By Amin Kef Sesay
The entertainment show that many have been yearning for is now on in full gear. It is Housemates Salone Season 2 and its coming big on your screen via Africa Young Voices (AYV) Television Channel 34 on a twenty-four hours basis.
This Reality TV Show is currently giving viewers a lot of fun, laughter and interestingly evoking heated discussions in various public places as the episodes continue to roll out. Besides, it has once more put Sierra Leone in the spotlight within the international entertainment landscape.
For now as news of its fun packed and educative episodes are spreading like wild fire in the harmattan season so there is a corresponding mad rush by interested persons to continue to stay glued to their TV sets .
The Housemates that are now in the House were drawn from various parts of the country and different backgrounds now competing to the best of their abilities to scoop the votes from members of the public until such a time when the show will reach its climax albeit evictions along the process ultimately leading to the clash of the Titans to determine to final winner.
However, it is important to note that to keep the Housemates in the House, viewers must vote for them. In other words their survival to be in the House largely depends on the voting public. Make use of this opportunity now by sending SMS messages or vote via the number of any of the Housemates to: 5500 or Dial *5500#. For International voting, call: +23299005500.
The ultimate winner will heartily and elatedly bag the whooping sum of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Leones (Le250M) and will be availed the opportunity to go on a round trip to Dubai.
However, Housemates Salone is designed in such a way that for every day any of the Housemates stays in the House, he or she becomes automatically eligible to earn one hundred thousand Leones (Le100, 000).
According to the organizers, this exciting Reality TV Show was put together against the backdrop of promoting Youth Empowerment. Better put into perspective, Housemates Salone encompasses providing mentorship for young aspiring Sierra Leoneans who believe that they have talents that they could showcase that will not only be sources of entertainment for viewers but provide valuable insights as to the everyday behavioural patterns of young people living together.
However, the most important aspect of the Reality TV Show is that it is serving as a conduit through which the Housemates are taken through mental and physical exercises that will end up to mould and shape their characters.
They are now benefitting from being guided to be motivational speakers, to think critically as well as rationally, how to healthily interact, how to solve problems, to cook, to sing, dance, control emotions and stress. The Housemates now have the opportunity to learn from what visiting guests, including the First Lady, Madam Fatima Bio, as well as officials of corporate institutions will teach them, learn how to play games and a host of other things that are aligned to coping mechanisms in life.
If it could be succinctly put in other words, Housemates Salone could be liken to a refinery where the current competitors are going through life overhauling experiences to such an extent that life after Housemates Salone will be positively different for them.
Another good thing about the show is that it has now put all the Housemates in the spotlight as the Reality TV Show is been watched by many in and out of the country. People are now coming to know them, the talents they possess and what they are capable of doing.
The show is a window of opportunity for the Housemates as some people out there could be interested in tapping the talents that they have seen displayed which could end up in changing their fortunes for life. Indeed something has to start somewhere!
This is a rare opportunity for young people who have the conviction that they have all what it takes to grab the mouth-watering winning prize of Two Hundred and Fifty Million Leones and a round trip to Dubai.
Housemates Salone Season 2 will definitely leave an indelible imprint on the entertainment landscape of this country.
