Imisi: How Vulnerability Helped Me Win Big Brother Naija
Winner of Big Brother Naija Season 10, Opeyemi Ayanwale, popularly known as Imisi, has said her openness and authenticity were key to her victory in the reality TV show. In an interview with Oghenovo Egodo-Michael, Imisi described her win as a surreal and emotional experience. “I feel good, excited, and deeply grateful. It still feels unreal — I haven’t fully come to terms with it,” she said. Speaking about her first conversation with her mother after the win, she said, “She told me, ‘You are a child that made me proud.’ Those words meant everything to me.” When asked about the strategy that earned her the title, Imisi credited her honesty and emotional openness. “My vulnerability was my greatest strength. If being myself was seen as a strategy, then so be it. I was just living my truth,” she said. […]