There was a little bit of surprise when Uchendu was revealed as the host of Big Brother Nigeria in place of Ik Osakioduwa and to this, he says, “Even if they had brought Ryan Seacrest to that show there would have always been “Ik wouldn’t do this” which is normal. There is no show in the world where they replace somebody and there wouldn’t be comparisons.” He was also under pressure hosting the biggest show in Africa which airs in 48 countries to which he says, “Thankfully it was a 12-13 episode show so I had time to build myself.”
Uchendu had a 360 experience from being a contestant in 2006 to hosting the show in 2017, he says, “It was a great experience for me, it was a full circle, being on the show and then hosting the show. Seeing things from the other side was crazy.” He goes on to say, “I was very humbled to be a part of it and learn even more aside from being a housemate or a presenter.”
The case of morality was one of the major issues that surrounded the 2017 Big Brother Nigeria show when Kemen was evicted for sexually harassing Kemen to which he says, “The beauty of a show like Big Brother is that it mirrors our society. There is nothing that happens on a show like that is orchestrated.” From the selection of housemates which Uchendu describes as “probably the best they have ever done,” he goes on to say, “Which is why it was the most popular Big Brother they have ever done on the continent and it was simply because they made sure they picked somebody for everybody so you could relate to at least one person.”
He also reveals that: “The most censored season of Big Brother has been this season,” which he attributes to the general perception of Nigerians towards the happenings in the house to which he says, “As much as they were being themselves, there was also the need to consider the society we live in.” His advice to the public is to make sure the children don’t watch the show stating that, “Morality is always going to be an issue.”
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