Another twist has been introduced to this season’s Big Brother Africa, which will hit the screens on 5 October, 2014.

It is appropriately termed Hotshots, and Big Brother has commenced teasing its teeming fans by revealing three Hotshots from the various participating countries, daily.

The Nigerian Housemate has also been revealed, and her name is Lilian.

Known as ‘SexyLeeLee’ to her friends, Lillian is a model, actor, presenter, and tax collector!

She entered Big Brother Hotshots for ‘the platform it provides and the publicity that comes with it, and of course the winning prize – the money’.

Lillian disclosed that she’s not willing to sell herself short to win the grand prize.

If she does win, she’ll invest in her talk show, which is about ‘helping upcoming talents’ and get herself a house.

Lilian’s favourite foods are rice and plantain and she likes watching Baggage on TV and listing to 2Face Idibia.

She doesn’t have a favourite book, but likes movies like Think Like A Man, Blended, Friends With Benefits, Bridesmaids and Twelve Years A Slave.

Her favourite actor is Angelina Jolie, because ‘she’s creative and can switch roles easily’.

Speaking on the reality show, Wangi Mba-Uzoukwu, M-Net Africa Regional Director (West Africa), said that the viewers are in for almost as many surprises as the housemates.

“We work hard to make each season of   Big Brother Africa bigger than the last – and we’ve really upped the ante this year,” Mba-Uzoukwu said. “Big Brother Hotshots is going to bring viewers exciting innovations, heart-stopping twists and uniquely African glamour, 24/7 for the duration of their stay in the house. Both fans and housemates are in for some unmissable television!”

Also Lilian said her favourite place in Nigeria is Lagos, and she says the best thing about Africa is its cultural diversity.

Outside her home country, she’d like to visit California for the opportunities she believes it would provide her to improve her career.

Lilian’s role model is Oprah Winfrey, because of her strength, and the person who has most influenced her life is her mother, ‘because she has always believed in me and encouraged me to follow my dreams’.

She described herself as ‘spontaneous, easy-going, focused and confident’ and says her best assets are that she’s ambitious, a good listener, flexible, persuasive, competitive, independent and original.

Big Brother Africa the continent’s biggest reality show which will go live on DStv and GOtv on Sunday 5 October will gave the housemates a chance compete for a massive prize pot of USD 300 000.

Other revealed are Big Brother Hotshots include Ghanaian: M’am Bea, Age: 25

Ghanaian M’am Bea lists her occupation as ‘Acting Trainee Manager/Fashion Designer’, and has a diploma in Management Finance. Her favourite foods are yam and nkontomere stew, fufu, palm nut soup and jolof rice. M’am Bea likes music by Sarkodie, Mafikizolo, John Legend, Wizkid and D’Banj.

Her favourite place in Ghana is Aburi Garden and she says the best thing about Africa is that ‘it expresses diversity through colours and we are not ashamed to exhibit that’. Outside of her home country, her favourite place in the world is South Africa: ‘it offers so many opportunities and it offers young people the opportunity to study and become great people in the world’.

M’am Bea’s role model is her mom, because ‘she is strong, humble, God-fearing and puts her family first’.

Inspired to enter Big Brother Hotshots by her talent and ‘the unity of all African countries coming together as one to learn and share’, M’am Bea also lists making it onto the show as her proudest achievement so far. ‘It will give me room to showcase my personality and influence young, gifted youth out there,’ she said.

Describing herself as a ‘driven, humble and respectful self-starter’, M’am Bea says that viewers can expect her ‘true self’, her ‘fashion sense, sense of humour, cooking skills, intelligence and wise words’ to shine through on screen. She says she’s ‘humbled and overwhelmed’, knowing that the continent’s eyes will be on her.

Namibia: Luis, Age: 23

Associate Producer Luis has a B. Tech in Financial Information.

He loves anything made with or from potatoes, his favourite book is The Alchemist and he enjoys the music of Kanye West. His favourite TV shows are Game of Thrones, The Fixer and The Good Wife, and his all-time favourite film is Ali.

Luis said his favourite place in Namibia is the river beds in his home town of Rundu, ‘where the mighty Okavango Delta flows into the ocean’.

He added that the best thing about Africa is ‘the diverse cultures – however different, every single one is somehow relatable by being connected to the next one’.

He called Los Angeles ‘the city of dreams where anybody can make it, given the right amount of perseverance and correct hustle’.

His role models are his parents because they had the biggest influence on his life. ‘They took care of not only my siblings and I, but also my cousins, grandmother and their own siblings,’ he said. ‘They taught me spiritual values from infancy – those values have brought me this far in life’. He’s most proud of the achievement of graduating from university while being Namibia’s top male international model.

Luis entered Big Brother Hotshots because Namibia has never been represented by anyone from the Okavango region before. ‘I’d be grateful to tell my story to Africa – hopefully it inspires many others with a similar past,’ he noted.

He expressed excitement to have the whole continent watching him and if he wins the grand prize, Luis will build a film and television studio in Namibia.