Awww…thanks so much for the welcome back comments…*sniff* *sniff* I am feelin’ the love!
Anyways, I am sooooooooo excited about this show!!!
Celebrity Takes 2 is basically a Nigerian version of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ and ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
It pairs top Nigerian celebrities with the country’s top dancers from the dance phenomena ‘Spirit of David’
The show starts on the 7th of October on Silverbird TV, Africa Magic, BEN TV and NTA. It will last for 13 weeks and the celebrities will be voted off until a winner emerges!
THE STARS
Omowunmi Akinnifesi – Ex-Beauty Queen
Omotola Ekeinde – Actress/Musician
Funlola Aofiyebi – Actress/Radio Personality
Bryan Ikenna Okwara – Mr. Nigeria 2007
Kunle Afolayan – Film Producer
Tara Fela-Durotoye – Makeup Entrepreneur
Zizi Cardow – Designer
Pasuma Wonder – Fuji Musician
Sound Sultan – Musician
Nomoreloss – Musician
THE DANCERS
Akinwale ‘Wale Rubber’ Akinbola Sodade
Yeri Lilian Ovokeyan
Folake Motunsope Cole
Agedah Doubara Buddy
Iso Eta Edet
Ice Okwudili Nnamdi
Oluwafunke Iroko Patricia
Obafunwa Bimbo David
Lovette Ogoh-Marquis
Ogbor Jennifer
You can visit show site HERE
What do you think?
Will you be watching the show?
Who are our faves?
I love the fact that they have a diverse blend of celebs from Pasuma Wonder to Tara!
Personally, I am tipping Bryan, Zizi or Omowunmi for the win!
I am FIRST!!!!!! Yaaaaayyy…Welcome back bella!!!
yay!!! first …I will folow the show online
NIIIICE blog ..
Tai.
Errr…annonymous…i hate to break this to you, but u are so not first….lol…its all good..guess i beat u to the punch…although u were very close
Oh! i am so hoping Funlola Aofiyebi wins…i love that girl to bits….Sorry Tara, but i gotta to go with Funlola…lol..Now as per guys, i hope Kunle Afolayan wins…i used to have the biggest crush on that guy….lol.
Hey Belistica…lol..(thats my new name for u bella…lol)do u know if folks in the States can also see the show via some network out there…abeg if u do, share…’cuz heavens know..i am so watching if its available..
Okay i think i’ve said enough…. fancy me hugging your comment section..lol…good to have u back!!!
I am so sick and tired of so called ‘Nigerian reality shows’ that copy american reality shows.
For once it would be nice to have a reality show that has an original idea showing ‘reality’ in the Nigerian context.
Love your blog.
hey dear for ur information it is not copy every country now have their own celebraty dance compittion so is not wrong for spirit of david to buclke up and be the first doing it in nigeria. so dont say copy all countires do too thank you
lol @ tutsy, 3 comments.
And for once, I’m in the top 10,lol(bella can you see how ppl get giddy just because tey write on your blog first?)
It sounds Interesting, but like anon 9:58 said, they shld strive to get original Ideas
I’m so happy that you have returned. Off to check out that show.
IM SO HAPPY URE BACK
I WAS ABOUT TO GIVE UP ON BROWSING (psych) but rily. U R THE BEST!!
omowunmi will win..she is a dancer and d youngest
n pls whre is originality in 9ja…pls cme up with a show that has not be thought of in yANKEE OR JAND
it is still monday now..why is ur page reading tuesday!
@anon 9.58pm, abeg waka pass jo. Stop being negative ojare. Don’t d americans or d british copy these shows from each other?
As for me, i’m rooting for omo t with dat her ‘budunk’. Looking forward to seeing it.
who are the judges…..???
thats what me i want to know.
welcome back bella .
missed u a lot!!
It’s like ANTM. You have to wait and see the first day of competition before you have any favourites. Hope the stuvs is available to watch online sha.
ehn, u came back and we did not hear announcement after dilligently stalking ur blog?
I am upseeeettttt!!!!!
Anyhows, loving the new look men. It is the shiznit.
naija version of Dancing With The Stars. Looks like it might be great.
wish I could see it
This is exciting! Way to go naija!
