Makosi Musambasi

Big Brother

In 2005, Makosi Musambasi entered the sixth series of Big Brother UK on Day 1, ultimately placing third overall. During her time in the house, she famously claimed she was pregnant with housemate and eventual winner Anthony Hutton's child, after Hutton performed digital penetration on Musambasi in the hot tub. The pregnancy incident caused a ton of media coverage and controversy. When evicted in the live final, she left the house to a negative reaction from the live crowd, and was questioned by presenter Davina McCall during her eviction interview, which resulted in multiple Ofcom complaints branding McCall a bully.

In 2005, she took part in the E4 zombie thriller Dead Set, playing herself. In 2010, she entered the Ultimate Big Brother house, where she placed eleventh overall, being evicted on Day 11. During her time in the Ultimate Big Brother house she expressed regrets from her previous showing on the reality series.

Television career

After leaving Big Brother, Musambasi began presenting various music shows for MTV and made several other television appearances including 8 out of 10 Cats and Richard and Judy. In 2008, she featured in British independent comedy film Cash and Curry, playing the role of Ayesha. In 2012, she returned to Zimbabwe where she presents her own daytime talk show titled Makosi Today, which airs weekly on ZBC TV and is also currently being broadcast in Nigeria.

Personal life

In 2013, Musambasi authored a book titled Love Yourself, The Ultimate Choice. In 2017, she announced that she'd had a mastectomy and chemotherapy after being diagnosed with breast cancer. She is the founder of Africa Media Inc, being recognised with Media Personality of the Year, awarded by Zimbabwe International Women's Awards. She also founded Be Your Sister's Keeper Foundation, which she launched in 2014.