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Band BeCa: We Had 45K Instagram Followers Before ‘Wife Material’
Kenyan pop girl group Band BeCa says it has gone through significant changes after featuring in the just concluded staged reality show ‘Wife Material’.
A brainchild of comedian Eric Omondi, ‘Wife Material’ tricked viewers into believing that Band BeCa member Carol Kamweru got married to the funnyman.
Speaking in an interview on Radio Jambo, Band BeCa confirmed that Wife Material was a publicity stunt that served its purpose; to promote their brand and their forthcoming album.
“The real reason we went to the show was to promote our upcoming album which is called Beca Fever, which will be released in February,” said Carol.
By Diana Anyango | 2 months ago
“Our Instagram page had around 45,000 followers but after the show we grew to over 87,000 followers.
Carol Kamweru of the famous girl group Band BeCa has opened for the first time over her family’s reaction to her role in the just concluded
Wife Material that tricked Kenyans into believing she was married to popular comedian Eric Omondi. Speaking in an interview on Radio Jambo, the singer revealed that contrary to many people’s expectations, her family was comfortable and extremely supportive of her participation in the show
“My mother was okay. Actually she was like ‘now you should really consider doing this’ (settling down). I figure you are aware that this whole thing was staged and choreographed and when we were getting into this we spoke to them and told them this is what we are going to do and the whole plan. They are very supportive. However, when some of our family members called to inquire about the show, we had to play alo
The comedian's highly publicized search for a wife in the public domain using a reality show akin to 'The Bachelor' was nothing more than just a publicity stunt.
While we should all have known better, a section of netizens actually bought into the show dubbed 'Wife Material' that saw Eric Omondi