Winner of 2013 Big Brother Africa reality TV show Dillish Mathews has cleared the air about the news making rounds of her affair with Edo state governor.
She admitted to be linked with the governor and other high-rank political individuals in the country, but claims her relationship with the Edo state ruler is strictly on friend basis or more like a father-daughter relation.
She explains, “well, yes, I like his works, nothing else. He is now like a father to me. He had no idea who I was then when he hosted me and he has also hosted so
many other pageants in Edo State, which was part of what attracted him to me.”
Since her breakthrough to stardom after winning the grand price of the 2013 edition of Big Brother Africa, the 23-year-old Namibian model took a keen interest in the Nigeria entertainment industry; she featured in Flavour’s “Ikwokrikwo” video and have also been hosted to various interviews in different shows.
On her ties with Nigeria she said:
“Oh, I love Nigeria. I just finished my first Nollywood movie and hoping to do more jobs here in your country. It has been fun and cool working here in Nollywood. I love the warm reception here.”
She also let out on how “overwhelmed” she is by the attention she has been receiving since her success.
“I get lots of free stuff and more smiles from people. Sincerely, the love and support have been overwhelming and I hope and pray it continues to grow. It has opened a lot of doors for me and people are more willing to do business with me now and that’s important to me. You cannot quantify the gains of winning such a continental reality show.
I can’t really go to certain places anymore. Don’t forget that stardom has its own challenges too. The important thing is for one to adapt and make appropriate changes in line with your new status.”