Re: Makosi claims to be 'The Black Princess Diana'

On Jul 31, 9:41 am, Ed <eabow...@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Makosi: I'm the black Diana

Metro, Tuesday, July 31, 2007

Makosi - former Big Brother star Makosi Musambasi kept the nation
entertained during the summer of 2005 with her scheming antics in the
Big Brother house. She subsequently found herself out of a job,
threatened with deportation and the subject of lurid tabloid stories.
Was it worth it?

"I auditioned for Big Brother because I wanted to win the £100,000
prize money. My mum needed an operation and I couldn't pay for it on a
nurse's salary. Big Brother isn't looking for someone who will sit in
the corner and not do anything. I was top-class entertainment. When
you entertain, you aren't looking for people to love you - you're
looking for them to have an emotion towards you. "

"I appreciate love and hate. I know my behaviour in the hot tub when I
had unprotected sex [with fellow housemate Anthony, although he denies
it] upset people. I'm from Africa, where so many people die of Aids,
so I should have known better but I wasn't prepared for the reaction I
got when I left the house. "

"Davina McCall is the face of Big Brother and she gave me a very
aggressive interview. Going through so much *** only to be rejected
by the face of Big Brother was terrible. I felt totally disrespected."

Bad reputation

"I couldn't go back to Zimbabwe. The African media made a huge fuss of
what I did in the house. I did a shoot for Nuts magazine and the
African press turned it into 'Makosi is a sex maniac'. When I claimed
asylum here, it made things worse for me. The Zimbabwean security
services are on my case - when those people want to talk to you, they
don't want to chat, they want to kill you. I appreciate where I grew
up but I came to Britain when I was 18 and I feel at home here now."

"At first, I didn't know the impact of what had happened in the house
and I considered going back to my nursing job. I still miss nursing. I
was a cardiac nurse, though, so if someone had a heart attack and they
saw Makosi looking after them, it could disturb their recovery too
much.
I made a reasonable amount of money after Big Brother and haven't had
to work for two years but I'd like a job. I sometimes feel useless and
know I'm not using my talents to their full potential. That's one of
the problems of doing Big Brother. I can't walk into a hospital and
get a job. They'll say: 'Makosi, you need someone to look after you.'
A lot of people think I'm crazy. "

Public animosity

"Someone threatened to beat me up in H&M. This lady asked: 'Are you
Makosi?' then started screaming and shouting. She was very aggressive.
The manager hid me in the staff room until she left. I still get it
today. People will say: 'Is that Makosi? She's a black bitch.' I have
enough people to love me not to worry about those who don't. People
sometimes pretend not to know who I am just to be rude. "

"I don't like being screamed at but I'm a strong woman and cope with
it. I think: 'Suit yourself, I don't know your name but you know
mine.' There were stories that I became a prostitute. It hurts because
it upsets my family. I don't care when people judge me but I don't
like it when people make my family feel like they've failed. I have a
big cupboard of skeletons but prostitution isn't one of them. "

"I don't regret doing Big Brother because now I have a voice. Every
woman likes attention and I like the fact everyone knows who I am. On
the negative side, I can't go back to nursing, I can't go back to my
country and I can't pull. Men have seen my breasts in magazines - who
wouldn't want me? But no one wants to know! They think: 'She comes
with such baggage.' I think I'm the black Princess Diana. She was
misunderstood and couldn't get a date - and that's me!"

Out of control

"If people want to do reality TV, I'd tell them don't do it for money
or to be famous. Your expectations won't be fulfilled. Only do it if
you're suicidal. Looking back, realising that I gave people complete
control over my life for three months is frightening. You are very
vulnerable."

"They are in total control of what the public will think about you.
I'd do another reality show, though. I had a lot of fun. I'm one of
those people who does things that end up hurting themselves."

I find it sad that a nurse would have unprotected sex with a stranger.
Mind you, smoking and excessive drinking are very common among health
care workers.

Looks like another attention-seeking chav trying to get famous.

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