Glamsquad Magazine Feb 2021

INTERVIEW
Ozo Chukwu:
The Road to Fame
Words by Sebastian Ebathemehi
Big Brother Naija Season 5,
also known as Big Brother
Naija: Lockdown remains
one of the best editions of
the highly sought after reality TV
shows editions yet.
It was the fifth season of the
Nigerian version of the reality
show - Big Brother. It premiered
on 19 July 2020, Ex-housemate
Ebuka Obi-Uchendu from
season one returned as host.
The edition boasts of many
top housemates who gave
viewers across the globe a
tough time every weekend
during the evictions. One
of such contestants was
Ozoemena Joseph Chukwu,
fondly referred to as Ozo.
Ozo evicted from the show
penultimate week, but by then
he had drawn admiration from
millions of viewers; who saw him
as overly handsome and gentle.
Ozo was born on 4 August
1993 in Imo state and worked as
a consultant and entrepreneur.
According to him, one of his
most outstanding achievements
was to work with UEFA Federation
for Europe.
He is the only son out of four
siblings, making many to tag
him a ladies man. Ozo has
three Doctors in his family (his
father and two sisters), his other
sister is a lawyer, and his mum is
a professor.
He attended the Kharkiv
National University Of Radio
Electronics, where he graduated
with a first-class Bachelor of
Science degree in Economics
and Cybernetics.
Between 2016 and 2018, he
was a student at Riga Technical
University, based in Riga, Latvia,
Northern Europe. He graduated
with a Master of Science degree
in Business and Financial
Management.
In 2017, BBNaija Ozo
attended the Biznesa Augstskola
Turiba (or Turiba University), the
largest business school in Latvia.
At Turiba University, Ozoemena
Chukwu obtained a degree in
Strategic Communication for
Leadership, Communication
and Media Studies.
Throughout his stay in the
Lockdown house, fans and
housemates described Ozo as
a master communicator; he
was also famous for his superb
presentation skills.
In 2017, Ozo trained at the
Professional Football Scouts
Association where he obtained
football scouting skills.
According to The360report,
Ozo’s net worth is estimated to
be $45,000. As stated earlier,
Ozo has worked for different
companies and held reputable
positions in each. He also
made more than 3million Naira
as a brand ambassador for
indigenous car manufacturing
company, Innoson Motors while
in Biggie’s house.
Ozo was the first Housemate
to enter the Lockdown House.
His House journey was quite
remarkable; he won many
wager and tasks; this stride
earned him a solid fan base.
In this edition of Glamsquad
Magazine, we saw with Ozo
to get Up-Close and Personal
with the reality TV star. Below are
excerpts from the interview:
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