BBNaija star Tobi Bakre shoot his shot at Nollywood sweetheart Genevieve Nnaji dailyadvent.comNov 24,

In a recent interview the e BBNaija reality star talked about his private life, career, his  ultimate 

desire to work with Genevieve Nnaji and how life has been since he left the show. There is no 

doubt that Oluwatobi Bakre is one of the most talked about ex-housemates of Big Brother 

Naija Reality TV show.

Also known as Double Wahala, the ex banker also doubles as a photographer and was at the 

centre of controversies that rocked the last edition of BBN. And even after exiting the BBN 

house, Tobi has remained a hot item. In this interview with Rita Okoye, the University of Lagos 

graduate speaks about life, passion, his aspirations and screen goddess, Genevieve Nnaji.

“It’s been amazing. From being in the Big Brother and leaving the Big Brother house to looking 

at where I am today, when I look at the things I have accomplished so far, I can only say it’s 

been a good year for me”.

“It was very interesting for me actually. I used to be a currency dealer. I also worked in money 

market but the banking life generally was a bit of routine. And I had a lot more I wanted to do 

that I wasn’t exploring. I love photography, I wanted to be a media person as well. I am not 

really an office person. Generally, it is routine life; every day is the same but the life that I have 

now is different. Every day is different. I feel better. I feel alive living the kind of life I have now”

BBN received over a million applications for the last show which you emerged a housemate. 

What if you weren’t picked and nobody knows Tobi now, what would you have done?

Before now people knew Tobi Bakre but it wasn’t on this scale. It’s a lot more international now 

but in my own zone I was still doing okay. If the opportunity in Big Brother didn’t come I 

probably would have changed jobs or been on the same job. Maybe I would have tried other 

opportunities. And don’t forget that I was doing photography which I found very interesting.

Tobi also talked about photography and banking:

“Yes, I am doing an exhibition at the end of the year, a photo art exhibition.Working in the 

banking world I always wanted to do something more. I wanted to be in the media but at that 

point I didn’t have the patience or let’s say, I couldn’t just leave the banking hall to start 

attending auditions and all that so I needed a platform to do the things I wanted to do. Right 

now, a lot of people can see what I can do and are hiring me and that is mind blowing”.

He also talked about acting:

“Eventually I will still go to acting school just to cross the T’s and dots the I’s but generally, 

acting is natural for me. But I know I still have to brush up; it’s been interesting for me.I have 

always wanted to act and I thank God for the platform. People noticed that I could do it while I 

was on the show. This is why I am getting the roles. It is just to do more and show people the 

range of my passion and bingo! The sky will not be my limit” It was weird but that is how first-

times are really. When I got there I was thinking to myself ‘so now you are trying to be 

somebody you are not.’ But that is what acting is all about. Yes, it was pretty weird in an 

interesting way and it was challenging. And seeing the growth so far has really motivated me 

because I remember the first time I had to be on set for a week and after I saw the 

improvement I was impressed with myself.

People Tobi admires in Nollywood:

Kunle Afolayan, Ramsey Nouah, AY, Genevieve, Rita Dominic among a host of others. And that 

was because they have done it back to back. And now that I am in the industry, I now know it is 

easy to criticize when you are outside but when you are in it, you will get to respect these actors

more. I respect the young actors doing their everyday hustle too.

Talking about Genevieve Nnaji:

Wow! All of the veterans and that is because the older people have more to teach you when it 

comes to acting. I have been on set with Sola Sobowale. From day one I learnt a lot from her. 

Truth is, when you act with such people you become a better actor faster. Yes. It will be nice to 

act with Genevieve. I have been saying it and I want to say it again so that the dream can come 

through. From my mouth to God’s ears I have to, I would like to be in one of Genevieve Nnaji’s 

productions.

It is not belittling. What I meant was that Big Brother gave me the platform to show people 

what  can do. Apparently, you can’t just leave four years in banking and start from the scratch. You 

have to know exactly what you want to do. I needed a platform and being on Big Brother gave 

me the platform. Already, a lot of people know what I can do now.It is the fact that you have the 

power to be anything. If you are given a script whether you like the character or not, you have to 

act the part. Every role you are given has to be challenging because you have got to do it well. 

When they say be a mad or whatever, I am able to deliver.There is always the Tobi vibe. So the l

over boy Tobi is different from the Pastor Tobi. In every role I play I infuse a bit of my 

personality; that makes me different.