BamBam reveals reason she joined BBNaija

Bamike Olowunmi, aka BamBam, a former housemate on Big Brother Naija Season 3, has disclosed that she entered the reality competition due to her acting career.

The actress claimed that she was sick of going to casting calls and not being cast, so she made the decision to use the Big Brother platform’s publicity to advance her career.

She revealed this in a recent TVC interview.

BamBam said: “I have always wanted to be in filmmaking, so I made the decision to audition for Big Brother [Naija] so I would be seen. Because after I graduated from film school, the hustle was real. I remember myself and my colleagues going to auditions, and it was just a waste of time, strength, and money.

“Sometimes, we do waka pass [minor roles], they [producers] go give you N5k. And I left Abuja [to Lagos to pursue my movie career]. I was actually comfortable in Abuja, where I was. I had a 9-to-5 job. I had a car, a dog, and a cat.”

She said that after she came out of the Big Brother show, her career skyrocketed.

Recall that BamBam and her love interest in the Big Brother House, Teddy A, got married in 2019. The couple welcomed their first child, Zendaya, in 2020, and their second child, Maya, in March 2022.