Big Brother Naija season 4 winner, Mercy Eke, has revealed some of the things she had to do to survive before finally becoming successful.

According to the reality TV star, she sold corn and fuel and got involved in some other businesses.

Mercy revealed this in a close panel session at the 8th edition of the Nigerian Entertainment Conference (#NECLive8) over the weekend.

Sometimes it gets me very emotional to see how far I’ve come from where I started, from selling corn to fuel, to a lot of other businesses I did before.

I’m very proud of myself, and I know that there are a lot of people looking up to me,” she said.

The brand influencer also opened up about her struggles in a family of 6 and the fact that she auditioned four times before she got into the show.

Mercy said; “I auditioned four times before I got into the Big Brother House, but somehow I won the show, and I won the hearts of Nigerians and Africans”, Eke explained.

I work for everything I own today, maybe I’m not ‘blessed’ enough for people to just give me things for free. I can look back at my journey with pride, in spite of my rough childhood: I grew up in a family of 6, but somehow I was able to complete my tertiary education.

I’m very proud of myself, and I know that there are a lot of people looking up to me. Where I am today is through my hard work. I didn’t just win and rest on my oars, because I know that my journey has just started.”