Posted by Samuel on Thu 27th Nov, 2025 - tori.ng
According to him, while some people only paid for transport to auditions, he had to take a flight, pay for a hotel for a whole month, and buy brand-new clothes for a show he wasn’t even sure he would get into.
Boma Akpore has revealed what truly happened behind the scenes before entering the Big Brother Naija house and explained why he felt frustrated after the show.
Speaking in an interview "With Chude", he explained that many people assumed he had it easy, but the amount he spent even before getting selected was already overwhelming.
According to him, while some people only paid for transport to auditions, he had to take a flight, pay for a hotel for a whole month, and buy brand-new clothes for a show he wasn’t even sure he would get into.
He said the hotel bill alone cost about ₦70,000 per day at the time, and by the time he entered the house, he had already spent over ₦2.1 million.
Boma added that after the show, the backlash made things worse because brands suddenly backed out of deals for things he said he didn’t even do.
He said some endorsements came close, but just before payment something would happen online and the deal would crash.
According to him, people would accuse him of things they never actually saw, and the same people complaining about how the country works were contributing to the problem.
Boma said the whole situation left him angry because he had spent his own money, taken big risks, and still ended up being judged over narratives he insists were never backed by evidence.