Ultimate Love Season 1, is the debut season of the Nigerian reality competition series, Ultimate Love. It premiered on 9 February 2020 on DStv channel 198. Dakore Egbuson-Akande and Oluwaseun Olaniyan are the hosts.
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The series follows 16 random contestants in a secluded venue for 8 weeks under 24-hour surveillance until two contestants are declared the “Ultimate Couple”.
The ultimate prize is finding love and if the “Ultimate Couple” decides to get married, they will win a lavish all-expenses-paid wedding and a fully furnished home. The winning couple of ultimate love season 1 reality show will also get a cash prize of N5million after being married for a year.
Nigeria Ultimate Love Season 1 Housemates (Participants)
Housemates | Age on Entry | Occupation | Residence/Birthplace | Day entered | Day exited |
Henry “Arnold” Olatunde | 32 | Writer, singer, entrepreneur and content producer | Ogun State | 0 | |
“Bolanle” Oluchi Babalola | 35 | Media presenter and production manager | Ondo State | 0 | |
“Cherry” Osigwe | 30 | Medical doctor | Imo State | 0 | |
“Chris” Adanna | 35 | Brand architect | Abia State | 0 | |
“David” Wilson | 34 | MC and entrepreneur | Bayelsa State | 0 | |
Juliet “Ebiteinye” | 26 | Accountant | Bayelsa State | 0 | |
Ikenna “Iyke” Nnama | 24 | Enugu State | 0 | ||
Jonathan “Jay” Benson | 35 | Engineer | Ebonyi State | 0 | |
Jennifer “Jenny” Koko | 26 | Fabrics seller | Rivers State | 0 | |
Ucheagwu “Kachi” Onyeka | 32 | Serial entrepreneur | Imo State | 0 | |
“Louis” Ejiofor | 33 | TV content creator and producer | Delta State | 0 | |
“Michael” Ngene | 29 | Radio presenter | Enugu State | 0 | |
“Nkechi” Maureen Agba | 29 | Marketing executive | Anambra State | 0 | |
Emeka Sunny Ewenike “Obichukwu” | 32 | Social worker and businessman | Imo State | 0 | |
Rosemary “Rosie” | 35 | School teacher | Ogun State | 0 | |
“Theresa” Ifeoma Ugorji | 23 | Optometrist | Imo State | 0 | |
Jerry | 36 | Actor, Designer and Entrepreneur | Delta State | 5 | |
Precious “Presh Talker” | 27 | MC and Content Creator | Abia State | 5 | |
Sylvia Chioma | 23 | Student and Entrepreneur | Anambra State | 5 | |
Uchenna Nwakweze “Uche” | 28 | Development Economist | Anambra State | 5 | |
The premiere night is marked as Day 0. The day after is Day 1. |
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The format is similar to Big Brother, with a few slight differences. 16 contestants are put in a secluded venue known as “Aunty’s Love Pad” for eight weeks, during which they will spend time getting to know each other and forging relationships and completing challenges set out for them. Each week viewers get to decide on their favourite contestants/couple. The contestants with the least votes will be evicted from the premises. The winning contestants are declared the ” Ultimate Couple” which will receive a cash prize, a fully furnished apartment and an all-expenses paid traditional wedding.
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“Aunty” takes a similar role to Big Brother, the difference being that she is occasionally in direct physical contact with the contestants, announcing the challenges, offering emotional support, announcing the winning couple and evicting the couple with the lowest votes. In season one she is portrayed by Adesuwa Onyenokwe.