On today’s edition of #esplashontvc, the geng had a special interview with the ex-bbnaija housemate HERMES who revealed so many details about the level-up season. WATCH!
Hermes whose actual name is Hermes Chibueze Iyele is an artist, basketballer and public speaker
He has had the opportunity to perform some of his original dance pieces at reputable festivals in Lagos, Glasgow (Scotland’s western Lowlands) and Rotterdam (City in the Netherlands), and has also appeared in music videos for afrobeat stars including Burna Boy, Davido and Ajebo Hustlers.
What made you go into Big Brother Naija?
Everything that my community did at Oworonshoki to help or keep me in the house is only a reciprocal energy base on the work we have done in the neighbourhood. We have done a whole lot.
I and a group of other very enthusiastic people have done a lot for the community with no support from the government or anybody. We have lots of kids with training in theatre art and sport and some travelled out based on the opportunity we opened them up to.
For me, the drive was and still is, the fact that I have had to do more than necessary to get to this point but it is exactly what it is for me. It’s been actually very difficult but within my journey, after I got to certain standards, I was sure that all of this was not necessary.
They could have been someone or something to get the knowledge that was required for me to move with ease from one stage of growth to the other and not having that made the work span more than how it was supposed to be.
That’s why I have been saying everywhere that the only thing I am interested in is building platforms where young like myself who probably will not get the chance to get opportunities in time will get basic knowledge and training so they can flourish on their own.
I have given a lot to the industry and a lot of these things were not even paid for because I just wanted to get my face out there and that’s why I went for big brother, I have been doing a whole lot before Big Brother but people can’t see it or did not trust it because we were doing it in the slum.
But while we were doing it in the slum was also very essential and in my opinion, that’s where a lot of help needs to go and it’s just where I just want to pick up from.
Before I went to a big brother’s house I was already in the conversation to start my own production company for a platform to train kids and get them out there. With this platform and visibility, all I want to do is work.
What part of the house do you miss?
I feel like it’s hard to place it because every part or experience has its relevance but I would say during tasks because I was made to compete well and I do enjoy good competition.
Being amongst very strong individuals in the house, I learnt a lot from all of these amazing people, The hard times, the beautiful moment and the part where I fell in love and had that experience. Every bit of my experience in that house was grande, I won’t take anything g away from it.
I feel like the things I didn’t feel so well, were the reason oi tried to find out what could work well. Everything just worked for hand in hand.
I will never go back to watch the show and not because I don’t want to but because I want to understand that every individual was competing for the same thing and because we were competing, people will go on and beyond.
100 million is nobody’s mate and even the visibility as well. So however any individual likes to compete in the house, is based on understanding that there were sets before they went to the house.
See the video below for more!
