When Mbali 'Mali' Miya watched the Big Brother series over the years, she was enticed by how the contestants were able to create a name for themselves after the show. Now after being the first contestant to be evicted, she is certain she has the right foundation to make a name for herself.
The 25-year-old Bolt driver and club waitress from Thembisa, Ekurhuleni, says she hopes she can make a name for herself and purchase a brand-new car to continue with the e-hailing services and get more opportunities.
“The contestants that don't make it still come out and become something, and that's something that I wanted for myself.
“Of course, I would've also wanted to win the money but even if I didn't get the money, I knew for a fact that I would grow emotionally and mentally as well and that's what I wanted for myself,” she told TshisaLIVE.
Romantic relationships had already formed in the Big Brother house in the first week of the competition, and Mali said her strategy was to spice things up and get in between them but unfortunately she never got to implement it.
“Having a lot of people in one space, I felt like it was too soon for me to open up. It was only during group discussions that I realised that people were going all in, that's when I realised I was moving in a slow lane because I held back and thought I still had time.”
On Friday before her eviction, Lindokuhle “Bravo B” Nsele was disqualified from Big Brother Mzansi: S'ya Mosha after the 26-year-old food vendor from KwaZulu-Natal, plotted to engage in sexual intercourse with a contestant who was under the influence.
“Everybody I met in the house was a great person. It was an unfortunate thing that happened, but at least something was done about it. It's so unfortunate that whatever happened, happened but I do believe the way Big Brother went about it was a safety measure, and wherever he is, he is dealing with it the way he should. But I never for a second felt unsafe in the house. I believe that,” Mali said recalling the incident.
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