Bertha finally gets the boot
Oct 08, 2007
SHE is gone — in fact so gone, thanks to your brilliant vote. Zimbabwe’s Bertha, her hair broken, eyes bloodshot and teary, finally became the sixth housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house on Sunday.
SHE is gone — in fact so gone, thanks to your brilliant vote. Zimbabwe’s Bertha, her hair broken, eyes bloodshot and teary, finally became the sixth housemate to be evicted from the Big Brother house on Sunday.
And not only did she get the boot, but also a hate vote margin of the entire Africa against her, except her country, much to the thrill of many who turned up for the eviction party at Faze2.
Even revellers at the live show in South Africa appeared to have a ball at seeing the backstabbing pseudo leave after nine weeks of seeing the double-bladed hater in the house. They yelled out Bertha’s name, while show host, Channel O’s Kabelo, held the suspense. “The sixth housemate to get evicted from the Big Brother house is...†They screamed as though they had read Kabelo’s mind.
Kabelo too did not keep the suspense long, probably because he also could not wait to see the cat with 10 lives finally die. Then he dropped the bomb. And I was thinking, “that’s been long overdue.†All glossed with make up like the guinea fowl in Okot Bitek’s Song of Lawino, Bertha received it like she saw it coming.
The other housemates swarmed her with the usual hugging routine, just that this time’s was pregnant with a good-riddance touch.
Tatiana was all smiles, while Maureen seemed to cushion her happiness from revealing. No one seemed like they would miss the two-timer apart from Kwaku.
In fact, immediately after the eviction, there was some kind of subtle celebration concealed in the immediate serving of dinner and eating away in merriment.
Maureen gave herself an early-to-bed treat after dinner, probably to reflect the hard times Bertha has put her through.
Meanwhile, survivor Kwaku looked so disoriented. He had shared a last kiss with the evictee, who had confirmed his fear of being the next one.
Poor ‘widower’ took to some kind of demonstration, he refusing to eat with the rest of the housemates. Then whereas the rest enjoyed sleep and romanced away the Bertha-infused stress of the past nine months, Kwaku went to the Jacuzzi, sitting in the exact place he always sat while his untouchable buddies were still part of the game. But this time, he had no one to gossip with about The Big Five, who now retain the house to themselves.
Meanwhile, Bertha’s post-eviction interview put her on the edge as Kabelo questioned her about her fling with Kwaku and how she snatched him from Meryl.
Her bad girl background finally came into view when asked whether she had anything to say to Meryl. She went: “I love you girl, sharing is caring.†Where had her I-am-so-divine outlook disappeared too? Then she went evasive on almost every question Kabelo asked before joining former evictees, Lerato and Maxwell, who attended the live show. Interestingly, she was so assertive saying that the winner is not necessarily the person who walks away with the staked $100,000.
And I was thinking, “Is it the one that snatches another person’s lover like she did, or worse still, gives in to sex on television like she did with Kwaku on Wednesday morning?â€
Well, for the housemates, it has not yet ended well. The question that was written all over each of the Big Five’s faces after the eviction was, “Who will be my second nomination?†Of course, there is the male version of Bertha to come up for possible eviction. But the second option is what kept their minds troubled. And the DStv/M-net reality show starts when finding someone to nominate gets harder.
Compiled by Nigel Nassar
And not only did she get the boot, but also a hate vote margin of the entire Africa against her, except her country, much to the thrill of many who turned up for the eviction party at Faze2.
Even revellers at the live show in South Africa appeared to have a ball at seeing the backstabbing pseudo leave after nine weeks of seeing the double-bladed hater in the house. They yelled out Bertha’s name, while show host, Channel O’s Kabelo, held the suspense. “The sixth housemate to get evicted from the Big Brother house is...†They screamed as though they had read Kabelo’s mind.
Kabelo too did not keep the suspense long, probably because he also could not wait to see the cat with 10 lives finally die. Then he dropped the bomb. And I was thinking, “that’s been long overdue.†All glossed with make up like the guinea fowl in Okot Bitek’s Song of Lawino, Bertha received it like she saw it coming.
The other housemates swarmed her with the usual hugging routine, just that this time’s was pregnant with a good-riddance touch.
Tatiana was all smiles, while Maureen seemed to cushion her happiness from revealing. No one seemed like they would miss the two-timer apart from Kwaku.
In fact, immediately after the eviction, there was some kind of subtle celebration concealed in the immediate serving of dinner and eating away in merriment.
Maureen gave herself an early-to-bed treat after dinner, probably to reflect the hard times Bertha has put her through.
Meanwhile, survivor Kwaku looked so disoriented. He had shared a last kiss with the evictee, who had confirmed his fear of being the next one.
Poor ‘widower’ took to some kind of demonstration, he refusing to eat with the rest of the housemates. Then whereas the rest enjoyed sleep and romanced away the Bertha-infused stress of the past nine months, Kwaku went to the Jacuzzi, sitting in the exact place he always sat while his untouchable buddies were still part of the game. But this time, he had no one to gossip with about The Big Five, who now retain the house to themselves.
Meanwhile, Bertha’s post-eviction interview put her on the edge as Kabelo questioned her about her fling with Kwaku and how she snatched him from Meryl.
Her bad girl background finally came into view when asked whether she had anything to say to Meryl. She went: “I love you girl, sharing is caring.†Where had her I-am-so-divine outlook disappeared too? Then she went evasive on almost every question Kabelo asked before joining former evictees, Lerato and Maxwell, who attended the live show. Interestingly, she was so assertive saying that the winner is not necessarily the person who walks away with the staked $100,000.
And I was thinking, “Is it the one that snatches another person’s lover like she did, or worse still, gives in to sex on television like she did with Kwaku on Wednesday morning?â€
Well, for the housemates, it has not yet ended well. The question that was written all over each of the Big Five’s faces after the eviction was, “Who will be my second nomination?†Of course, there is the male version of Bertha to come up for possible eviction. But the second option is what kept their minds troubled. And the DStv/M-net reality show starts when finding someone to nominate gets harder.
Compiled by Nigel Nassar