Welcome back hon….I have been having withdrawal symptoms…
I am actually excited about this show….
Can you please email me or send me a reminder on the day the show is about to start?
LOL…Sad i know…but i am likely to forget
another nigerian show copying a foreign show. well. here we go again
Naija version of dancing with the starts, what category of dance steps would we see o… and psuma wonder actually daning ballroom… “Jesus take the wheel”
I would love to see the show.
Sounds like its going to be madd fun.
Do you know how folks in the States can get to watch it?
Wow Bella is back and on fire as always!!!! welcome bk girl missed u..
Now to the show…this shd be fun, i really hope they have made room for those of us away to watch it o…and to the pple above who r complainin abt originality, pls when will we stop puttin anythin naija does down?? when yankee copies from jand or vice-versa we don’t seem to ve a problem…
Can we pls celebrate our own for a change??
Nigerians too dey copy.No originality at all.Haba.Easy now
lolllll…NIGERIANS RAWK!!!!!! Can’t wait for the premiere…he he…let me see who can dance…
Welcome back bella…we’ve been missing u o…
Oh…this looks like so much fun! i think im actually gonna follow it.
Miss u!
Oh and to those that feel that Naija Copies…i agree with you ooo. But guess what. EVERYBODY TOO DEY COPY.
Canada nko?
Canada’s Next Top Model…
Canadian Idol
ABEGIIII
Naija dey copy dey go jare!
welcome back bella!
Welcome back, ms lady! Come see me…
wow.. this is a show i will definately want to see.. can u imagine Omotola doing the cha cha with her big backside….lord help us…lol
Bella’s back. Yay!!
This is so exciting. Definitely looking forward to it.
i missed u soo much,,, sniff…sniff…
glad to have u back on blogsville the last i checked it said ur blog was for authorised readers only i felt badha but its nice to have u back and open for all of us .hope u had a good time been away,and i really hope funmi wins she is so cool wll watch out for the show but anyhoos u can keep us posted
nice..bella naija is back…
Another good blog…would love to hear about what becomes of the show…
Well I sure hope those of us outside of Nigeria get to watch this.
Those in jand can watch the show on Ben TV on fri & sat at 7pm..
i think you guys should make sure you tell all your naija friends and family to catch the show. And for those in locations where you can vote (naija and jand) VOTE, VOTE & VOTE. Let’s support our own!!!
Hmm…i don think anyone should say anything abt anyone not being original,if you are so original then stop wearing jeans and all them westtern clothes.if it hurts you so much then start something and stop sitting there like a couch potato and pulling down what a couple of people have worked hard to accomplis.Right now as i speak i see it as the best show ever been thought of,so…..plsssssss
Well said…whoever you are,Nigerians should learn how to appreciate anyone who comes up with an idea be it something already done by our Oyinbo’s or not.I went for this show and it bets West african Idols and every other reality show hands down so for whatever its worth,well done guys cant wait to get my tickts for the next show.
Copied or not the show dey tap….
Did i hear someone asking about the judges?well well well i’ve got their names i have friends in top places.Dayo a contemporary African dancer with over 15yrs experience and he is the founder of THE IJODI dance group, Sara Boulez the president and founder of the society of the performing arts Nigeria (Oyinbo woman o) heard she has over 20yrs experience in dance and Segun Lawal founder and chief coordinator of spirit of David dance group over 10yrs of dance experience as well. Interesting choice I must say, at least they all know about dancing so that makes me entirely comfortable. Meanwhile something else you guys should look out for is the FASHION; my goodness they were all in all sorts from ZEBRA to Zizi, Byge,Naija Mafia,Monami etc and guys did you see the presenter? Am single and searching and wondering if I could hook up with her, info from anyone? Please please please have a good feeling about this one.
the show definately rocks, watch it first before u kill it… thats for all the bad belles
Who is this well informed brother,even me that i have sister inside dont have all the gist.its all good.the show is wonderfull.
