Former Big Brother Naija housemate Ike Onyeama has revealed that he and ex-housemate Mercy Eke are still in a romantic relationship without being engaged in the traditional way.
In an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Tuesday, the reality TV star revealed that he doesn’t post his girlfriend’s picture on social media as a strategy to help boost their brand and fan base.
The 26-year-old mentioned that they have been very supportive of each other’s businesses.
“We are still doing our thing, we have not officially done the engagement or moved in together yet, but she comes to my place every other day and I go to her place as well. We still go to each other’s house and try not to overdo it, maybe stay the night or two, but not too much, just because of tradition.
“When it comes to business, things have gotten a lot better, before it was more like all of us as ex-housemates were in competition with each other, but now, everyone is finding their place and we are all comfortable helping each other out.
“I will say the Mercy & Ike show was like a blessing because before the show, we were both focused on our fan base and trying to keep our fan base strong, it was really an idea that promoting one another will weaken our brand. Like if I was to promote Mercy, it will weaken my brand or if she was to promote my brand it will weaken her brand that is the kind of idea people were giving us. So, I am now going private, posting just myself and not showing anything about Mercy really calmed things down,” he said.
Speaking on his future aspirations, Ike said he would love to own a club but this had not been possible due to financial constraints.
The former Big Brother Naija housemate expressed his excitement over being acknowledged and called for movie roles after his appearance in Tinsel auditioning, Diane Russet’s short film and two other movies.
Mercy and Ike own a reality TV show called The Mercy and Ike Show currently streaming on Showmax.
