Ex Bbnaija housemate, Samuel Jacob, widely known as Sammie, has opened up about the dark and painful side of life after the reality TV spotlight a reality many fans never get to see.
In a heartfelt and revealing Instagram video, Sammie admitted that just one year after leaving the popular BBNaija show, he faced a deep emotional struggle that continuously pushed him to the brink.
He described numerous silent battles with depression, hidden behind the glamorous image of a rising star living in Lagos. According to him, there were countless moments when he sat alone in his Lekki apartment, tears rolling down his face.
“A year after the show, I lost count of how many times I felt depressed. I would sit alone in my house in Lekki and just cry. A grown man like me with beards, crying and asking God why. Some days I’d thank Him, other days I’d just break down,” he confessed.
Behind the fame and fanfare, Sammie’s financial situation was far from what people assumed. With little money coming in and the pressure to sustain a celebrity lifestyle, his mental health started to crack under the weight of expectations.
“There was barely money coming in, but I still had a life to maintain. It messed with my head,” he said, revealing how the lack of stable income intensified his struggle.
Sammie disclosed that leaving university for the BBNaija experience threw his plans into uncertainty, leaving him to navigate life without a clear direction.
“I was in Lagos, trying to live up to the ‘star boy’ tag, but there was no real income,” he recalled.
He also expressed how seeing peers succeed made him feel stuck and invisible, despite appearing well-put-together in public.
“You’d see young guys pulling up in their G-Wagons while I will now chop my indomie, wear my fine shirt nobody will know what I’m going through,” he said.
Sammie’s story sheds light on the emotional and financial realities many reality TV stars face when the cameras stop rolling a reminder that fame doesn’t always equal fortune, and behind the spotlight, silent battles often rage on.
