Big Brother finalist Segun Shodipo has revealed that he and Hanah Haji are yet to address his comments about their “flirtatious” friendship, after they were awkwardly revealed during Friday’s finale.
The cameraman, 25, finished in sixth place when the series ended last week, after days of leaving viewers guessing about his feelings for his housemate Hanah.
Despite saying that he was dating another girl outside, many housemates questioned whether Segun and Hanah had developed feelings for each other, after witnessing his flirtatious behavior.
They both insisted that they could never be together due to their different religions, but Hanah was unaware that Segun had previously told housemate Khaled Khaled that she was the one who initiated his playful behavior.
Hanah found out about the comments during her exit interview, furiously saying she “didn’t respect them at all”, and in an interview with MailOnline, Segun said they are waiting for the social media storm to die down before addressing the topic.
Big Brother finalist Segun Shodipo has revealed that he and Hanah Haji are yet to address his comments about their “flirtatious” friendship, after they were revealed during Friday’s finale.
The pair discussed their close friendship on the ITV show, despite Segun’s admission that he was dating a girl overseas.
He added that Hanah’s close friends apologized to him after the final, having previously hinted to his friend in a voice note that she should “be aware” of Segun.
Segun said: “So it’s pretty sad that we haven’t talked yet, I’m still learning how to navigate things from my sense of how to approach it with her.”
‘I haven’t heard from her either, the last message I received was from the girls at her house, the day after the final.
“But they came up to me and showed me a lot of love and said, ‘Listen, we understand it’s a bit of a circus, we get it, we’re really sorry for what you’re going through,’ which was pretty sweet to have.”
Noting that he definitely plans to speak to Hanah in due course, Segun said, “There is a lot of noise polluting their heads right now.”
He added: “I want to let that settle first and then talk to her, because she was genuine family to me in the house from the beginning to the end, and I really enjoyed our friendship and I don’t want that to end.” It just dies down because of a lot of misunderstanding and what has been misunderstood. So I definitely want to talk to her.’
Segun admitted that he was certainly “scrutinized” for his friendship with Hanah in the finale, and finds it “strange” adjusting to life since leaving the house.
He added: “That last night was crazy. I definitely felt like I was being scrutinized a little more than usual. I was called a villain and all kinds of things.
During Friday’s finale, Hanah learned that Segun claimed she initiated his flirtatious behavior and said she “didn’t respect” him talking about it without her knowledge.
Segun told MailOnline that he and Hanah are waiting for the social media storm to pass before addressing the status of their friendship.
After winning £10,000 as part of the show’s Final Week Vault twist, Segun left the Big Brother house in sixth place.
“So it was a bit difficult to deal with and the family wasn’t so happy. I think most people know me. that are around me. that in general I have behaved like a good person, like a kind person.
‘Even working in charity, my mindset isn’t about trying to upset people… but then again, you can’t please everyone.
‘So readjusting has been strange, I haven’t looked at social media much because I don’t want to get too discouraged.
“But I also get a lot of love, which really cheers me up.” And I feel like because I was authentic, people see the true side and also the good things. “That’s what makes me happy.”
Segun also confirmed that he is still in contact with the girl he had been speaking to before his stint on Big Brother, and after winning £10,000 in the Vault during Finals Week, he was planning to spend money on a trip to Paris.
He continued: ‘I definitely want to fix my mother, bless my mother with it. I also want to take the girl I’m talking to to Paris, because I always said I would take her to Paris.
‘I also want to donate some money to Cancer Research UK. I still want to move forward and raise a lot of awareness about what they do, because I also believe in their mission. So from now on, any voice I have just needs to pay attention to that in general.”