BBNaija All Stars Finale Live Update: Ilebaye Emerges Winner, Beats Mercy, Others to Win N120m
The BBNaija All Stars show has been 10 weeks of rollercoaster with all the 20 housemates and four house guests bringing unlimited drama to our TV screens.
The time viewers have been waiting for is now almost here as the show host, Ebuka Obi-Uchendu gets set to announce the winner of the N120 million grand prize.
Recall that only six housemates, Pere, Cross, Mercy, CeeC, Ilebaye and Adekunle, made it to the finals and just one of them will take home the grand prize.
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How fans voted
The voting result was displayed and Cross came in at the bottom with 4.60%, Pere had 5.82%, Adekunle had 12.61% votes.
For the top three finalists, CeeC had 23.41%, Mercy had 23.48% and Ilebaye emerged as the winner with 30.08%.
Ilebaye wins BBNaija All Stars season
Ebuka kept the viewers in suspense before he finally announced Ilebaye as the BBNaija All Stars season. Ilebaye immediately fell to the ground after she won as confetti was sprayed on the stage and the crowd screamed with excitement.
Top 2 finalists Mercy and Ilebaye come on stage
After Buju BNXN's music performance, Ebuka called on the two finalists, Mercy and Ilebaye. As they emerged on stage, the crowd went gaga with excitement and cheers of Baye and Mercy filled the air. Someone in the crowd also gave Mercy a bouquet of flowers.
Ebuka proceeded to speak with Ilebaye and noted that she never seemed surprised every time she survived eviction. According to her, she was calm because she believed God was with her.
Mercy on the other hand was asked how come she seemed to be scared that she would not reach the finals. She replied that she was on BBNaija four years ago and it has not been easy competing with new people.
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Ilebaye admitted that she was very surprised to have made it far enough to become a finalist. According to her, she will focus on building her Gen Z Baddie empire.
Mercy was in tears as she spoke on how it makes her feel seeing the crowd screaming her name. According to her, it's really worth it coming back on the BBNaija show. She also described Pere as her very good friend and after the show she plans to keep pushing her businesses.
Buju BNXN performs
Talented Nigerian singer, BNXN formerly known as Buju was the second music artiste to perform at the BBNaija All Stars finale. He started out with one of his songs, Bad Since 87', and excited fans in the crowd waved at him. The music star went ahead to perform his second song for the night, Kilometre, and the people in the crowd danced along with him.
Final 2 housemates Ilebaye and Mercy come on stage as Biggie switches off lights
Ebuka came on stage and told Mercy and Ilebaye to leave the Big Brother house. After their exit, Big Brother gave viewers a tour of the house as the lights were switched off, it was an emotional moment for fans.
CeeC returns on stage to speak on her time on BBNaija All Stars
CeeC came on stage and explained that she is now a movie producer and a director. Her time in the house was also displayed. Ebuka asked CeeC who she missed more between Ike and Neo and she chose Ike. She also revealed that she her next move after leaving BBNaija is movie making.
Skales returns on stage for 2nd performance of the night
Top Nigerian singer, Skales, returned on stage after CeeC's eviction to perform one of his songs titled As I Wake Up. His backup dancers were also on hand to display their moves before Skales moved on to his next song titled Booty Language.
CeeC gets evicted from top 3 finalists
Ebuka left the fans in suspense as the three finalists, CeeC, Ilebaye and Mercy were the last 3 finalists standing. He eventually announced that CeeC had been evicted. The crowd went crazy as some of them scream with excitement and others expressed shock that CeeC was no longer in the running to win the N120 million prize.
3 women remain as finalists as Ebuka evicts Adekunle
Ebuka returned on stage to evict another BBNaija finalist, Adekunle. This left behind three female housemates as finalists namely Mercy Eke, CeeC, Ilebaye.
Adekunle joined Ebuka on stage and spoke on his time on the show. He spoke on being a finalist on two occasions and it is all that matters to him. He also addressed Venita who was in the crowd and he called her the Mother of Dragons while asking how she was feeling. Adekunle also spotted his father in the crowd and made sure to greet him.
Ebuka gives prize run down
Ebuka announced that the BBNaija All Stars winner will go home with N120 million, a trip for two from Travel Beta, a car from Innoson Motors, Nexus electrical appliances, one year supply of Pepsi, diary products from ARLA, snacks from Munch It, Oriflame products, Titus sardines, a Tecno phone, Hawaii soaps, Lush hair products and WAW detergents.
Ebuka returns on stage as 4 finalists remain in the house
Ebuka came back on the stage rocking a multicoloured white suit. Another show host, Miss Vick, also spoke with one of the ex-housemates, Uriel, who was in the crowd. According to Uriel, her top 2 housemates are CeeC and Ilebaye.
Pere becomes 2nd finalist to be evicted from BBNaija All Stars
Ebuka returned on stage to announce the second finalist out of the total six to be leaving the house. Pere was named as the next evicted housemate as the crowd screamed on.
Pere is ushered on stage to cheers from his fans in the crowd. He spoke on his relationship with Mercy and he described it as genuine and authentic friendship. Ebuka also asked him about Kim Oprah considering that he also recently wrote her a letter. According to Pere, he also has a genuine, authentic friendship with her.
Cross addresses the crowd after his eviction
Cross, who is a BBNaija finalist for the second time, said it was worth it that he spent N4 million naira to get to the finals. Recall that he paid Neo N3 million and Omashola N1 million for their Moniepoint coins so that he could buy immunity.
Toke Makinwa reports from viewing centre
The second BBNaija All Stars show host for the night, Toke Makinwa, introduced herself from the viewing centre in Victoria Island, Lagos.
She went ahead to speak with Moniepoint boss, Mr Yemi Araloye. He called it an amazing collaboration and described BBNaija as a big platform in Africa. According to him, they are in the business of creating financial happiness and Big Brother has given them a lot of exposure.
Cross becomes first finalist to be evicted from BBNaija All Stars
Ebuka returned on stage to announce the first finalist to leave the show. The crowd can be heard screaming behind him as he calls on Cross to leave the house.
Big Brother speaks to the housemates one last time
The camera goes back into the house to show the housemates as Big Brother addresses them. He started off his speech with an African proverb before calling them a galaxy of stars gracing the lounge. Big Brother however reminded the housemates that some stars shine brighter than others as he calls Adekunle the Barbeque man, CeeC the Queen of Spartans, Ilebaye the Gen Z baddie, Pere the General, Mercy the Queen of Merceneries and Cross the boss.
Big Brother advised the six finalists to shine on in their future endeavours and to always remember that he is always watching.
Ebuka returns on stage after Skales' performance
Ebuka gets the fans excited as he describes the BBNaija All Stars as the best to have ever aired. He also reminds viewers that the grand prize of N120 million is at stake as well as bragging rights for being able to win the show.
The show host calls on the crowd to represent their fan bases as he spots media personality, Miss Vick, in the crowd.
Skales performs on stage
Popular Nigerian singer, Skales, is the first performer of the night. He serenades fans with one of his songs, Koni Baje, as his backup dancers entertain the crowd with their moves.
Ebuka comes on stage
The BBNaija All Stars show host, Ebuka Obi Uchendu, comes on stage to speak on the six finalists on the show. He holds up the black envelope that holds their fate.
The parrot starts to speak, saying that he knows what Ebuka and Big Brother got up to last night.
