Former Big Brother Naija, BBNaija, housemate, Rico Swavey has disclosed that he helped one of the current housemates, Nengi to get selected for the reality television show.
Swavey revealed that Nengi had in 2018 sent him a DM on Instagram requesting for assistance on how to get selected for BBNaija auditioning.
In a tweet on his official Twitter handle, the former housemate said he started mentoring Nengi until she was selected as one of the current Lockdown housemates.
He wrote: “In 2018 a fan sent me a DM on Instagram telling me she will like to audition for #BBNaija
“Since then I have been mentoring her.
“She tried in 2019 but wasn’t picked.
“This year she succeeded. I’m going to support her till the end. That fan is NENGI.”