Fatima has a case to answer—Natasha

Newly evicted Big Brother Africa (BBA) housemate Natasha Tonthola says Fatima Nkata owes her an an explanation for the cold treatment she gave her in the house.

Speaking in a telephone interview from South Africa, Natasha said what Fatima did was “un-Malawian”.

“This girl must explain to me what I did to her. She must not lie that she did that out of fear of nomination. She has got a case to answer because she embarrassed our country and she will explain,” said an irate Natasha.

However, upon eviction last week, Fatima said her distance from compatriot Natasha was calculated to avoid being targets for nomination.

When Fatima was being evicted, she kept on calling “no drama” as Natasha cried for her. In the process,  she said “Can someone take care of this?” motioning at her crying compatriot.

“The comments I made upon eviction were merely to communicate to Natasha that she is the last housemate. That was merely semantics–-meaning this situation–I wanted her to know that the game is on her now that she is the remaining Malawian,” said Fatima.

However, Natasha who entered the BBA house as the underdog compared to Fatima, a former television presenter, said she confronted Fatima one day on the issue of their friendship.

“It’s funny that I was friends with everyone in the house except her. Each time I tried to approach her,  Fatima gave me a cold shoulder. I would even greet her three times at times even in Chichewa.

“BBA wasn’t about Natasha or Fatima. We were representing our country Malawi. I even told Biggie about her behaviour and he asked me if he should take it up with her, but I just left the matter there,” she said.

Natasha explained that she even confronted Fatima one day in the bathroom and she said she wasn’t acting warmly towards her due to pressure of being in the house.

“But I felt she was just trying to make up a story. For instance, when she was leaving everyone heard her outbursts towards me. But how come she still gave me a cold shoulder even though she was being evicted?” said Natasha.

Natasha, who arrives in the country today through Kamuzu International Airport, says she is looking forward to coming back home and getting back to her life.

She says she is proud to be the only housemate who went in the house and wore traditional wear throughout her stay in the house.

“I am looking forward to coming home and I don’t have any regrets because there is nothing shameful that I did in the house,” said the flamboyant Natasha who owns a restaurant at Area 13 Market and an interior decorating business.

“I do interior deco for expatriates and also volunteer as an HIV /Aids counsellor. But I would love to be an ambassador for malaria, reproductive health and to encourage girls to stay in school.”

She said if she had to choose someone to win the BBA money this year, it would be Nigerian housemate Melvin who did not swap himself from nomination for anyone else.

She explained: “He is genuine and sacrificed himself. He deserves to win the money at this point, but I could change my mind after I start watching the game.”

She said all those people who said she was faking her crying to gain sympathy do not know what they are talking about.

“They are not God and shouldn’t judge. They should have waited to ask me. I am very emotional and probably cried the most in the BBA house.”