Evictions: How Africa voted

According to this week's numbers Ellah, Goitse, Sheillah and Trezagah received the least number of votes. Here are the results:

Ellah: Uganda

Goitse: Botswana

Idris: Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania

JJ: Zimbabwe

Sheillah: South Africa

Sipe: Malawi, Zambia

Tayo: Ghana, Nigeria, Rest of Africa, Rwanda

Trezagah: Mozambique

Five housemates were tied on one country vote each. The tie-breaker rules therefore apply and the four contestants with the lowest percentage vote for all countries were evicted.

Evictions: Ellah & Goitse gone!

Goitse and Ellah were the second eviction of the night making them the 17th and 18th housemates to be given the boot. It was time to bid these gorgeous belles a hearty farewell as they were so close yet so, sadly, so far. With only a week to go to the finale this was a tough kind of eviction but the dames walked the plank with style and grace.

Following her country mates earlier exit Goitse was the second and last remaining Botswanan in the house. Sheillah had become her competion in the game as their countrymen would be split and spoilt for choice. For only a glimmering moment there it looked like she had won them over but her turn was here.

The cool, calm and collected Goitse always treaded with composure. And it was with the very same measure that she accepted her fate as her name was announced alongside Ellah’s. Sipe’s jaw dropped and not so much Idris as she handed out her goodbye hugs and kisses. She walked out wrapped in her nations flag. Later on Sipe could be seen wiping the tears from her eyes.

With the most number of nominations in the season and after being saved all those many times ago Uganda’s beauty queen Ellah had reached her tether and the time had finally come for her burning fire to be extinguished. Her frequent appearance on the nominations list – followed by the fact that Africa was always saving her - positioned her as a strong contender and thus threat in the game and it was for this that Macky2 added her.

Looking as dashing as ever Ellah mounted her heal, adjusted her mini skirt and flicked her luscious locks off her shoulder and hit the road. She flew her flag high and glided onto the stage just like the beauty queen she is. Her beau Idris squeezed her in a longing hug goodbye while her buddy Butterphly yelled "I love you!" which she reciprocated.

Ellah wished all the housemates the best and commended Macky2 for being bold while Goitse joked and said they would be bored without her. Idris' "wives" as it were confirmed that Ellah was his wife for now but Goitse was not about that life.

Fally Ipupa sung the evictees onto stage with a proudly African offering with a modern edge. Both gals had a lot to be proud of and could each hang up the accolade of Big Brother Hotshots contender on their wall of achievements.  

Samantha and Mr. 265 have been evicted from the Big Brother Hotshots house

After 42 days of Big Brother Africa, South Africa and Malawi said goodbye for the first time. Neither looked surprised at having to leave, and were very calm as they walked out. Butterphly, however, broke down in tears watching them leave. There were hugs all round as they said goodbye, bringing the number of housmates down to twelve and leaving the gender balance in place.

Samantha has not escaped notice in the house, what with being embroiled in a love triangle of sorts with JJ and Idris. She’s had a good run, having won Head of House and the Star Metre as well. Her confidence came close to breaking when she lost Extravaganza after Extravaganza. Last week she was finally part of a winning team, but ironically she was put for eviction by Head of House Sipe.

We could not have missed Mr. 265 either, bonding with this bros and often seen in the heat of the most exciting frays in the house. He did come close to winning Head of House, but lost to Idris, who proved to be better at putting on the green. He also had intimate conversations with Butterphly, but we’ll have to wait till the end of the show to see if anything further develops between them.

Samantha told IK she had sensed an underlying tension between her and Sipe, and thus the nomination did not come as a shock. She spoke to IK about her strike, and said straight out that she would not date Idris outside the house.

Mr. 265 chatted about his altercation with Tayo, and confessed that although it had been a tough moment, it was still entertaining. As a radio and television presenter, he knows that Big Brother Africa has been a great platform, but he agreed with Figgie that housemates were lazy, and there was a lot of hard work in store for him.

There was a change to the  Extravaganza this week, as housemates were not playing for immunity – the winners would receive a message from their loved ones instead. The lucky prize, which will go a long way in bolstering the spirits of the victorious Hotshots, went to Team B for their performance.

What could Biggie have in store for the week to come and the next Extravaganza? Make sure you stay tuned to find out.