Monday, May 25, 2026 - Big Brother Naija Season 7 winner Josephina Otabor, popularly known as Phyna, has said her biggest regret is using the prize money she won from the show to support family members instead of investing it.
Phyna said she was young and naive when she left the show
and didn’t manage the prize money she won properly.
Speaking during a recent livestream, the reality star blamed
her family members for not giving her good financial advice.
She said instead of encouraging her to invest, they were
constantly demanding for financial support and even turned against her when she
wasn’t able to meet their request.
“The mistake I made was using my Big Brother Naija prize
money to support family members instead of investing it. I thought I was
helping my family members and sorting out their debts. I was spending
generously on them. None of the older family members called me to give me
financial advice on how to invest or manage the money well.
“All of them were constantly demanding money from me for
several stuff. I dug a lot of boreholes for family members. But the moment I
started saying ‘No’ that was the beginning of my problem with family members.
They complain and even call me out in the media whenever I can’t meet their
demands. But now that the money has finished, I’m the only one facing the
reality alone,” she lamented.
Phyna received a N100 million grand prize as the winner of
Big Brother Naija Season 7 in 2022.
The package consisted of N50 million in actual cash and
another N50 million worth of prizes from the show’s sponsors.
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