I have seen quite a bit of Zizi Cardow’s picture and i am sorry but she is no designer. What in God’s name do you call what she was wearing. And people, dont say’hating on her’. But you have to be blind not to think he attempt at shocking people has been misplaced. We have few designers in Nigeria but come on, we have far better ones – Jewel, Modela etc
this show is definitely gonna be a mega hit in Nigeria and beyond, will surely beat idols. U can get more info about it on http://www.sodtakes2.com thats their website and u can watch it online too. And VOTE O!!
Watch out for Pasuma wonder doing the Rumba!!Was amazing!!
hiya, not sure u can remember me Tutu Abass (ADRAO) nways really nice blog, jus started reading it and am kinda gettin addicted.
this competition is hot, how can i vote from the uk
omo t were r ur other film actors, u try oh
we wil vote u in the uk
abeg! abeg!! abeg!!! this show dey tap! all the dances have stepped up. kai!!! men pls how can i go watch the show? somebody tell me!!! mr Nigeria and his partner absolutely blew my mind!!!! see stunts abeg that his getting up must be probed i think he had a rope pulling him up like in the movies abeg investigate o!
this show is very hot, i loved the show, we all loved the show, untill we noticed tins that r not right
look sandra boulez is a cheat in this competition, they should remove her, d dreds judge should work on his vocabulary,and segun is tooo hard
this celebrities r dancing for d first time
but sandra boulez is still a cheat. she favors people unecessarily without concience, but yyyyyyyyyy
there r better judges, lets be real hear. i thot they were christians, na wa ohhhhhhh
r people seeing wat am seing?
to vote from UK text GO TAKES2 CELEBRITY’S NAME eg GO TAKES2 PASUMA to 60999.and 33350 for Nigeria.you can send multiple votes.voting has began!!!till monday midnight
abeg the boulez woman is a cheat if u find out i’m sure she knows omawunmi from somewhere how could she give 9. she obviously favours omawunmi and zizi while the ijodi guy seems to have something against omawunmi. by the way why does boulez keep telling mr Nigeria “i expected more”? what more does she want? she wants the guy to fly? abeg stop all this partiality abeg
TAKES2 Bryan to 60999 in the uk and 33350 for Nigeria abeg vote
VOTING HAS STARTED O O O!
KEEP YOUR FAVOURITE CELEBRITIES IN THIS COMPETITION. NIGERIA VOTES COSTS NGN 50 WHILE UK COST GBP 0.25
To vote for PASUMA, text GO TAKES PASUMA to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for OMOWUNMI (MBGN 2005), text GO TAKES OMOWUNMI to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for BRYAN (MR NIGERIA), text GO TAKES BRYAN to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for KUNLE AFOLAYAN, text GO TAKES KUNLE to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for OMOTOLA, text GO TAKES OMOTOLA to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for TARA FELA-DUROTOYE, text GO TAKES TARA to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for FUNLOLA AOFIYBEI, text GO TAKES FUNLOLA to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for SOUND SULTAN, text GO TAKES SULTAN to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for NOMORELOSS, text GO TAKES NOMORELOSS to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for ZIZ, text GO TAKES ZIZI to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
CORRECTION ! CORRECTION ! CORRECTION !
VOTING HAS STARTED O O O!
KEEP YOUR FAVOURITE CELEBRITIES IN THIS COMPETITION. NIGERIA VOTES COSTS NGN 50 WHILE UK COST GBP 0.25
To vote for PASUMA, text GO TAKES2 PASUMA to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for OMOWUNMI (MBGN 2005), text GO TAKES2 OMOWUNMI to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for BRYAN (MR NIGERIA), text GO TAKES2 BRYAN to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for KUNLE AFOLAYAN, text GO TAKES2 KUNLE to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for OMOTOLA, text GO TAKES2 OMOTOLA to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for TARA FELA-DUROTOYE, text GO TAKES2 TARA to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for FUNLOLA AOFIYBEI, text GO TAKES2 FUNLOLA to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for SOUND SULTAN, text GO TAKES2 SULTAN to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for NOMORELOSS, text GO TAKES2 NOMORELOSS to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
To vote for ZIZI, text GO TAKES2 ZIZI to 33350 (NIGERIA) , 60999 (UK).
