BIG BROTHER AFRICA BY THE NUMBERS - WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW

 

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With the premiere of the eighth season of Big Brother Africa on our doorstep, the show’s enduring popularity remains.

The voyeuristic glee, controversy and endless drama that has reeled in scores of followers, has even more fans desperately waiting for the 26 May launch date.

We take a look at some of the most interesting facts and figures from the past seven seasons.

The show has featured a total of 136 contestants plus two international participants. In the first season of the show Gaetano Kagwa swopped places with Big Brother UK contestant Cameron Stout while Munyaradzi "Munya" Chidzonga swapped spots with Finnish player, Johan Grahn in the third season.

Over the years, 65 male and 71 female contestants have vied for the cash prize.

Of the eight winners, six were male while only 2 were female, Cherise Makubale from Season 1 and Karen Igho from Amplified (S6) who shared the title with Zimbabwe’s Wendall Robert Parson.

27 seems like the lucky number in this game, as three of the winners were 27-years-old when they won. They were Big Brother Africa Revolution contestant, Kevin Chuwang Pam, (S4); Uti Nwachukwu took the All-Stars title (S5); Karen Igho, was a joint winner of Big Brother Africa Amplified (S6).

This, incidentally also makes them the most senior of all the winners so far.

Ricardo "Rico" Venancio, who won the third season of Big Brother Africa, is the youngest of the winners at 21 when he won in 2008.

Premiering for the first time to audiences across the continent on 25 May 2003, Big Brother Africa Season 1 was the longest running season lasting 106 interminable days.

The then 24-year-old Zambian Cherise Makubale became Big Brother Africa’s first ever winner. While singer and model, Bruna Estivão, reserves the honour of being the first ever evictee.