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Nigeria: I’ll Enter Big Brother Naija Next Year – Chidimma Adetshina

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“If I can stay away for seven weeks at Miss SA, trust me, I’m sure I can do it. I don’t plan to go back to South Africa for now.”

Chidinma Adetshina of Miss South Africa fame, has revealed her intention to audition for Big Brother Naija’s reality TV show in 2025.

The BBN 2024 edition, tagged ‘No Loose Guard’, is underway.

PREMIUM TIMES reported that Ms Adetshina, who faced significant backlash in Miss South Africa 2024 over her Nigerian heritage, eventually withdrew from the pageant. In response, she was invited to participate in the Miss Universe Nigeria pageant, where she is currently representing Taraba State with 24 other contestants.

Speaking in an interview on The Big Friday Show with Tacha, the 23-year-old law student compared her prolonged stay in the Miss SA pageant to that of BBN, which runs for ten weeks.

“I want to enter Big Brother Naija next year. If I can stay away for seven weeks at Miss SA, trust me, I’m sure I can do it,” she said.

This newspaper’s checks on eligibility criteria for BBN auditions show that participants must be Nigerian citizens, at least 21 years old, and possess a valid identity card. However, whether Ms Adetshina will meet the identity card requirements is unknown.

Recall that her mother, Mrs Adetshina, was accused of identity theft during an investigation by South Africa’s Home Affairs into the former finalist’s identity.

Identity crisis

Addressing how she managed the identity crisis caused by the Miss SA controversy, the 300-level law student said, “For me, it has been a long journey. It’s been so hard, I won’t lie. Sometimes, I would cry to sleep and be like, ‘Why me?’ and want it to end. But sometimes, when difficult moments happen, you must look at the positive side. So I had to change my mindset and see that greatness may come from all this.

“My time in pageantry is just something that I started recently. However, I have had this dream since 2017 to become the next Miss Universe, and I’m happy I am given that platform and that opportunity to try at least reach that goal. For the past two months, I haven’t prioritised that aspect. So when I feel like it’s time for me to take ‘Chichi moments,’ trust me, I’m ready to conquer everything,” the netball player said.

Support

Commenting on what drives her determination, Ms Adetshina highlighted the importance of family support.

“They are the biggest support system I’ve ever had, fueling me and saying, ‘Listen, you can do it, no matter what. Block out everything, you can do it.’

“Also, the ‘Chi Master Force’ (her fans online)–I just discovered I have a force called ‘Chi Master.’ They are amazing; the support and love are insane. I think I’m getting a lot of hate, but trust me, if you check my Instagram, the love is there.”

Regarding the challenges she faced entering Miss South Africa as a varsity law student, it was revealed that she was reluctant due to previous failed attempts.

She said: “Everybody was so supportive. I was the one who didn’t want to do it because I felt so discouraged, but I had a lot of support competing. I remember I was almost late in submitting my video, but I’m grateful I took that step.

“I think what was holding me back was fear of failure. I entered last year and didn’t make it, so I was like, ‘What if I go again and don’t make it?’ I’m happy I did. With everything happening right now, the controversy, Everybody has their own time, and patience is key.”

Plans

Looking ahead, The 23-year-old law student shared her plans beyond the pageantry.

She said, “I have much work put together in the future. I have a lot of tasks that I feel I need to execute, especially before representing Nigeria, if I do win, hopefully. There’s a lot in store for me. I want to take myself further and be at places I never thought I could be, and I’ve always wanted to do modelling. So I’m grateful that I’m on that pathway and know it will go further.”

“I also plan to go into podcasting. I spoke about it with the girls I was competing with in the Miss SA pageant. We wanted to start a podcast, initially as a ‘Miss SA podcast,’ but now, looking into it, I want to have a podcast with inspirational talks and motivate people.”

When asked if her brief stay in Nigeria has prompted thoughts of relocating from South Africa, the former finalist said, “It’s safe to say I’m not going back again. It’s been amazing! I’m not even looking forward to going back. I want to explore, stay longer, and see what happens next.