Last year, the world celebrate Gen Z baddie Ilebaye when she came out as the winner of the eight and All Star season of Big Brother Naija.
It was a very big win of the young woman and fans worldwide believed it would propel the winner into mega fame. However, since winning the crown and money, Ilebaye has been surprisingly quiet in the entertainment industry.
Now, during a new interview with Savvy Media Africa, Ilebaye is opening up about why this is the case, and about what has been happening behind the scenes since winning the show. Here is what Ilebaye said.
Speaking about her struggles since winning Big Brother Naija, mismanagement, things she’s trying to work on, and more, Ilebaye said:
ILEBAYE: People think I’m unserious. People think I’m not taking the fame well. People think I’m not using the opportunity I have well. I don’t know how the industry works, and I’m just looking at God to help me handle the fame. Winning the Big Brother All Stars is not easy and I know I made a lot of mistakes in the past due to the fact that my old management couldn’t handle the fact that I am a winner. They were not able to bring me out more to the world, to the spotlight. But it’s not too late. I can’t do it alone.
I’ve been busy re-branding myself because I know that I made a lot of mistakes in the past. I’m amending my mistakes, and rebranding myself, and amending the mistakes my last management did to me.
I haven’t been myself lately. The fact that there’s some stuff I do before that I can’t do again like I can’t use keke even if there’s traffic because if I do, there’ll be somebody that will try to take picture. I’m very simple, but because of my fame now, I can’t wear polo T-shirts and joggers to go and get something. And I have to get used to it.
I’ve stopped going through my DMs. I’m not really on Twitter. I don’t handle my social media because the last time I did, I read a comment that almost broke me down. I literally was thinking about my life for like few days. So in as much as my fans try to hide the hate, they can’t really hide it from my DMs. In as much as you have many lovers, there are still haters that will want to pick on you and make you feel like less of yourself. So I just try to ignore them and don’t give them the audience. Even if they say I’m a nobody, I know I’m the best version of myself.
To my fans, I love you guys. I know I don’t say it much. I love the fact that you guys support me, you guys love me. It’s not easy. I know I don fall una hand a bit. But you guys are still there, and I love you guys so much.