Here is the story of how Bamike Adewunmi-Olanibuyan and Tope Adenibuyan became the first BBnaija couple to welcome a baby together.
Big Brother Naija Double Wahala
Teddy A and Bam Bam met on Big Brother Naija, “Double Wahala” in 2018. They were one of the most controversial couples in the house. They started off as housemates and developed a deeper bond as their stay in the house grew longer.
Bam Bam told Punch that Teddy-A was in a relationship when they met in the house. She said, “He had a serious relationship that was one-year-old before I met him. He had a girlfriend he was serious with, so we did not plan to fall in love with each other. We did not know we would last this long. We had a very rare connection in the house. We both knew it but we kept telling ourselves ‘it’s just for the game’ but it was no game.”
They fell in love despite Teddy-A’s relationship. When they got evicted from the house only about 48 hours apart from each other, they decided to continue their relationship out of the house. Bam Bam told NET, “we didn’t plan for any of that to happen. We didn’t even know that it was going to be a thing like we came to meet it. So we weren’t about it because of the game. We were about it because it just happened.”
Post-BBNaija BamTeddy
Sceptics waited to hear that the couple had chosen to go their separate ways. The news never came. Instead, they grew stronger and embarked on a few business opportunities together.
When the BBNaija reunion was aired in March 2019, they were still a couple and already dropping hints about getting married. Teddy A told Ebuka during the reunion show that understanding each other had kept their relationship going. He said, “Honestly, I don’t know but I feel it’s more about how we feel about each other like she said. “We weren’t each other’s types and I didn’t like the fact that she carried the whole ‘I am a church girl’ attitude. “As we spent time together, she saw what was inside. We have come to understand each other’s differences and respect them.”
The Fairytale Wedding
The couple announced their engagement on August 4, 2019. They held their traditional wedding in Ilaro, Ogun State on September 8, 2019. Then on November 16, 2019, they rounded up the festivities with their white wedding at Jumeirah Creekside Hotel in Dubai.
In December last year, there were rumours that Teddy-A abused BamBam. But a visibly agitated and pregnant Bam Bam took to Instagram to share a video debunking those claims. They then went back to business as usual, sharing beautiful moments of themselves with fans through social media. They announced the birth of their first daughter via Twitter at 2:46 am on March 5, 2020. Teddy-A shared her name saying, “And she is here!! Zendaya Folakemi Adenibuyan #BamTeddy”.
Khafi and Gedoni from the last season of Big Brother Naija, “Pepper Dem” may be next in line to share this news with us as the pair just got engaged in December last year. For now, it’s a hearty congratulations to BamTeddy from all of us at Nigerian Entertainment Today.