The “short” display of romance between Ghana’s Elikem and Zimbabwe’s
Pokello when they kissed on stage after Elikem was evicted two weeks ago
at the Big Brother Africa finals, must have made many among the
audience and viewers across Africa exclaim under their breath, “these
two again.”
Though there was a hint of a possible
relationship back in the house and later confirmation by the couple
themselves after the show, a lot of people have doubted the
sustainability of Elikem 24, and 27-year-old Pokello’s relationship.
Following
the talk about their age difference which seems to have created a lot
of “buzz” recently, Elikem says he was not worried about age as a factor
in choosing a partner he wants to be with. Elikem is three years
younger than Pokello.
Speaking with Showbiz last Tuesday, he said
though a lot of people have questioned the rationale for being an
“item” with the older Pokello, he could not be bothered about their age
difference.
“I don’t know why people would want to make a fuss
about our relationship because of the age difference. If I find some
qualities of a virtuous wife in a woman, I don’t know what age has got
to with it.
“I went to the house not attached to any woman. By
God’s grace, I found someone like Pokello and I don’t know why we both
cannot start on a good note because of age factor.
“I don’t feel
younger at all and I’m very much okay. I have dated a lady five years
older than me before so the age difference between Pokello and I, is
actually not a big deal for me,” he stated.
He dismissed claims
that he was caught in a love triangle with housemates Feza, Fatimah and
Pokello before finally settling on the Zimbabwean lady.
“I was
never a playboy or confused as people are suggesting. The truth is that I
made moves on Feza because I thought she was a nice person I could
start something with but she turned me down because her culture frowned
on a woman dating a younger guy.
“She also made me understand
that she was in love with Oneal and I had to respect her decision. As
for Fatima, she was just a friend and nothing more than that,” Elikem
added.
On life in the Big Brother house, Elikem dispelled the public perception that most of the happenings in the House were staged.
“You
have no idea how difficult it is to be locked up in a house with no
radio and television. It is really a difficult situation and whatever
viewers saw was100 percent real”.
He was rather hesitant to
comment on Pokello’s sex tape with her ex-boyfriend because that was in
the past and he was looking forward to the future with Pokello.
Elikem
said he was not bothered by the cultural differences that exist between
Ghana and Zimbabwe because from what he learnt from Big Brother,
Africans are one people and marrying Pokello would have nothing to do
with her nationality.
Asked how soon Ghanaians should expect to
hear the wedding bells, he let out an infectious laugh and said: “It is
too early to talk about marriage but I think things are looking good for
us. We just started and waiting for what the future holds for us.”
Pokello
is expected to be in Ghana on September 13 for Elikem’s welcome party
at the Aphrodisiac Night Club and another at the Vienna City night club
in Kumasi a week later.
For now, Elikem says he is taking
advantage of the popularity gained from Big Brother to build his brand
and acting career which took off before he entered the Big Brother
house.
“I already have three scripts and I know people will enjoy
that aspect of my life apart from the fashion business. Ghanaians
should expect nothing but the best of Elikem ‘the tailor’ as I journey
into the world of show business,” he stated.
Elikem was the first
Ghanaian housemate to get to the finals of the Big Brother Africa show
since its inception seven years ago. Before Big Brother, Elikem had a
taste of the make-belief industry when he featured in two films by Abdul
Salam Mumuni titled Cheaters and Hunters.
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