By Amin Kef Sesay
The audition of applicants for the much awaited suspense-packed Reality TV Show, Housemates Salone Season 2, “The Last Standing Couple” with the theme “Quarantine Drama” has so far been exuding lots of fun since it commenced on Thursday 3rd September 2020 in order to select the most qualified twenty (20) applicants to enter the House on the 14th October 2020.
One thing that has been very amazing, well to say unexpected so far is that among the many applicants for the Show there are professionals like medical doctors, engineers as well as non-professionals. There is that blend.
Audition for applicants in the diaspora commenced on the 5th September, 2020.
A spectacular incident that caught the eyes of many was when one of one of the applicants was accompanied by a fleet of Okada riders honking the horns of their bikes all the way to the venue where the audition is taking place, creating a carnival-like ambience leaving onlookers laughing and chatting.
Another applicant was accompanied by a brass band while another applicant was dressed in a traditional regalia, to be precise Ronko.
It has been a hilarious scene so far.
Murdering of the Queen’s Language, with reckless abandon, by certain applicants, the dress to kill manner some appeared and the display of talents through various physical performances like singing, dancing, acting etc all provoked laughter and added colour to this important build-up to the actual show.
According to, Phebean Swill Randall. the Event Manager of Housemates Salone, the audition was slated to end on the 6th September 2020 but because the number of applicants is so overwhelming there will be an extension of the closing date.
The audition is taking place at the Africa Young Voices (AYV) Media Empire Office on Wesley Street in Freetown.
Housemates Salone offers the lucky winner of this much awaited show the opportunity to bag the whopping sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Leones (Le250M) plus undertaking a round trip to Dubai.
Apart from bagging the Star Prize of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Leones (Le250M), all other participants will be entitled to their daily allowances of Le100, 000 each, whilst they still remain in the House and accumulatively given to them whenever they are evicted.
Interestingly, during a particular stage of the Show, based on the percentage of votes scored by a particular Housemate such will determine if he or she will be evicted from the House. Evictions will continue until the ultimate winner emerges.
With 20 Housemates from both sexes staying under the same roof for 60 days, physically cut off from the rest of the world, socializing, learning useful skills like cooking, singing, going through trials on how to articulately express themselves in different situations, setting goals they want to achieve, learning how to resolve conflicts, playing games, swimming and so on, will provide the necessary experience needed to go through life.
Whilst in the House, theses Housemates will cultivate positive attributes that will help shape their lives in their future endeavours, and has the proclivity to positively influence young viewers.
It must be noted that the Africell number through which members of the public could vote for their favourite Housemates will be announced in due course.
AYV and Africell-SL, in the Housemates Salone Season 2 show, have fused entertainment and youth empowerment, to not only give exposure to the participants and its accompanying benefits, but to provide a lively show that will keep viewers glued to their TV sets, especially during this period of social distancing, when many Sierra Leoneans and viewers across the world will be frequently staying at home.
