Mercy Eke, however, said she enjoyed the second experience despite not winning because it made her see people for who they truly are
By Kehinde Okeowo
Big Brother Naija (BBNaija) star, Mercy Eke has explained why she did not win the 8th edition of the popular TV reality show.
Eke who won the ‘Pepper Dem’ season in 2019 lost the ‘All Stars’ edition to 22-year-old Ilebaye in 2023, finishing as the runner-up.
Speaking on why she was unable to win for the second time in a recent episode of Celebrity Quickies posted on comedian AY’s YouTube page,
Eke said she didn’t win because people who are “allergic to winners ” teamed up against her.
She, however, said she enjoyed her second experience on the show despite not winning because it made her see people for who they truly are.
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Mercy Eke said: “The first time, I went into the Big Brother House, it was all cute, lovely people. I played the game and I won the show. And I thought it was all cute, then I went back for the second time, and I found out that people were allergic to winners.
“They were like, ‘She had that, she can’t have it again. She has this, she can’t have it again.’ That’s why I did not win for the second time because they are allergic to winners. They were like, ‘She is already rich, give others a chance.’
“This second experience, I loved it. I will not even take anything away from it because it made me see people for who they truly are. It can only be God’s doing because without this second experience I would not know a lot of things. I didn’t know that it is a crime to want to win again. But anyways, I am still a winner.”