fan-favourite Makosi Musambasi looks completely different from her days on the show almost a decade ago. Makosi originally worked as a nurse when she appeared on the show in 2005. Hailing from High Wycombe, she took a sabbatical to make her grand appearance.
However, after finding fame she left the UK in search of a life in the sun and now resides in . She gave an insight into her new life – and it looks perfect. Makosi shares regular updates with her 58,000 followers on Instagram and her bio states she is a certified life coach and speaker.
On her perfectly manicured feed, she shares snaps of herself playing golf, exercising or sharing motivational quotes. She even has her own lifestyle and current affairs show which airs in Nigeria called Makosi Today. Makosi, the Zimbabwean model who was the first African participant on the show, has come a long way since being on the reality show.
Her life hasn’t been plain sailing. Makosi was deported from the UK in 2012. The former nurse, who hails from Zimbabwe, had been living in the UK on a visa which allowed her to stay as long as she worked for the NHS.
While the company gave her a sabbatical, when her bosses found out she was using it to appear on a television show, they made her choose between Big Brother and her job. She chose Big Brother, but with it she was served with the curtailment papers giving her 10 days to leave the country or appeal against the decision. "I feel very betrayed.
I've entertained the nation for three .