Big Brother Mzansi evictee Pale excited to be out of the house and ready to take on the world
Pale is ready to also school all those who body-shamed her, just because she is plus sized
Contrary to all the evictees that have left the Big Brother house thus far, Pale walked out of the competition excited to go back to her life. Yes, excited. That young leap that followed the announcement of her name was a dead giveaway and apparently was accompanied by a loud “yes,” which left the rest of the contestants confused.
The contestant, who leaves four weeks later, said she missed her child and had already said to various housemates that she was ready to bounce.
“You know when you are internalizing something and then your body betrays you? That is exactly what happened with the jump and scream,” she said, giggling.
“I had conversations with some people, that I think the viewers were not privy to, that I was ready to leave. Going into the house, I wanted the 2 million but once in there, I had a lot to reflect on, and the aim was now four weeks. So once the four-week mark struck, I was ready for anything, hence the excitement.
“I also felt like I was missing out on my child’s life. When I went into the house, my daughter had some teeth that had fallen out, and I sometimes would lie awake at night looking at pictures, wondering if they had grown back, how much she had grown, and just missing her,” she added.
Pale shares that the house, like with anyone else, was an amazing experience where she got to be exposed to different personalities and got to share herself in her most unfiltered state, which brought about a lot of growth within herself. And as someone who grew up watching the show and hearing from others what the house was like, she was curious enough to want to experience it.
“I went in there to also grow myself and put myself out there for the bigger goals I have. Too often, we always have dreams and desires but never take the giant leap towards achieving them. I went out of my comfort zone because generally I lead a very peaceful, simple life that is limited to small circles, so I think the time came for me to venture out,” she said, also alluding to the fact that she wanted to motivate her daughter to always go out for what she wants, no matter how uncomfortable it is.
Pale also shares about how testing the house was for her, including her fair share of drama, and while she takes full accountability for any misguided remarks she might have made, especially against Yolanda, she shares that she was indeed provoked to get to that point.
She also sticks to her statement that there are conniving people within the house, citing Leama as one of those people, including those who seemed untruthful regardless of Pale having been there for her and Mich. “Mich would tell me this whole speech that I remind him of home and that I embody warmth, only for him to go to say I think I am everybody’s mother when nominating me.
Now that she is out of the house, she is ready to set the record straight.
“There has been a lot of body-shaming happening about me where, because of my weight, I was labeled as fighting for food or people pushing the narrative that I am always eating. I think a lot of setting the record straight is to educate people about who I am and how it is not right to just assume someone is big because of food.
“There could be health issues at play, PCOS, or many other reasons for my weight, but people were so insensitive that they only focused on food. I wish people knew how little I actually ate, because I generally eat small portions – that’s who I am. I wish people focused more on who I am and not my weight because I have now been minimized to just my weight, whereas there is so much about me.
“Also, there have been a lot of conversations around my fight with Yolanda about what I said to her, but no one is speaking about how she body-shamed me 2-3 times before I lashed out. After these conversations are had – which will be done publicly and also within so I forgive and heal, I plan to use my cooking skills to upscale myself and be a business owner,” she said.