Malawi
Mr 265
Age: 23
TV presenter, Mr 265 is single and
currently studying Purchasing and Supply Management. He entered Big
Brother Hotshots because he always thought he could win it, when he used
to watch it. “It’s easy to criticize people on different things,
especially when you don’t know how it’s like being in their shoes,” he
says. “I have watched Big Brother for a while and I have always told
myself I can win the show, I can do better, but I don’t know what really
goes on. So I have given myself a challenge to now step into the shoes I
wasn’t wearing before and see how I will walk with them”.
Mr 265’s favourite food is crispy fried
chicken, his favourite book ‘Screw It, Let’s Do It’ and his favourite
singer, P.Square. He enjoys watching, CSI Miami, Big Brother Africa and
Suits on the small screen, and 300, The Bourne Identity, The Dark Knight
Rises and The Italian Job on the big screen. His favourite actors are
Dwayne Johnson, Vin Diesel and Robert Downey Jnr.
He won’t pretend to be someone he’s not,
to win the grand prize. “It’s very disappointing to get booted out and
know that you weren’t your real self. I would rather lose the money at
the expense of being myself. Then I can say I tried my level best.
Everybody has his own morals,” says Mr 265. Asked about his feelings on
knowing that the continent’s eyes will be glued to their screens 24/7,
he says he’ll feel the pressure. “Pressure is and will be there for the
first few days. I am taking it like a new job”.
He says that the best thing about Africa
is that it’s very rich in natural resources, with Mangochi as his
favourite place. Further afield, his favourite place is the USA, because
“it’s a big country and has a mixture of different people with
different cultural backgrounds. Raw talent is an asset,” he says.
Mozambique
Mira
Age: 21
Mozambican student intern, Mira, likes
to eat pap and beef stew, the music of Sia and Miley Cyrus and watching
Lost and Covert Affairs. Her favourite book is Redeeming Love by
Francine Rivers and her favourite actor is Adam Sandler because ‘I trust
him to get a chuckle out of me’. She has one older sister, and a
younger brother and sister.
Her favourite place in Mozambique is
Maragra. She says the best thing about Africa is that “it’s the
Motherland – you feel the warmth here”. Her favourite faraway place is
the United States, because she loves the diversity there.
If she wins the grand prize, she says
she’ll build her parents a retirement home, open a soup kitchen and
shelter in the heart of Maputo and start a business to create more
employment opportunities.
She describes herself as “fun, honest,
reliable, fair and considerate” and says that she’s “laid-back and easy
to talk to”. She enjoys people who are considerate, honest, reliable,
fun and opinionated, but doesn’t like rude and judgmental people.
Zambia
Macky2
Age: 29
Hip hop musician Macky2 is from Luanshya
in Zambia. His favourite book is 48 Laws of Power and his top TV shows
are Suits, Crisis, Game of Thrones and Idols SA. His favourite actor is
Denzel Washington, because he’s able to play so many characters and
bring each one to life.
Jay-Z is both his favourite musician and
his role model – the latter because “he’s one of the most successful
entertainers of our generation”. His father has also played a huge role
in Macky2’s life.
He entered Big Brother Hotshots because
he believes that “people naturally fall in love with my personality, so I
know I stand a chance of winning that grand prize and changing my
life”. Macky2 says he won’t lose himself and what he believes in, along
the way.
Describing himself as “a natural
entertainer who’s loveable”, he says he always pushed himself and is
never discouraged by setbacks. “I’m confident and I truly believe I can
do anything I set my mind to,” he says.
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