Popular Nollywood actor Timini Egbuson has said that he almost represented Nigeria on the Big Brother Africa platform.
He recently revealed that he was very close to representing the country on the reality show, but he was dropped eventually.
Speaking on a recent episode of The Culture League podcast, Timini shared that the painful setback turned out to be a blessing because he was cast in the popular TV series MTV Shuga Naija the same year.
According to him, he actually reached the stage of organizers asking potential housemates to park their bags and wait to be called to join the show, but Tayo was picked eventually.
Insisting that he has no regrets, he stated that looking at the trajectory of his career now, Nollywood is where he is ordained by God to be.
“I have learnt that sometimes, lost opportunities could be a blessing. I have so many colleagues that have gotten opportunities that I wanted, I’ve gotten opportunities that people wanted as well.
But when I look at the trajectory of my career, some of those things that I might have gotten would have completely derailed me from where I am today. And I believe that where I am today is where I am ordained by God to be.
I was supposed to be on Big Brother Africa some years ago, it was about five of us, we’ve done all the necessary things and they asked us to pack our bags and wait to be called to join the show. I even hired someone to manage my social media but they didn’t pick me. I think Tayo went, I’m not sure who went that year,” he said.
Timini further noted that if he was picked to be on Big Brother, his hype in the entertainment industry would have gone down after some years.
He concluded by saying that even though missed opportunities often appear to be setbacks, they can sometimes serve as a springboard to greater achievements.
“But that was the year that I did MTV Shuga and MTV Shuga is what launched my career to who I am today.
If I had gone on Big Brother, the hype would have gone down by now or I might not have made it in the entertainment industry. So, sometimes, when you lose opportunities, you just have to count it as a blessing, dust your feet and keep on moving. That’s one hard lesson I have learnt,” he added.
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