Been reading though all the comments and hey you forgot other countries so i have taken the liberty to include them. Are you shocked, it’s the world wide web you never know. Peace
EGYPT 95202. Other countries to come in soon. People lets get voting. You dont want to say hey Pasuma should have won………….
Ojoro! pasuma’s dance was edited so the world wont see their blunder! this is daylight robbery!
i told u b4 that these pple are cheats Pasuma’s dance was edited! cheat cheat cheat
where is the xtianity in SOD why was pasuma’s dance doctored? pls now is it bcos she is DR Seyi Olubi’s friend? pls stopped this pls
i’m embarrased ojoro spirit of david y now y did u have to do that where is the integrity in our christianity pls stop this
i agree i was at the show i saw the mistakes and they were ommited ojoro pasuma and funke ojoro
guys guys i think the problem is with nta 2/nta 10 transmission. people that watched NTA 2 didnt see a problem but those that watched nta 10 did.. pls its not a cover up of any sort and i take exception to people talking like that about spirit of david pls!!!!
We saw the show in the UK on saturday………was very impressed with it apart from a couple of embarrasing moment.
Pasuma- loved the dance he did in his intro week but what on earth was that, himself and the partner were so out of tune it was unbelievable I’m sure they were hearing a different music.
Omotola- where do I start…all you omotola fans make una go sit down. I dont see anything special about her ( acting ok)her dance on my scale is nil point. Gal cannot carry herself and not putting energy into it…she also needs to shed some pounds and looking at her she is not very comfortable with her body ( because there are some big ppl that carry themselves very well)
Sultan- Mwah!!! what can I say very good…he’s too much
Nomoreloss- He needs to work on his co ordination with his partner, they both need to be in sync.
Mr Nigeria and lovette- He has the major advantage that his instructor is extremely small. I also thought this show was for celebrities that hadn’t danced before… so I dont understand why the allowed him on the show
Kunle Afolayan- he needs to work extra hard……and why he’s he still taking other contract while on the show, it shows he’s not committed to the program then. dancing is nt easy and if you have to learn a routine in a week, focus is needed
Tara- ok
Zizi- well not bad and not good either
Funlola- She might win it! Reason she is everythng the others are not. Competitive, energetic and focused.
Omowunmi- Girl can dance to but there is something still not right
hi everyone!sometimes,these celebrities are sooooo busy,they dont have time to rehearse properly and so you have what we saw in the chacha last week.but i hope that they will do better in the next episode as they have all seen how stupid they all looked on international TV!
Tara is out! count sultan was blood thirsty! Funlola escaped the grim reaper! Zizi precise! Omowunmi well bagged!Bryan had his scotch shaken not stirred! Kunle interesting! Omo T was in love! Pasuma shone in “bouncing” tango! nomoreloss hmnn…!
first impression…another copy of a foreign show.
second thought in my opinion; this shows our misplaced priorites. whats the bank telling us in a nation where millions of children go to bed hungry
food for thought….
yeah yeah leave ur job and go serve in somalia you hypocrite!
Omotola should go home and look after her plenty children. she sucks
This whole show makes a mockery of the show Strictly come dancing. Can’t someone come up with something original for Nigeria??
zizi is gone, mr nigeria is gone, and omotola is still there! i’m not watching the show again its crap
OMOTOLA TI JADE! omotola is out!!! i have a very big God o! He’s always by my side He has sent Omo T packing even her money couldnt save her!
sound sultan is out and i must say it is areally big loss to this compeition,and his show dance was the best amongst every other contender,for me he will always be the champion
Nigeria we hail thee. When are we gonna stop copying, na wah ohhh!!
My advise to omotola and co, this an opportunity to loose some weight okay, as per the judges make una keep on doing ojoro(419) after all that’s what we are know for all over the world. Come to think of it why can’t ordinary pple come into the game or show or whtaever it’s called. That’s why I like the U.S,they give evryone an oppurtunity to try out s/thing new. Let’s try to be original for once Nigerians, haba. Invent s/thing no one has done before.
Not bad but they should try make the texting results real and not manipulating it to suit their favorite person.
Any ways I’ll see if I can come into the country & display my skills after I graduate here in Michigan, come home with my hubby and kid and see if I can kick some ass