it because I would act as if nothing happened.I was playing the game.If I had stayed longer I would have let the other housemates know about what was going on.It was all just me playing the game.Were you in love with Ricco? No, I wasn’t in love with him.It was too short a time to fall in love.I just really like him as a person.I think he has a good heart.I would love to see him outside the house before I can make any decisions. Were you shocked that some of the housemates got so upset about you peeing in the shower? Not shocked, angry.I couldn’t believe that they wanted me to pee in the garden.Especially seeing as I never even showered naked.It is not something I would normally do but the toilet was occupied (by TK) for over 10 minutes and I was desperate.I was nearly peeing on myself.I disinfected the shower immediately.To me it was the only reasonable thing to do. Some viewers felt that your attitude really changed after you took your weave out.Do you think that’s true? No.I am not my hair.I went into the BBA house to exhibit my personality and to play a game.It was not a beauty pageant otherwise you would have seen that side of me. Tawana’s reason for nominating you was that she was scared of you.Why do you think? She obviously thought I was a threat because I had been in the house for so long without being nominated.She obviously saw that I was on top of my game and that scared her.I knew too much.She was glad that I was evicted but I can’t judge her she was also just playing the game. What are your plans for the future? I just want to relax for a while and see what opportunities come my way and seize those that appeal to me.I would like to get into a singing or acting career, or even do some charity work with underprivileged children. * Keep watching all the action on DStv Channel 198 and see the daily highlight shows every night at 20h00.And send your views to bba@namibian.com.na.