Nigerian dancer and former Big Brother Naija star Roseline Omokhoa Afije, popularly known as Liquorose, has revealed how testing positive for COVID-19 nearly prevented her from joining the reality show in 2020.

In an interview with VJ Adams, she shared that she was fully prepared and ready to be introduced at the BBNaija launch, but was barred from entering due to her positive test result. The setback left her disheartened and almost made her give up on her dream of participating.

Liquorose, along with fellow hopeful Jaypaul, could not compete that year because of the COVID-19 diagnosis. However, both returned to audition the following year.

Liquorose admitted she almost skipped the 2021 audition because of her past experience, but a friend encouraged her to try again. She eventually auditioned and later discovered she had been selected.

Her determination paid off when she competed in Big Brother Naija Season 5 in 2021, finishing as runner-up, narrowly losing the grand prize to Whitemoney.

Reflecting on the experience, she said:
“In 2020, I was backstage at the BBNaija opening show. I was dressed up and make-up done, but I was not called. That really hurt me. That experience was messing with me. The following year, I didn’t even want to audition, but my friend convinced me to try. I just auditioned and forgot about it. One day, I checked my spam folder and discovered I had been selected. It was crazy.”