Big Brother Naija Reunion: Why Beatrice confronted and slapped Maria

To begin, a clip was shown of Beatrice and Housemates squabbling during the Shine Ya Eye show, which was most likely caused by misunderstanding stemming from Beatrice pranking the Housemates that she was one of the wildcards among them.

Ebuka said, “So, it’s interesting because you (Maria) said you were misunderstood, because Beatrice also said the same thing a lot when she came out of the House. And a lot of the time, it looked like it was almost the entire House up against the two. I know the wildcard drama played a role into that, because almost everyone thought she (Beatrice) was the one. (Ebuka pointed at Arin and laughed) and added, “Investigator, investigator”.

Turning to Yerins, Ebuka asked, “Yerins did you see the same thing. Were you ever a suspect, you were a suspect as well right”? Did you see that in Beatrice?

Yerins responded, “When I got to know about Beatrice. I think there was the time she told her story about her life and all that. And for me, I think there was some kind of trauma she kind of went through growing up”. Ebuka asked, “So you knew that”? Yerins said, “Yes, I knew that and I couldn’t see pass that”.

And Yerins continued, “She played herself, and she was misunderstood, because she definitely shouldn’t have made people think that she was the wildcard”. And Ebuka cut in and asked, “Did you think she was doing that intentionally”? And Yerins replied, “100 percent”. And Ebuka came again, “Okay she thought she was playing a prank or…”? Yerins answered, “Yeah, like and she enjoyed it”.

Yerins continued, “And that, I kept on getting closer, because I noticed that everybody has tried and everybody was like, you know…”

Ebuka immediately turns to Maria, and asked, “Maria same question to you. Do you think Beatrice did a lot of that for attention, what do you think…, or she was misunderstood”?

However, the feud between Beatrice and Maria began when Maria, in response to her question, remarked that Beatrice’s lifestyle in the House was perplexing, and that she believes Beatrice didn’t know why she came to the Big Brother House in the first place.

Maria answered, “Personally, I think when I tried to get close to her, like when I decide to like… or rather, I didn’t see her as being real in the House”. Ebuka interrupted, “You blocked her basically in your head”?

Maria answered, “Yeah. But also, I think she was also confused as to what and what she’s doing in the Big Brother’s House. Her personality seems confusing to me”.

And Ebuka interrupted again and asked, “How so”?

Maria continued, “To me, I don’t think she was serious. Like, she always be by herself. Not talking to anyone. When you walk up to her, she gets up and walks away. It’s weird like, it’s really weird. So, may be I think she didn’t understand herself yet or I don’t know what it was, but, I found her confusing.

Turning to Beatrice, Ebuka asked, “Is that a valid sort of explanation of your personality of you not knowing what you were doing there?

In response to her own question, Beatrice stoked the flames by disparaging Maria’s demeanor, claiming that she is overbearing and that Maria has tried to control her on multiple occasions by asking her to do her shoes and outfit.

Beatrice replied to Ebuka, “The thing is, I didn’t like Maria. And I think I actually stopped her from talking to me because I don’t like people controlling my life. And she looks like someone that’s really controlling. Like, she would want you to come and do her shoes, she would want you to come and do her dress. I don’t like that.

“Why would she come and ask me to come and do her shoe”. Ebuka asked, “What do you mean do her shoes”? And Beatrice replied, “Like she wants to control me, to come and help her with her shoes or help her with something, and I don’t like things like that. You don’t control me.

“She was really controlling and I didn’t want her to control me. So, that fact is that I don’t like Maria. And genuinely, I don’t like her.

Now, explaining to Ebuka about herself, pranking her colleagues into thinking she was one of the wildcards, Beatrice said, “Then, the prank is, I like to prank people a lot. And my friends can tell that I love to prank people.

“So, I was just having fun. And I was just being myself, but it’s just that I did not have enough time to show myself. That’s it”.

After Beatrice presented her answer, Ebuka pressured further to understand and know when and how Maria controlled Beatrice in the Biggie’s House.

Ebuka retorted with the question, “For everybody it was a prank, but Maria you did not like her”? Beatrice answered, “I don’t”. And Ebuka said, “Why…, I want to understand what you mean by doing her shoes and her bags, sorry and her clothes”?

Beatrice responded, “I can remember a day that she was in the garden and she was able to bend down, and she was able to buckle her shoe, but she was like, ‘Eh Beatrice come and help me do my shoes’. What’s the meaning of that”?

At this point, Maria interrupted Beatrice and said, “Buckle my shoes? What shoes to buckle did I have? I never asked you for help”.

Beatrice added, “The other day, we were in the dinning, and she said, Beatrice go and get me water from the fridge. Why”? And Maria replied, “We all help each other and I don’t recall doing that”.

As they conversed, Maria stated that if nothing else, she did not want to be friends with Beatrice at any point. And, in response to Maria, Beatrice stated that she admires her personality and would not want to be friends with someone who sleeps with and seduces people’s husbands.

Maria then answered with her own statement, claiming that she has been with one man for many years, whereas Beatrice has slept with an untold number of men. Beatrice became enraged and rose to confront and slap Maria, but Pere blocked her and Sammie blocked Maria on the other side.

During the confrontation, two members of the Big Brother production team emerged from the production room and whisked Beatrice away, as Maria continued to taunt her from her perch.

Beatrice was eventually released and forced to return to the studio. She and Maria, on the other hand, remained adamant in their verbal sparring.

Beatrice said, “when I was back stage, I heard her say that if not for this, me and her wouldn’t be in the same space. Like, who the f**k is she”? And Maria interrupted, “I wouldn’t have being in the same space”. Beatrice responded, “Listen girl, aside your British accent, you’re not up to my full leg”. And Maria said, “That’s your opinion”. Beatrice continued, “Girl you’re not up to my straight full leg. You’re nothing. You’re senseless without your British accent”.

Maria went further at Beatrice, and said, “You can barely understand English in the House”. Beatrice replied, “While you were the rowdy one, you respond to everything, even the one that’s not your business. You open your mouth like a smelling foul”.

Beatrice and Maria reportedly continued their confrontation, hurling insults and curses at each other while Ebuka and the Housemates stood by, watching.