My Wife Told Me To Keep My Family Out Of Big Brother Naija Show, Says TTT
FUNSHO AROGUNDADE
The latest evictee from the Big Brother Naija house, ThinTallTony (TTT), said his wife had instructed him before going into the game to keep his family out of the reality television show.
TTT has been heavily criticised for not disclosing to other contestants that he was married and had children.
But in an interview with Beat FM presenters on Tuesday, TTT said he was simply following his wife’s instructions.
“Before I went into the house, myself and my wife, we did speak. We are very private people so we like to keep our private lives private, she’s my backbone and I can’t make any decision without her asking or directing me,” he said.
“So, she made it clear before I went into the house that you keep my family out of it. I want the world to know you for who you are, your talent, which is what I have been hustling with.
“I kept it private because I never told anyone that I was married. I told Bisola at first that I was single then a week later, I told her that there’s a lot about me that you don’t know. I told her that I would tell her after leaving the house.”
TTT also denied that he engaged in oral sex with Bisola, a fellow housemate, saying that “nothing actually went down”.
He said: “Some people actually thought things were going on under the covers. We had our moments where we took off the microphone just to talk.”
“The real truth is you don’t spend that little time to do that much business. That was fake. You saw shapes. Nobody saw what happened under the covers. Nothing happened.”
When asked how he would feel if his wife was on the show, and he was watching her get close to other men, he said, “Myself and my wife kind of think alike. She’s very open-minded”.
TTT added: “My wife doesn’t like reality shows. She’s a private person. To be honest, I won’t feel anyway. We would have spoken about it.
“Family is everything to me. The kissing started from the kissing game. If you are playing a game, you are playing a game.”
ThinTallTony further noted that while he hoped to win the N25 prize money, his aim of going into the show was to use the platform to advance his craft as a thespian.
Meanwhile, the evicted Housemate’s wife, Laraba, has welcomed her husband back home, describing him as an amazing husband.
TTT returned to Lagos Tuesday morning after he was evicted on Sunday during the live show.
Laraba shared an update on her Instagram page, welcoming him home and thanking all TTT’s fans for keeping him in the multi-million naira reality show for so long.
She insisted that her husband was an amazing husband and father, despite the fact that he denied her and their kids over and over again on international TV and publicly made out with one of his fellow housemates, Bisola.
She wrote, “Thanks to everyone who voted and supported Thin Tall Tony. May God bless you all abundantly.
“Despite all that might have happened, Anthony is an amazing husband and father.
“Oya @ThinTallTony come and babysit, I have tried.”
TTT, who has since began his media tour after arriving the country following his eviction, has also taken to his Instagram page to thank everyone who supported him, saying the game’s N25 million he missed he will definitely make back in the next three months.
“We did our best, but fate is the ultimate decider. A very big thank you to everyone who supported Thin Tall Tony. Thin Tall Tony is back. He’s a great guy. And like I always say, he’s a complete package. I can assure you that he’s going to make the N25 million within three months of leaving the house.”