BBNaija: Adekunle Olapade Defends Housemates, Says “We All See Each Other N*ked”
Former Big Brother Naija star Adekunle Olapade has weighed in on the controversies surrounding intimate videos of housemates Koyin and Isabella, as well as Jason Jae and Sultana.
In a candid podcast interview with Pulse, Adekunle revealed that nudity is a normal part of the Big Brother Naija experience, stressing that it is not unusual for housemates to develop attraction to one another.
“All the housemates see each other n*ked, in case you don’t know,” he said. “You cannot be in a house with somebody that you see without clothes almost every day and not be attracted to the person. It won’t work.”
Adekunle also accused fans of being hypocritical, noting that while viewers criticize housemates for intimacy, they also eagerly consume the drama and conversations around such moments.
The reality TV star, who first appeared in the ‘Level Up’ season (2022) before returning for the All Stars edition (2023), argued that relationships and attractions on the show are a natural response to the unique living conditions inside the house.
Opinion: The Double Standard of Reality TV
Adekunle’s comments expose a truth many fans may not want to admit—reality TV thrives on intimacy and drama, yet the same audience that fuels its popularity often turns around to criticize the housemates for being “too open.”
Living in a confined space, sharing bathrooms, dressing rooms, and personal moments with strangers for weeks is far from ordinary life. Under such conditions, attraction is inevitable. What many viewers forget is that housemates are not just “entertainment characters,” they are humans with emotions and impulses, living in an artificial environment designed to test boundaries.
The backlash over housemates’ intimacy highlights a deeper societal hypocrisy: we consume entertainment laced with romance and scandal, yet shame the real people behind it. Perhaps it’s time to allow housemates to explore relationships in the house without attaching unnecessary moral judgment.
Because at its heart, Big Brother Naija is a social experiment—and what is more human than the pull of attraction?
