Former Big Brother housemate and actress, Erica Nlewedim, has revealed what if felt like in the house, she referred her two months of living in the house as being in a prison.
While speaking as a guest on a podcast, the actress said she was free in the house as there were cameras everywhere making them conscious of every movement they make.
She also revealed regrets of her own while in the house.
“It is not easy to be constantly conscious of cameras every time. Obviously, one knows that cameras are there but one can’t be acting or trying to be on one’s best behaviour all the time. It is very stressful.
“One can do it for the first two weeks but at some point, one would get tired of it. Some people changed but I was just the same. This is how I am. I show myself the way I am.
“Sometimes, I felt I shouldn’t have shown a particular person a particular side of me but I consoled myself with the thought that we would soon be out of there. I protect myself in the real world but in that world, it was more like a prison.”
Speaking on the love she gets from her fans, she said “at first, it was very scary. Sometimes, it is still scary. I ask myself what did I even do that is making people like me like this. I am getting used to it.”
“Even if you watch me for two months of your life, two month is not what makes me. Different things have happened that make me who I am. There are still other things you don’t know about me. I heard at some point that the camera was not really on me,” she added.
The actress, when asked about pressure from fans, said she does things her own way and not to the expectations of her fans. Erica revealed that 99% of her time during the day is spent on work and she has no social life anymore
Calling on for a change of life, she said, “A lot of people who are not fans make me feel like I owe my fans my whole life. But, I try not to think that way because that is not the truth. God is the one answering my prayers and He could have used any human being.
“If He wants to use one and one says no, He would use another person. Feeling the need to live up to expectations? I only live up to my own expectations. Everything I am doing is because I wanted to do it. Everything I do fits into my goals.”
“The only time I have for myself is when I am about to sleep. Right now, I am just working. Even if I am getting the money, I am not spending it. I want to spend the money but there is no time to do that. I need to take a break and start spending the money on myself.”
